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How Derivatives are Used

This research report provides a look at financial derivatives. A definition is provided and the history of its use is explored. Th...

International Finance and the Use of Derivatives

This research report looks at the positive use of derivatives and how they can be used by multinational corporations. Exchange rat...

Overview of Derivative Market Analysis

In six pages wheat and corn commodities are featured in a derivative market analysis overview with corporate investment perspectiv...

White Wheat Futures and Derivative Market Analysis

futures contract taken from the Internet to be used as a sample only. Some contracts have what is known as a Position Limit, wh...

Instantaneous and Average Velocity and the Derivative

an elemental part of speed, which is always determined by distance relative to time (Speed=dt) (Anonymous 1). For average veloc...

Protection Against Interest Rate Futures and The Role of Derivatives

This research report examines the use of derivatives and how they can help an investor hedge their bets. The beneficial effects of...

A Risk Management and Derivatives Case Study

This paper is a case study examining Link Technologies and how they utilize derivatives and risk management. This five page paper...

Overview of International Derivative Markets

with the unauthorised dealings of a single dealer ; Nick Leeson. In reality the markets are extremely sensitive to these ...

Derivatives and How They Should Be Used

of any producer are monitored carefully by commodity traders. The volatility of prices in general does not have a great deal of ef...

Improper Accounting Practices

derivative, why its typically used and how its typically used. Following that, we can go in depth into both Enron and Worldcom, an...

Dissertation Proposal on Macro Derivatives and Credit Risk Reduction

look for specific case studies to identify how these have and may be applied, Scenario may be used with the development of mathema...

Derivatives and Airline Risk Management

Mintzberg et al, 1998). Successful and effective risk management may even be the source of a competitive advantage (Rose, 2001, P...

Derivatives Risks and Benefits

a futures contract or an option there can be the reduction of exposure to risk by a purchaser that need the underlying goods. Thes...

Derivatives

as this demonstrated how they are used in order to limited or transfer risk by one party. It must also be remembered that risk is ...

Derivatives Questions

where there is a sale of something in order to reduce the risk. Short hedging may be seen by a company house and in a foreign curr...

CREDIT DERIVATIVES AND DISCLOSURES

could measure all financial assets and liabilities on a company balance sheet at fair value, with hedging fitting into an overall ...

The Role of Derivatives in Financial Crisis

of an underlying event, such as prices for a commodity changing or exchange rates fluctuating or other event, such as the credit d...

CREDIT DERIVATIVES AND THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

But how did this help lead to the financial collapse. A credit derivatives company basically comes into a situation and promises, ...

Vanguard Case Study - Exchange Rate Exposure

the U.S. market is worth its while economically. The question becomes, however, what will be the best aspect for this company. Qu...

Financial Markets Questions; Interest Rates, Currency Swaps and Derivatives

a notional amount which is used only for the calculation on the amount is to be exchanged (Dattatreya et al, 1993). The mos...

The Singapore Stock Exchange; SGX

in the exchange was taking with six different types of futures contracts; these included the golf futures that the market had star...

Calculus for Business; Marginal Functions

will consider the way in which calculus can be used to calculate marginal cost. It is important for a business to be able to cal...

Chlorine: Overview

Atomic symbol of Cl with its distinguishable greenish-yellow color and swimming pool odor - is both a highly toxic substance that ...

International Financial Tools

in one market, such as political instability, economic problems, changes in interest rates or concerns regarding inflation as well...

Fuel Hedging and Airlines - Are the costs Greater than the Benefits?

questions to be addressed with the research is to assess whether or not it is in the interests of the shareholders, assuming they ...

Should Airlines Hedge their Fuel Purchases?

the firm to the relevant stakeholders (Chyssides and Kaler, 1998). When looking at the way airlines in particular operate prote...

Late 19th Century Opiate Use

This paper pertains to the use of opium and its derivatives, especially laudanum, during the later half of the 19th century. Four ...

Overview of IAS

In nine pages international accounting standards are examined in terms of investments, cash flow reporting, retirement benefits, t...

Analysis of Interest Rate Risk

In fifteen pages this paper analyzes interest rate risk in a consideration of alternatives, forward contracts, and swaps along wit...

Interest Rate Risk Management

In eight pages derivative contracts are examined in a consideration of interest rate risk management. Ten sources are cited in th...