Articles
1. Different asset classes, different risk profiles, one integrated trading & risk management solution.
The world of trading and risk management has moved on. Today firms trade across many asset classes from fixed income to commodities trading. Whilst the trading activities have grown more complex and more risky the software developed for managing risk is still the same in many cases. more...
2. Financial derivatives and their importance in International Financial Management.
For some the word “derivative” is synonymous with everything that is wrong with capital markets, trading for trading sake, rampant profiteering, nothing to do with the financial needs of real people. These are a few of the charges ranged against the financial derivative but is that a fair reflection or is there a softer side to this apparently irredeemable beast. more...
3. Day Trading
Day traders buy and sell stock within a trading day. The trader watches the stock market with the aim to profit from the fluctuations of stock prices. This trading practice can make a trader quick profits when done properly. The trader buys shares and can retain possession from a few seconds to several hours before. However all stocks are bought and sold before the close of each day. more...
Stock option trading was introduced in the 70s. By the 1980s it had become quite popular but the 1990s market slump halted stock option trade. The emergence of electronic online trading in the late 90s saw the reintroduction of this form of stock trade which is now quite popular. In the United States there are presently in total six exchanges to trade stock options. Four of these are open-outcry market places and the other two are electronic market places. more...
Forex trading is the trading of currencies in a global currency market that is accessible from all parts of the world via the internet. A forex trader from any part of the world can trade online along side traders from other parts of the world 24 hours a day. The global forex market hardly ever closes. Due to the difference of time zones there is usually always a forex market open. more...
Currency trading is a financial trading market where currencies are traded. This market has experienced increased popularity over the last 10 years. In the currency market currencies are traded against each other. Currency traders trade money for money. The current estimate of the volume of daily trade in the currency market is put at over 3 trillion dollars which is at least 100 times higher than the New York Stock Exchange. This makes it a highly attractive market. more...
