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Algorithmic trading: Smarter than ever?

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In the dynamic realm of the financial markets, the introduction of technology has proven to be a catalyst for transformative change, overhauling existing trading strategies. Among the wide range of advancements, algorithmic trading has revolutionised how financial instruments are bought and sold.

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Replicating Portfolio

Wall Street Mojo

Replicating Portfolio Approach Explained Replicating portfolio involves the pooling of assets in a manner that allows portfolio managers to easily hedge the risks of these assets and balance the risk-return of the target asset. These assets include stocks , bonds , options, or any derivative contract.

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People Moves Monday: RBC, Tourmaline Partners, BlueX and more…

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RBC appointed Guy Chalkley as managing director, UK flow rates sales. Chalkley brings more than three decades worth of financial services to the role, in both portfolio management and rates sales. Before joining RBC, Chalkley spent 11 years at NatWest Markets.

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Derivatives: Types of Derivatives, Concepts, and Risks

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Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their value from underlying assets (such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates, and market indexes). For example, an option is a derivative that derives its value from a stock. They provide avenues for hedging, speculation, and achieving arbitrage.

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Are we on our way to 24/7 trading in equities?

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Yet with equities, these markets are constrained by market hours which may be specific to a region and/or exchanges themselves. With Middle East and North Africa (MENA) becoming a larger part of indices and portfolio managers’ thinking, decisions will have to be taken around how best to trade these markets.

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Interest Rate Swap | Examples | Uses | Swap Curve

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In the process of interest rate swap valuation , a fixed rate is exchanged for floating rate by taking advantage of the rate fluctuations in the financial market in order to obtain lower rates. This was when many fixed-income players started actively participating in the market. Without swap, this would nit have been possible.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. ETFs offer investors a chance to buy and sell a basket of securities as if it were a single stock and transaction. Portfolio trading Next up is portfolio trading.

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