Derivatives & Trading

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

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The Motley Fool March 25, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Burying the Wall Street Casino Credit default swaps, basketball, and Vegas.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 Caplinger & Barker	Who's More to Blame: Derivatives or the Glass-Steagall Repeal? March Stock Madness -- Second Round: Which is bad, and which is worse? And which of these two things is more to blame for the crisis?
The Motley Fool March 23, 2009 Chuck Saletta	Options for a Successful Retirement Selling covered calls can help shore up your nest egg.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	Shut Down All the Hedge Funds Are hedge funds really a laudable business or are they just moochers skimming off the top of the economy?
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Bet on a Rebound Without Losing Your Shirt If you're looking for a reasonable middle ground that will let you reap some profits from an eventual recovery while not putting all your money at risk, there's one choice you may find especially attractive.
Investment Advisor February 2009 James J. Green	A Flawed Model or Modeler? There has been much self-satisfied tut-tutting lately by many in the investment management and advisory business over what they perceive as the wholly justified fall to earth of the hedge fund industry.
Investment Advisor February 2009 Beth Piskora	The Long and the Short of It As 2008 played out, filled with bad news from the hedge fund industry, the practice of shorting stocks -- a popular hedge fund strategy -- got dragged through the muck. But many investment pros continue to believe shorting makes sense, some of the time, for some investors.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Handy Tool That Protects Your Portfolio Covered calls can give you more than just extra income.
Investment Advisor January 2009 Jeff Joseph	More Regulation Post-Madoff? The only thing they are certain of is that his alleged Ponzi scheme.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The No-Risk Way to Win With Stocks By looking beyond the stock market to include options, you can control what risks you assume and get the results that best match what you're looking for from your investments.
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