Derivatives & Trading

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

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Investment Advisor January 2008 Jeff Joseph	The Year in Hedge Funds In a year marked by high volatility in the financial markets, the 10 strategies tracked by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index outperformed major global equity indexes and experienced lower volatility than the overall markets.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Investing in a Purchased Company Billionaire investor Steven Cohen, through his hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, ups his stake in biotech company Pharmion. Let's take a look at why.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Brian Lawler	Breaking Down a Biotech's Assets Enzon Pharmaceuticals becomes the latest drugmaker to receive interest from a hedge fund.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Emil Lee	A Special Situation at Steak n Shake Restaurant Steak n Shake is a favorite choice of hedge fund Denali Investors.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2007 Sham Gad	Intelligently Investing in LEAPS Permanent capital loss for most investors occurs with option investing. But there is one type of equity option that, when used and understood carefully, can offer fantastic potential.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2007 Sham Gad	Is Options Trading Foolish? In most situations, options investing should be avoided. It's a game of leverage where the odds are usually stacked high against you. But if you do fully understand the situation, the risk/reward profile can be very attractive.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2007	From CDO to Credit Crunch The Bear Stearns hedge funds became central players in the mortgage mess. Read on to see how.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Emil Lee	Mark Sellers, Intelligent Investor The founder of hedge fund Sellers Capital offers a few investing tips in this conversation.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Emil Lee	How Feshbach Nailed a 3-Bagger Hedge fund manager Joe Feshbach discusses Tempur-Pedic, one of his best investments.
Wall Street & Technology November 26, 2007 Penny Crosman	Derivatives Processing Will Attract More Dollars, Attention in 2008 As OTC derivatives grow increasingly popular, accurate pricing and risk evaluation is more important than ever. Automating derivatives processing can prevent costly mistakes that will be compounded by market turns.
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