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What are different bias that affects hedge funds performance
Introduction of Bias in Hedge Funds:
The hedge fund industry does not have a very evolved performance measurement framework. This make...
What are Forward Contracts – Full Details
What is Forward Contracts?
A forward contract is an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a certain price on a certain date in the futu...
Bretton Woods Agreement
The Bretton Woods agreement of 1944 is a landmark for a new global monetary system. It replaced the gold standard with the U.S. dollar ...
What are Mutual Funds?
What are Mutual Funds?
Even a small organism like ant eat some part of food, and then keep a part for future. Similarly, we must also ...
How does Swaption works?
How does Swaption Works ?
What is Swaps?
Swap is an over-the-counter trading deal between two firms to swap cash reserves in the futu...
Jensen’s Alpha – The Portfolio Performance Indicator
What is Jensen’s Alpha?
Jensen’s alpha also known as Jensen’s Measure was developed by Michael Jensen in 1968. It is a measure which g...
What is Moral Hazard Risk?
Definition of Moral Hazard Risk :
Moral Hazard is a danger that insuring against risk will make the event one is trying to insure, ...
How does CLS reduce Herstatt Risk?
How does CLS reduce Herstatt Risk?
What is Herstatt Risk?
Herstatt risk is the risk of loss in settlement of foreign exchange transac...
How does Funding Maturity Gap affect Banks?
What is the Funding Maturity Gap?
A bank funding substantial long term assets like a fixed-rate mortgage or long term infrastructure...
Currency Quote – What is Direct & Indirect Quote?
How to read a Currency Quote?
When a currency is quoted it is always quoted in terms of some other currency. So if you are trying to d...