The regulator has also clarified on existing ODIs (Offshore Derivative Instruments), also known as participatory notes, where the underlying assets are derivatives. SEBI said its board had decided to ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and currently holds a Life, ...

Q Do companies sometimes find “unexpected” derivative instruments? A Yes! When companies want to borrow money at a fixed rate of interest, it is not uncommon to find that borrowing on a variable rate ...

(For the uninitiated, “short-selling a stock” is simply borrowing the item at a particular price on the basis that if the stock price reduces your obligation is simply to give back the stock and not ...

A FASB proposal issued Tuesday is designed to provide more useful information to financial statement users about hybrid financial instruments that contain bifurcated embedded derivatives. The ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will be monitoring the use of the so-called credit-linked notes (CLN), a type of derivative instrument becoming more common in the local banking industry. This as ...

The immense development of the financial derivatives market and reports of major losses associated with derivative products have resulted in a great deal of confusion about these complex instruments.

Three of the six largest bankruptcies in American history -- WorldCom, Enron, and Global Crossing -- occurred between December 2001 and July 2002, shattering investor confidence and helping to knock ...

Alternative funds can be imposing to some investors. These funds might employ complex investment strategies and sometimes the financial instruments they hold can be tough to decipher. That’s ...