A collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is a security backed by a pool of assets, such as mortgages, credit card debt, or other types of loans. The issuer of a CDO assembles different types of debt instruments and sells ownership stakes in the CDO to investors. Because the underlying assets are …

DeFi, which stands for Decentralized Finance, is a growing sector in the world of finance. It refers to financial applications that are built on top of blockchain technology, and it offers a number of advantages over traditional finance. DeFi is still in its early days, but it is quickly gaining …

Could There Be a #Bitcoin Crash Next Year?#BTC #SPYhttps://t.co/tU4VpwLJKV — Harbourfront Technologies (@DerivValuation) December 28, 2021 2021 was a meteoric year for crypto, with bitcoin looking to end the year almost 70% up from its January starting value, the first big crypto company (Coinbase) going public in April, and the …

The stock markets are unlikely to continue their bull run of the past year in 2022 with investors eying other opportunities as interest rates rise, according to Wharton finance professor Itay Goldstein. Federal Reserve officials last week projected at least three quarter-percentage-point rate increases next year, signaling their concern over …

A leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a financial instrument that offers the return of an underlying index multiplied by a given leverage factor. The fund usually uses borrowed money, futures, swaps, and other derivatives to amplify the daily price movements of the underlying index. Investing in these exchange-traded funds involves …

Publication of the Canadian dollar offered rate (CDOR), Canada’s primary interest rate benchmark, should end after June 2024, the working group helping to transition Canadian financial markets to risk-free benchmark interest rates said on Thursday. The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) recommends that Refinitiv Benchmark Services (UK) Limited …

Inflation is an important indicator of an economy’s health, as it indicates how the costs of goods and services are rising. While consumers often look at the prices of individual products as a gauge of their affordability, they have a broader need for a wide range of commodities. These include …

Derivatives are financial products whose values are determined by the current price of the underlying asset or portfolio. Weather derivatives are a particular class of financial instruments that individuals or companies can use in support of risk management in relation to unpredictable or adverse weather conditions. While some may see …

Last month, efinancialcarreeers published a post, stating that quant’s life is getting harder these days. Back in the day, a quant in finance could devise a strategy, sit back and let the money roll in while lounging about in a silk robe with a fat cigar. Such are the halcyon …

On July 27, 2017 the Financial Conduct Authority, the U.K.’s top regulator, tasked with overseeing Libor, announced the benchmark will be phased out by 2021. Alternative risk-free rates are being set up for the different currencies. For the US Dollar, the US Fed’s Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) has recommended …