Posts by Abha Shetty
Procter & Gamble-Bankers Trust
Procter & Gamble-Bankers Trust
Financial disasters have brought to light some really opportunistic behavior and serious frauds. As ...
Embezzlement
Embezzlement
Embezzlement is when a person uses funds for a purpose different from its intended use. It occurs when a trusted person mi...
Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
Long-term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
Long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS) are option contracts that have a much...
Options Delta
Options Delta
Options Greeks are a number of risk measures denoted by the Greek letters. They indicate the sensitivity of an option to ...
Closed-end mutual fund
Closed-end mutual fund
A closed-end mutual fund is an equity or debt fund that issues a fixed amount of capital and then lists the shar...
Gilt-Edged Securities
Gilt-Edged Securities
Gilt-edged securities are high-grade bonds that are issued by some national governments and private organizations...
Bull/Bear Ratio
Bull/Bear Ratio
The bull/bear ratio, also referred to as the bull-bear spread is an indicator of the market sentiment which is publishe...
Collateral
Collateral
A collateral is an asset that the buyer gives to the lender as security for a loan. It can be in the form of real estate, ca...
Adverse Selection
Adverse Selection
Adverse selection, also called anti-selection, is a market mechanism in which buyers or sellers of a good or service ...
Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Exchange-Traded Derivatives
Derivatives refer to the financial instruments which derive their value from the underlying assets, securit...