Derivatives & Trading

Magazine articles on active trading strategies, hedge funds, futures, options, and other derivatives.

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Investment Advisor January 2007 Jeff Joseph	An Advisor Source for Alternatives Although hedge funds have historically been (and continue to be) the domain of the high-net-worth and ultra-HNW investor, the investment advisors that aspire to counsel this demographic have been slow to embrace these strategies in their own practices and portfolios.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Emil Lee	Rounding the Second Curve An interview with the hedge fund Second Curve Capital's virtuoso Tom Brown on the fund's methodologies and some of the companies in which the fund is interested.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Joseph & de Sa'Pinto	Convert Arb Makes a Comeback A survey of 15 organizations with around $117 billion of assets invested in hedge funds revealed a huge decline in the popularity of global macro strategies quarter-on-quarter.
Investment Advisor December 2006 Melanie Waddell	Democrats and Hedge Funds Will the new party in power turn up the regulatory heat? The SEC itself has gotten more vigilant and expanded its enforcement activities against hedge funds.
CFO December 1, 2006 Randy Myers	New Currents in Currency It's relatively simple to hedge foreign-currency risk -- if you can figure out your exposure.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger	It's All Greek to Me, Part 2 Although options can be complex and the math involved in pricing them fairly difficult to understand, this brief description of the terms and their uses should make you feel at least a little more comfortable.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Profit From Arbitrage Sometimes you don't have to hit a home run to make money in the markets.
Financial Advisor November 2006 Gail Liberman	Hedging Real Estate Ways to hedge a client's real estate are coming out of the woodwork. But are the newest real estate derivative products worth using for clients?
Investment Advisor November 2006 Jeff Joseph	How to Find Good Managerial Talent Picking the right hedge fund manager was probably never easy, but in recent years it has become an even greater challenge. Yet it is essential: You can invest in a winning strategy but still lose if the manager lacks the right expertise.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Stephen Ellis	ISE: Another Red-Hot Exchange The International Securities Exchange continues a winning streak as it rides the options wave. Investors, take note.
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