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Binary options, also known as digital options or all-or-nothing options, are contracts which have only two possible outcomes - either they win, or they lose. Essentially, a binary option involves a fixed payout after the underlying stock meets or exceeds its predetermined threshold or strike price. Values of binary options payouts are determined […]

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It’s a race to the white house and McCain and Obama are hoping for your vote. But how will the candidates’ plans hit your bank account? Here are five ways Obama’s economic plan could impact the average American.
Tax Stimulus
Overall, the Obama tax stimulus plan calls for $20 billion to be distributed, but at $300 per […]

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In the financial world, the term ‘Volatility’ refers to the measurement of the fluctuation in prices over a certain period of time.

Volatility is often used to quantify the risk of an investment, and the value of volatility is expressed in either of two ways: one as a definitive monetary value and the other as a […]

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May you live in interesting times.
-Ancient Chinese Curse
Stress in the financial markets has been spilling over into other areas, affecting equities, derivatives, and a wide array fixed income products. Because of their multiple uses and leveraged nature, the equity derivatives market is an especially interesting point of study, because the behavior of numerous speculators and […]

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Phrases most commonly associated with volatility are: degree of unpredictability; extent of uncertainty; range of values within a specific time period.
Volatility refers to the change in value of a financial instrument within a time horizon. It is considered by investors as an important measure of risk when assessing a financial instrument. […]

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Part of the political process, cynics might say, is ceding overt support of certain measures to burnish an image. I submit that the most insightful things can be gleaned from what candidates supported before they became focused on their election bid. And so, with the Intrade.com political futures market pricing the possibility of us using […]

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Capitalism creates the most wealth for the greatest number of people. A look at socialist regimes throughout history can attest to that. In large part, capitalism is responsible for the United States’ greatness (and the economic freedom that should go hand and hand with it). Last time I checked, capitalism requires capital. Labor depends on […]

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We are seeing several cuts in the financial sector all across the world such as what was reported on June 23 by Reuters that Citigroup Inc would be cutting thousands of trading and investment banking jobs. Plans reported previously stated that Citigroup would cut about 10% of its investment division; however, that percentage has now […]

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Warren Buffett famously described Wall Street as a “community in which quality control is not prized” and which “will sell investors anything they will buy.” For approximately three years between early 2004 and the middle of 2007, a demand for mortgage paper greased the loan underwriting process led to a huge decline in the requirements […]

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The credit crisis in financial markets has been with us for the lion’s share of 2 years. The indelible term is one in which investors are familiar with by now. A mass underwriting of sub-prime loan products, almost 40% by computer automation have you, brought us into this mess. Loans were then packaged into bundles […]

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