Derivatives & Trading

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

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Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn	Hedge Funds Redux Despite a midsummer month's nightmare, hedge funds are still pointing to successful records and raking in money.
Investment Advisor November 2007 J. Joseph & J. Bunge	Hedge Funds Recover Quicker A report from Credit Suisse Index Co. shows that after market-shaking events, such as the recent subprime turmoil, hedge funds remain less volatile and better able to perform than other asset classes.
Wall Street & Technology October 19, 2007 Melanie Rodier	Asset Flows Move to Hedge Funds, says TABB Group Most fund managers believe the growth of active-extension funds will increase as the pressure for increased yield and increased fees push traditional managers into this new area.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Commodities Hit the Exchange (Again) The commodities boom launches another investment. The S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Total Return Strategy Index exchange-traded note is a new vehicle from Goldman Sachs that tracks the S&P GSCI Index.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Goldstein & Henry	Bear Bets Wrong Two Bear Stearns hedge funds soared by specializing in exotic securities and unorthodox practices. Then they imploded and helped set off a global credit market meltdown.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	George Soros: Chairman Soros Fund George Soros talks about the U.S. economy, politics and the hedge fund industry.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Michael S. Fischer	Behind the Numbers How RIAs and investors in alternative investments conduct due diligence on managed futures, private equity, and hedge funds.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jeff Joseph	Sub-Prime Returns Redux August appears to have been the worst month for hedge funds since May 2006, when 70% of all hedge funds fell. The first two weeks of the month saw continued woes in subprime mortgage securities.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Ronald W. Roge	To Hedge or Not to Hedge The underlying premise of hedge funds, to reduce volatility in a portfolio, is not in itself flawed. What can we do, as fiduciaries, to use them to achieve the performance necessary to meet our clients' long-term financial objectives?
Wall Street & Technology September 25, 2007 Melanie Rodier	Market for Global Portfolio Systems to Reach $2.67 billion by 2010 Hedge fund growth, the need for risk controls and the increasing use of derivative instruments across a broader population of investment managers are driving the global portfolio systems market, according to a new report.
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