If you are connected to any kind of financial market or watch the financial news even for 5 minutes every...
In the previous article, we discussed as to how derivatives contracts can be dangerous and can pose a systemic risk....
Derivatives may have found their way into the media in very recent times. However, they have been used by mankind...
In the previous articles we discussed about what derivative contracts are and what are the uses of such contracts? However,...
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The derivative market can seem like a world unto itself. The market is so large and so different from the...
Now since we have a basic idea regarding what derivatives really are and the function that they perform, it time...
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In the previous article, we studied about exchange traded derivatives. We studied their defining features and found out the reason...
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The derivatives markets all over the world have been under fire after the 2008 crisis. There is increasing clamor and...
We often read about how electronic and software based trading is the norm in stock or equity markets as well...
The term “hedge funds” have become ubiquitous in the financial markets nowadays. This is a term which incites a strong...
The inner workings of hedge funds are as elusive as their outward appearance. The general public usually does not know...
Hedge funds are simply funds with high leverage and no regulation. They have come into existence in the past couple...
Hedge funds are considered to be the riskiest of all asset classes. Almost everybody considers hedge funds to be completely...
Hedge funds are both exclusive as well as elusive. They differ from other funds like mutual funds in a large...
Money laundering is a heinous crime. Although it does not directly lead to loss of human lives, it allows money...
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Hedge funds are often looked upon as being unethical in their practices. This is partly because there is public outrage...
Leverage is one of the defining features of any hedge fund. Therefore hedge funds have gained expertise in the creation...
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Algorithmic trading was considered to be a bookish concept developed by geeks. Less than a decade ago, mainstream traders at...
They say that there is no smoke without fire. This is true of many things and one of them is...
After the banking crisis, the Indian capital markets are facing another dire situation. It has recently come to light that...