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International Business of Commercial Banking

International trade and non-trade transactions that occur as a result of claims and debts are received and paid in currency and settled under certain forms and conditions, thus giving rise to the international settlement business.

What Are the Characteristics of Speculative Trading in Futures Indices?

In a broad sense, any risk-taking behavior for profit can be called speculation; in a narrower sense, speculation refers to risky investment behavior that takes advantage of fluctuations in the price of commodities or financial assets in the market.

Soros' Investment Secret Number Eight: Identify Chaos

The unstable state of the market has been the ground on which Soros has tested his theory of contrarianism, arguing that financial markets are volatile and disorderly.

Soros Investment Tip No. 7: Invest In Instability

A state of market instability is when the deviation between the expectations of market participants and the objective facts reaches an extreme state.

What Is a Closed-End Fund?

A closed-end fund is a fund in which the promoter sets a limit on the total number of units that can be issued when setting up the fund.

What Are Warrants?

A share warrant is a marketable security issued by the issuer of the underlying security or a third party other than the issuer, which provides the holder with the right to buy or sell the underlying security from the issuer at an agreed price within a specified period or on a specified maturity date, or to receive the settlement spread through cash settlement.

What Is Futures Hedging?

A futures hedge is a way of reducing business risk while still making a profit on an investment by entering into two trades that are correlated, opposite in direction, equal in quantity and offsetting in profit and loss.