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Surviving in the World of Global Finance

Topics: Portfolio Management > Risk Management      

Faster, closer, bigger Due to the increased interconnectedness and globalization of financial markets, everything happens faster and seems to be closer to us. The increased volatility in the last decade and the high concentration of extraordinary events (Asian crisis, Russia, LTCM, dot-com, 9/11, Enron, commodities, subprime crisis), might not be an accident (thought there was … Read more


What Is an Option?

This is an introductory article to options. It explains why they exist, the way they work, and some basic terms like call, put, or underlying. Options around us Let’s ask the very basic question that is frequently asked by people who don’t know much (or anything) about options. So, what is an option? You’ve heard … Read more