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Cryptocurrency Comes of Age as a Mainstream Financial Asset

Global Banking & Finance

Despite the high ROI of many alternative assets in the crypto space, the conservative criticism of cryptocurrency persists in many financial circles. Cryptocurrency is enjoying another bumper year, with Bitcoin more than doubling in value over the past four quarters and several other cryptos including Solana exceeding this performance.

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Digital assets and traditional finance: Can two parallel lanes converge?

The TRADE

Impacts on infrastructure Market infrastructure is being reshaped by digital assets through the introduction of new methodologies for ownership, transferability and transparency. Unlike traditional financial assets, digital assets leverage blockchain technology, enabling peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries.

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

Mergers and Inquisitions

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. We should also step back and define “commodities” and “commodity trading” since they’re massive areas.

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FalconX goes live with foreign exchange desk

The TRADE

Start-up crypto prime brokerage FalconX has launched a dedicated foreign exchange desk, leveraging the firm’s existing crypto connectivity, which it gained a Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) license for in 2021. The post FalconX goes live with foreign exchange desk appeared first on The TRADE.

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Bullish Engulfing Pattern

Wall Street Mojo

However, in the same trading session, the bears lost strength, and the bulls managed to take complete control, driving up the price above the red candle’s high. How To Trade? Also, the number of buy trades are more than the sale. How To Trade? Traders must remember this before taking a position in a financial asset.

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What is an Investment Portfolio?

Peak Frameworks

An investment portfolio is a basket of various types of financial assets owned by an investor. These assets can be in the form of equities (stocks), fixed income (bonds), mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), real estate, commodities , and more. It's a tool to manage and diversify risk while seeking returns.

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Convertible Securities

Wall Street Mojo

to one organization and as a liability to another organization and are solely taken into use for trading purposes. When one owns a convertible asset, they acquire the right to convert it into a security form, other than the form they have owned it in. Can convertible securities be sold or traded in the market?