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Cboe set to launch new Cboe S&P 500 Variance Futures

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Cboe Global Markets announced that its new Cboe S&P 500 Variance Futures are expected to begin trading on Monday 23 September on the Cboe Futures Exchange. Cboe Global Markets added that the contracts will quote and trade directly in variance units, offering a simplified approach to managing and trading variance exposure.

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Evaluating Asset Management Companies: Key Metrics and Methodologies

MergersCorp M&A International

Valuing an asset management company (AMC) is a multifaceted endeavor that requires a nuanced approach. Asset management companies are integral players in the financial services sector, managing investments on behalf of clients, which can include individuals, institutions, and corporations.

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FCA to offer partly ‘rebundled’ research to support UK buy-side

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Allocating a budget down to individual teams is common practice, but for some asset managers who consume and repackage research insights centrally this would not have been an option.” Also included in today’s new rules is a softening in how firms ensure separately identifiable research charges versus execution costs.

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Trader of the Year Hedge Fund: Conversant Capital’s David Alfred

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When Mike called me about the opportunity to join Conversant, he emphasised the firm’s long-term, buy-and-hold strategy, akin to private equity. There’s been a reopening in capital markets. It’s been busy. There’s a very healthy dialogue at all times at both the portfolio-level and the position-level.

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Wavelabs to offer modular version of eLiSA EMS AI-based analytics tools to traders

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Groupama asset management has also been working with Wavelabs on its European fair value initiative. “It Wavelabs is now working with a large US asset manager on a systematic portfolio screening tool. Traders and PMs can then pick and choose the ones that are relevant to them.”

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

As the delivery date approaches, the underlying commodity’s price and its futures price converge. Some IB natural resource groups could potentially work, but if you want to be a trader, you’re still much better off starting in S&T. As a Trader, you might get another base salary bump and a small percentage of your P&L.

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The TRADE predictions series 2024: The future of growing datasets

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David Taylor, chief executive officer, Exegy In 2022, we conducted a survey of executives in principal trading, brokerage, and asset management firms to quantify demand for buying predictive signals and content from third-party providers (like us) as a supplement to internal development.

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