Posted by R. MAK. on September 27, 2009 ·
Futures are a name given to a financial derivative referred to as a forward contract. By a futures contract the seller is obliged to provide a commodity or other asset to the buyer at an agreed-upon date. For commodities such as sugar, coffee, oil and wheat futures are widely traded, along with these commodities they are also traded for…
Posted by R. MAK. on August 2, 2009 ·
Covered interest arbitrage is the name given to an investment strategy. In this strategy an investor buys a financial instrument that is denominated in a foreign currency, and by selling a forward contract in the amount of the proceeds…