Interest rate futures are a financial derivative contract where the underlying asset is an interest-bearing instrument, typically a government bond. Whenvolatilitystrikes the bond markets, traders turn to interest rate futures to hedge risks or speculate on where interest rates will head. ...
Respectively, a 1% increase in gender diversity among major tech firms like Google and eBay could increase their valuation by $152 million, researchers concluded. McKinsey data also confirms this: ethically and gender-diverse companies outperform their peers year over year by as much as 39%. ...
An at-the-market order buys or sells a stock (or a futures contract) at the prevailing market bid or ask price at the time it gets processed. An at-the-market order is a type ofmarket order, an instruction by an investor to abrokerto buy or sell an asset at the best available pri...
As nice as that would be, you’re still speculating on upcoming price movements and there’s potential for profit if all goes well. Buying vs Selling Futures The basic notion of buying and then selling is a widely known concept in the world of trading. On the back of this, you ...
Here’s a really good, short paper from the San Francisco Fed about labor force participation rates. I know that probably is inducing glaze in your eyes, but stay with me. It helps put in perspective all of the conflicting claims that you hear about how
There is no limit as to how much the seller and buyer can transact. The minimum and maximum amount to transact is limited by their factors – for instance, transportation, etc. The buyer and seller can organize their most convenient time at which to transact and the most secure/private plac...
a waste of money but I view trading like a great game of golf. When I go to Las Vegas I see a lot of people putting their money on bets without really knowing much about what they are doing. They are untrained in the proper techniques that are needed to win at what they are ...
“prepare for the worst, but hope for the best” does bear some merit. A positive trade should be based on a little more than simple “hope,” but if you want to keep your account balance positive (and stay in the futures game) it is much more important to protect your account from...