Derivatives & Trading

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

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The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Toby Shute	Newmont Pledges to Edge Out Hedges Last week, leading gold producer Newmont Mining took a bold step that led gold bugs to give each other hugs. The firm bought back all of its gold hedges, which means there's no longer a set floor or ceiling on Newmont's future gold sales.
Wall Street & Technology June 18, 2007 Penny Crosman	Technology Upgrades Improve Derivatives Processing The DTCC, SwapsWire, major broker-dealers and custodians, such as State Street, all are upgrading their technology to bring derivatives processes into the 21st century.
Financial Advisor July 2007 Bruce W. Fraser	Fortune's Fortress A new book reveals the secrets of dealing with the uberwealthy of the hedge fund community.
Investment Advisor July 2007 Jeff Joseph	Overlay Uses 101 Separation of alpha and beta appears to be the mantra du jour in portfolio management. Here's how overlays fit in.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007	In Defense Of Hedge Funds A high-net-worth investment adviser takes on those who say the glory days of hedge fund investment opportunities are over.
BusinessWeek July 9, 2007 Roben Farzad	The Street's Next Big Scandal Are traders and hedge funds colluding to profit from privileged information?
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Markos Kaminis	Taxing Consequences for Private Funds Private-equity and hedge funds may soon face the taxman. With a reduced incentive to perform, the public funds that come to market could generate less productive performance. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Tom Taulli	BlackRock Sees Green in Hedge Funds BlackRock is ramping up its alternative investment business. The company will purchase the fund-of-hedge-funds business of Quellos Group for $1.7 billion.
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Hot, Hot, Hot Private equity is the talk of the town, but there is nothing particularly easy about getting into top-tier funds.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 Aaron Pressman	What Works For Hedge Funds... Now, there's another way for individuals who may covet hedge-fund-like returns and are willing to take the risk: buying shares in companies that invest like hedge funds.
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