Derivatives & Trading

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

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BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian	A Pipsqueak Swinging at the Big Board Seth Merrin's Liquidnet is a peer-to-peer swap market geared solely to big traders -- and it's growing rapidly.
Wall Street & Technology January 5, 2004 Jessica Pallay	Cantor Offers a New View Traders can now supplement their strategies using Cantor Market Data's AutoSpeed View. The product combines a direct-data feed from eSpeed with proprietary analytics tools.
Inc. December 2003 Robert X. Cringely	What's Next: Dreaming of Big Money All entrepreneurs have a dream. Vergil Daughtery's is to strike it rich with a novel financial instrument he calls XPOs (that's expirationless options, to you).
U.S. Banker December 2003 Karen Krebsbach	Slugfest in Chicago Over Eurex U.S. Launch Eurex U.S. is an audacious move given the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade's market dominance. Ugly? Yes. Surprised? Hardly.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Greg Bresiger	The Insurance Policy That Pays Off Gold glowed when stocks dimmed.
Wall Street & Technology November 17, 2003	"Is Elliot Spitzer Here?" Fidelity's president for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region predicts a continued growth in outsourcing demanded by hedge funds, which traditionally piggy-back on the infrastructure and lending capabilities of prime brokers for their trading.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Alan Lavine	Alternate Ways To Hedge Portfolios Should you put your well-heeled clients into unregistered or registered hedge funds? Or is it better to select a mutual fund that uses hedge-fund tactics and is managed by a registered investment company?
Financial Advisor November 2003 Leola Ross	Why High Hedge Fund Fees Are Justified The relatively high fees charged for hedge funds may cause some of your clients to have second thoughts about investing in them. Here's why it can be worth paying the price for truly active management.
Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2003 Ivan Schneider	Exchanging Partners Foreign exchange experts at Executive Technology Forum mull growth challenges.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Lewis Braham	Back To The Futures, With Less Risk TRAKRS are linked to commodity prices, but they're not so easy to track.
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