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Portfolio trading is on the up but only some can make it pay

The TRADE

Portfolio trading as a concept has exploded in the last few years, egged on by market conditions and volatility brought on by the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors. However, whether or not all firms are able to monetise the tool by managing risk effectively in today’s environment, is up for debate.

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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

By engaging with company management and advocating for changes that improve efficiency and profitability, hedge funds can help improve market efficiency. Hedge funds often use a variety of investment strategies and invest across multiple asset classes, which can help diversify their portfolio and reduce risk.

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How does a job in Private Equity look like?

Wizenius

4) Value Creation: After successfully securing an investment, the emphasis shifts to unlocking value within the portfolio company. This phase delves into identifying external growth drivers and internal synergies that could arise from merging portfolio companies, ultimately boosting valuations.

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The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: The Start of Great Financial Crisis 2.0?

Mergers and Inquisitions

government bonds: In doing so, however, the bank and its “risk managers” made two key mistakes: Long-Term vs. Short-Term – Rather than putting these funds in shorter-term bonds that are less affected by interest rates , SVB invested mostly in longer-term, 10-year bonds whose prices drop significantly when interest rates rise.

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Mathematics in Finance: Exploring the Power of Combinations

Peak Frameworks

Consider you have ten potential investment opportunities, and you want to diversify your portfolio by selecting three. Using the combination formula , you can calculate the number of different possible portfolios as follows: 10! / (3!(10 10 - 3)!) = 120 different portfolios.

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How Merchant Banks Help Businesses Grow and Succeed

Razorpay

Regular individuals have retail banks. Huge corporations have investment banks. The answer: Merchant banks. Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. What is a Merchant Bank?

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People Moves Monday: SIX Swiss Exchange, Millennium, HSBC and more…

The TRADE

Most recently, Tan held a global portfolio trading position, which included trading global equities with strategy implementation via algorithms, crossing networks and global portfolio trading desks. Elsewhere in his career, Tan served at Maybank Investment Banking Group in an equity sales trading role.

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