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What is Total Return Swap?
Total Return Swap
A Total Return Swap (TRS) is a swap agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate either fixed or v...
First to Default CDS – Explained with Example
What is First to Default CDS?
First to Default CDS is a variant of the credit default swap. Credit Protection cease to exist when the ...
Foreign Exchange Risk – Full Details
What is Foreign Exchange Risk?
Foreign exchange risk refers to the risk that an investment value will change due to change in two diff...
Market Maker Importance in the market
Market Maker Importance in the market
A market maker is a person or brokerage house appointed by the stock exchange who is always prepa...
Swift System – How does Messaging System work?
Swift System - How does Messaging System work?
SWIFT, or the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, is the world’...
Duration & Convexity – Full Understanding
Duration & Convexity - Full Understanding
The wide impact that interest rate changes have on business performance, the fact that al...
Treasury Bills Quotation – How T-bill is quoted in the market
Treasury Bills Quotation - How T-bill is quoted in the market
Treasury bills, or T-bills, are short-term debt instruments issued by th...
Implied Volatility – How Traders use it
What is Implied Volatility (IV)?
The option premium is made up of two basic components I.e. Intrinsic value and time value. Intrinsic v...
Bid-Ask Spread – Complete Understanding
Bid-Ask Spread
The BID price is the price at which the market is willing to buy from us. When we talk about buying and selling Equities...
Settlement of Futures Contract – Complete Understanding
Settlement of Futures Contract
Derivatives settlement is a business process where the contract is executed on a pre-decided date and at...