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When do futures contracts expire?
Futures expire on the third friday on their respective expiration months. Since the "front month" contract is the most heavily traded (the contract closest to expiration ...
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What are the different types of OTC derivatives?
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What are the advantages of swaps?
A credit default swap is really just insurance on an investment. The value of a credit default swap derives from the credit worthiness of the entity being invested in. Cr...
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What are exotic derivatives?
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What are options in trading?
An option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a good at a specific price at a specific time in the future. Unlike holders of futures contracts, someone h...
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What are Securitised Derivatives?
A securitized derivative refers to a couple of things. First, to be securitized simply means there is a aggregation of a number of financial assets which are then convert...
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How risky is futures trading?
margin payment is big prblem
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What are the different types of warrants?
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What happens to options when a company is bought?
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What are Structured Credit Derivatives?
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What are interest rate derivatives?
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What are call options?
A call option contract gives you the right to buy 100 shares of stock (or some other asset) at a certain price for a certain amount of time. Call options are a way of tak...
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What happens to options in a merger?
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What is a futures broker?
Like any other broker, a futures broker is simply a middle man between you and another futures trader. A futures broker accepts your buy or sell order and finds someone ...
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What are the advantages of options?
If traded properly, options can provide many benefits to an investment portfolio. They can provide quick profits for those who buy them long in the same direction that th...
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What are the different types of swaps?
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What happens to options when a company goes bankrupt?
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Why invest in options?
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What are Equity Derivatives?
A derivative is a financial product that is derived from a another asset, index, or value. An equity derivative is a financial product that is derived from a stock or sto...
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What is trading futures?
A future is the obligation to buy a certain good, at a certain price at a certain time in the future. Futures can be used to hedge costs of goods like oil, gold, or soy b...
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