Derivatives & Trading

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

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The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Trade Like a Hedge Fund Although this strategy is often used by hedge funds and applied to equities, you can also build your own 130/30 portfolio using ETFs.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Tom Taulli	UBS Trims Its Hedge Stung by poor performance, the firm closes a key hedge fund.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Tom Taulli	ISE's Shares Scorching Hot The German exchange Deutsche Boerse makes a bold play for the U.S. options market. Shares are already approaching the $67.50 buyout price, raising speculation that other bidders will come to the table.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Jeff Joseph	Traditional Meets Alternative in the Form of 130/30 Funds 130/30 funds -- or for that matter 120/20 funds and 150/50 funds -- are products with a net exposure to the market of 100%.
Wall Street & Technology April 26, 2007	Superderivatives Launches SD-Funds, an Online Multi-Asset Derivatives Platform Designed for hedge fund and asset managers, the platform includes all pre-trade and post-trade activities covering all asset and derivatives classes.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Jim Gillies	Options Strategies: Profits and Losses Here are the profits and losses from four basic option strategies. We'll use the following options on Dell, whose shares are trading at $22.50, to illustrate.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Jim Gillies	Options Pricing: A Beginning Which options should you buy? What strike price? What expiration date?
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Jim Gillies	Options: The Basics II To employ option strategies, you need to know how to find and understand options pricing.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Jim Gillies	Options: A Foolish Introduction Options are derivatives -- they derive their value from an underlying "something else." Before you start using options, it's wise to make sure you understand exactly what that "something" is.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Jim Gillies	Options: The Basics Options aren't terribly difficult to understand. Calls are the right to buy, and puts are the right to sell. Here's how to use them appropriately in your own portfolio.
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