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Michelle Williams: The Actress Who Started Her Career as a Trader
Michelle Williams has had an interesting life. Starting off as a young actor, she was in…
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Author: Lorea Lastiri
Lorea is an expert content writer with over a decade of experience in the realm of finance and trading. Known for simplifying complex concepts, she delivers engaging and informative content. Beyond her professional pursuits, Lorea is an avid traveler, surfer, and scuba diver, embodying a true spirit of adventure.
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Economy & Finance
Back and Forth with The Fed
The Fed Chair Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump have a long history of disagreements. The…
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Who gets the last laugh?
When Theresa May stepped down as Prime Minister of the UK, she was succeeded by Boris…
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Economy & Finance
The Beijing Connection
The trade tensions between China and the US have been discussed ad nauseam in countless articles.…
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People
Leonardo DiCaprio and His Business Venture: Investing in Beyond Meat
Leonardo DiCaprio’s name conjures immediate memories of his most iconic roles. From his breakout movie roles…
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Economy & Finance
Libra and the Dollar
An earlier article of ours already talked about and examined Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, the Libra. The…
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Economy & Finance
Tariffs Versus Exchange Rates
Following the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, the importance of both base interest rates and currency exchange…
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What is High-Frequency Trading?
The advancement of technology has revolutionized the execution systems of securities trading. Broker-dealers weren’t the only…
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Business and National Security
Increasing the global competitiveness of US businesses has been one of the primary goals of the…
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Economy & Finance
Crude Oil in Dire Straits
Crude oil is in a bad place right now and that place is the Strait of…
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People
Jérôme Kerviel: When a Trader Goes Rogue
Jérôme Kerviel was a french trader born in 1977. In 2000 he joined Société Générale, one…
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Economy & Finance
Stock Market Bubble Hunt
The term bubble has become widely used, even outside its stock market origins. It refers to…
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People
Andy Krieger – The Trader Who Made a Fortune Shorting the Kiwi
Andy Krieger worked his first job in trading for Salomon Brothers. He is a graduate of…
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People
Paul Tudor Jones: The Trader Who Predicted the 1987 Crash
Paul Tudor Jones is an investor born in 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee. He got his start…
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Economy & Finance
Facebook’s Crypto Currency Revolution
When crypto currencies first appeared they were met with widespread skepticism from people familiar with traditional…
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Rumors of a Bank Merger
Over the past few years we’ve started seeing some changes in the world economy’s power dynamics.…
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Credit Default Swap Market Today
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) became infamous around 2007-2008 and institutions issuing these assets took a notable…
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High Frequency Trading and the 2010 Flash Crash
The 2010 Flash Crash was one of the shortest stock market crashes in history, clocking in…
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Corporate Flight
US corporations played a key role in the development of the global economy. They were some…
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Margin in the 21st Century and the New Role of Brokers
Margining has historically been one of the traditional sources of income for the capital markets. When brokers…
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Interest Rates & The Real Estate Market
The specter of interest rate hikes loomed over the US real estate market in 2018. A…
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People
Harouna Traoré – The Trader Who Made Millions by Accident
Harouna Traoré was a new trader in 2017. He was studying in Paris to learn everything…
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Interest Rates
One of the favorite pastimes of Forex traders is to try and forecast the policies of…
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The Purchasing Managers’ Index
The market pays a great deal of attention to the Purchasing Managers’ Index. It’s an indicator…
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The Inflation Conversation
It’s common knowledge that central banks often base their interest rate decisions on inflation figures. While…
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Oil Production Cap
The US has become the world’s leading oil producer. According to the US Energy Information Administration…
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Currency Hedging
Currency futures are a special branch of the futures market. In fact, they’re one of its…
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Contracts For Difference, Mark to Market and Futures Contract Settling
A trader’s activity mainly consists of tracking prices and striking the right deal. However, there’s another…
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A Clash of Two Policies
Last year the US’s trade deficit was at a 10 year record high, despite the current…
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Futures Delivery Process – In Search of an Urban Legend
One of the stories savvy brokers use for effect is the tale of a beginner Futures…
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