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If I didn’t know better, I’d think Blackrock CEO Laurence Fink is doing his best to make sure his firm isn’t tarred and feathered by an ETF debacle, if one ever occurs.
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While derivatives themselves carry risks and financial scandals have tarnished their image, many companies still use futures contracts, swaps, collars, and other hedging instruments to minimize volatility in their cost of doing business.
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A bright graduate joins an investment bank, but not in the glamorous, fast-moving – and ultimately profitable - trading role that he wanted. Rather, he is put into the "middle office," managing the IT systems that keep the trading desks running. Eventually, though, he is given a break, joining the bank's "delta one" trading desk, playing arbitrage between cash equities and equity derivatives.
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One of the culprits blamed for the financial chaos of 2008-2009, were collateralized debt obligations. Like any derivative, the value of a CDO is based on an underlying asset. Khan of the Khan Academy explains.
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Buying a home is usually the biggest individual investment people make in their lifetime and more often than not, a mortgage is involved. With such large sums of money involved in the mortgage market, financial firms profit by using a type financial instrument called mortgage-backed securities, or MBS.
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Japan is monitoring the yen, and the Swiss are fed up with the franc - it's time for your FX Fix.
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Brian Marshall, Gleacher and Company discussing Cisco's pending layoff and its impact on the stock, and the Fast Money traders weigh in on how to trade the tech giant; Apple's television venture, and chip stocks.
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Are capital requirements and increase regulations keeping bank stocks down? A look at what's going on in the sector, with Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell.
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The New York Times considers the possibility that a firm or group of firms insured billions of dollars of European debt through derivatives.
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More Greek drama: rapid price changes in a corner of the currency markets suggest banks are worried about an interbank lending freeze, absent a rescue plan for Greece.
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Terry Duffy, CME Group executive chairman says his is willing to move the exchange to another state to avoid a 46% tax hike.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Merrill Lynch’s sale of a complex mortgage-related security it created for Magnetar, an Illinois hedge fund, and the collateral manager involved in the deal. The FT reports.
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CNBC's Jane Wells and Scott Shellady, ICAP US with a look at higher corn futures after the AG department cut its outlook. The Fast Money traders also weigh in on their trades.
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Are value stocks a good investment strategy in a choppy market? Insight with Howard Lutnick, BGC Partners CEO.
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TD Ameritrade client trades were down 22% in May from a year ago, a sign investor sentiment is changing, Chief Executive Fredric Tomcyzk told CNBC Thursday.
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Derivatives traders in the United States will find out soon how a missed deadline for new rules will be handled, a senior U.S. regulator said on Tuesday.
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Mark Mobius, Templeton Emerging Markets Group shares his strategy for overseas investments, with CNBC's David Faber.
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Discussing whether it makes sense to hedge market losses by adding fine art to your investment portfolio, with Asher Edelman, ArtAssure, founder/president.
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It looks like Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have come back into the Wall Street fold.
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Deal-making by both the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Nasdaq-OMX hit snags this week on concerns over sovereignty and competition, leaving room for speculation that Nasdaq will now bid for the LSE.
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