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In one of my previous blog posts, we demonstrated that high yield bonds exhibited a strong negative correlation with VIX and an even stronger one with VIX futures, which comes mostly from down markets ...

The paper highlights the fundamentals, which are important and integral parts of commodity hedging and hedging risk associated in commodity hedging strategy. I spent my entire career in various ...

This paper proposes a new econometric model for the estimation of optimal hedge ratios (HRs): the Kalman filter error-correction model (KF–ECM). This paper proposes a new econometric model for the ...

When K&E Tools orders supplies from Japan, owner Solvig Robertson crosses her fingers and hopes the dollar doesn`t fall against the yen before delivery date, when she has to pay. When Sima Products ...

Decentralized derivatives exchange SynFutures announced a new product called Bitcoin (BTC) Hash Rate Futures that uses the biggest cryptocurrency’s ever-changing mining difficulty as a basis to open ...

Neil O’Hara has 28+ years of experience in the financial services sector. He is the author of The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ ...

33rd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Puzzling path forward Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market ...

“Hedging losses” is a fairly common term used in analysis and commentaries about the Indian financial and commodity markets. It is also frequently used in foreign exchange market commentary. A hedge ...

The Blizzard of 2011 has at least one group cheering: the futures market traders in Chicago. That's because for the second year, contracts are being offered based on the amount of snowfall in several ...