GLG Topic: Hedging & Derivatives
Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are based on an underlying value of an asset such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates, and market indexes. A derivative is a contract between two or more parties and is primarily used to hedge risk. The market value of the derivative depends on the performance of the underlying asset. The most common types of derivatives are futures contracts, forward contracts, options, and swaps.
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Leading Experts: Hedging & Derivatives
David Young
Professor
INSEAD
David Young, PhD, is a Professor at INSEAD, France. He has experience in corporate financial reporting and value-based management. Dr Young is also the Managing Director of two advisory firms, Value Based Consultants and Goldiner Consulting. Dr. Young has experience in executive education and has conducted...
Consultant
Boyle Consulting
Kevin Boyle is an Independent Consultant, providing consulting with more than 30 years of management experience in petrochemicals, plastics, and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). Mr. Boyle focuses on olefins and aromatics which include: ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene and xylene; and their derivatives,...
Lynton Jones
Principal
Bourse Consult
Lynton Jones is the Chairman and Founder of Bourse Consult, a UK-based firm which specializes in providing a range of strategic advisory services related to the securities and derivatives markets. Mr. Jones has held senior roles in several prominent European exchanges including Chief Executive Officer...
Principal
MAKO Consulting LLC
Martin Kamarck is Principal of MAKO Consulting, providing strategic advice to clients. He is a director of Quadrant Structured Credit Products, a AAA-rated credit derivatives operating company owned by Magnetar Capital & Lehman Brothers. He recently completed longer-term retainer assignments for a European...
David WhiteConsultant
David White- Australia
David White is an Australian-based independent consultant specializing in securities and banking products, fixed income, equity and credit derivatives, as well as stock exchange and futures exchange regulation. From Mar 1995 - Apr 1999, Mr. White was an Executive Director and Commissioner at Securities...
Study Groups: Hedging & Derivatives(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Swimming Pool Construction Experts | 80 |
| Fund Services Experts | 180 |
| Securities Exchange Consultants | 12 |
| Individual Life and Health Insurance Wholesale Brokers | 19 |
| Variable Life Insurance Brokers | 141 |
GLG NewsSM Analysis: Hedging & Derivatives(?)
LSE has significant issues in dealing with competition Lack of a significant derivatives platform leaves the exchange with a relative lack of options.
The basic Agricultural Commodity Markets will remain Volatile as long as the U.S. uses Corn for Fuel and the world continues to experience an emerging middle class in developing countries. Hedging can be a two edged Sword. Companies should manage to margins not markets. It is the Brands that Matter....
The Federal Reserve's potential regulatory role over a CDS clearinghouse is important to financial markets participants, because it shows the Fed's increasing role in thawing credit markets and in the oversight of credit derivatives, and potentially others. Moreover, a CDS...
The eyes of the world are focused on Washington where the SEC, the FED and Congress debate how they are going to execute the massive bail out announced last week. As a derivatives trader who sits in the trenches, I am more concerned about a larger issue. Where were the Risk Managers ...
The derivative market has grown to such a massive proportion due to the speculative activities and the intention of the players to make quick profit. The market operation in derivatives requires only the margin money which is about one tenth of the value of underlying security, the expansion of...
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