Derivatives & Trading

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

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The Motley Fool July 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger	These Aren't the Multibaggers You're Looking For Short-term options make for dangerous gambling.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2009 Matt Hoffman	Protect Your Portfolio From a Weakening Dollar The shadow banking system, where opaque instruments like derivatives played an important role in providing credit, has soured, and the Fed has flooded the market with dollars to prevent collapse. What stocks should you buy to protect yourself from the inevitable weakening of the dollar?
Registered Rep. June 15, 2009 Kristen French	Hedge Funds Bruised, But New Retail Products Abound So far this year, investors and advisors seem to have put the brakes on new hedge fund investments.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Get Paid While You Wait for Stock Bargains Writing options can make waiting for stock bargains a lot more profitable.
Finance & Development June 2009 Randall Dodd	Playing with Fire Firms across the spectrum of emerging markets entered into exotic derivative contracts that caused massive losses
Finance & Development June 2009 Ketkar & Ratha	New Paths to Funding When financing is scarce, developing countries may try innovative approaches to raise capital
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Todd Wenning	One Way to Bet Against the Market Here's some honey for the bears.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Peter Carbonara	Hedge Fund Investors Gain Power With returns sinking, hedge funds and private equity firms are lowering fees, increasing transparency, and competing for investors' cash.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger	An Easy Strategy to Ease Into Options For beginning options investors, spreads are a great way to get to see how the options market works without taking on the full risk of a more aggressive strategy.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger	A Profitable Tip When You Take Profits If you're willing to use a slightly complicated strategy using options, you can boost your profits without taking on any more risk than you're comfortable with.
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