An underwriter is a financial intermediary that takes on some of the risk of another financial actor for a commission, fee, interest payment, spread or some other special privilege. Underwriters are prevalent in a wide variety of financial sectors, primarily insurance, equities, mortgages and credit securities. The Role of the Underwriter Underwriters are essentially the […]
What goes up, must come down. This is as true for the financial markets as it is for gravity. While equity indices may trend upward in general as expanding economies and new technology drive up the value of companies, this overall trend is punctuated with regular, and often sharp, reversals downward and is where an […]
What’s up everyone? All right well today is worst day of the month. It’s a little disappointing finishing up only $2,295. And, I feel like I’m going to have to cut back on my expenses, because this is … things are getting a little tight. This is getting ridiculous, what can I say? The momentum […]
Blockchain is the technology that underpins the operation of all cryptocurrencies, as well as a variety of other cryptographic processes. Blockchain works as a distributed ledger system that is generated independently by a number of uncoordinated participants, which means that no one individual or organization can tamper with the generation of the distributed ledger. Blockchain […]
So you’ve decided to become a trader. You know it’s probably one of the most difficult jobs right? Over 90% of aspiring traders lose money and fail. So you I hope you’ve taken the time to read up on what it takes to become a day trader. You’ve researched the best hardware and software for […]
Parity is a financial term that has a variety of uses, but generally describes situations where two or more objects or individuals are considered equal in some way. Underlying this concept of parity is the idea that one or more different objects are equal or relatable in one or more ways. Parity and Convertible Bonds […]
Book value refers to the accounting value of an asset or company. The book value of an asset is its cost minus any depreciation. The book value of a company is the total value of all its physical assets, which excludes any intangible assets, minus its liabilities. In both cases, the book value is essentially […]
The New York Mercantile Exchange, or NYMEX, is the largest exchange for physical commodity futures in the world. The NYMEX has been part of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group, or CME, since 2008, and offers global benchmarks for key derivatives areas, including energy, agricultural products and metals. The NYMEX is overseen by the Commodity […]
What’s up everyone? Alright, so here we are, sixth day of April, and another seven thousand dollars in profit. Now, today wasn’t totally easy. I had a $9,500 winner, which was awesome, but I also had a $2,500 loser, which was not so awesome. So net profit, seven thousand dollars. That puts me up […]
Wealth is the total assets minus the total liabilities of an individual, organization or government. Wealth is effectively the sum of resources available for disposal at any given time. Wealth is calculated according to current market rates, or appraised estimates when an effective market pricing mechanism does not exist. The Significance of Wealth Wealth is […]
