European leaders weigh additional sanctions against Russia
March 20th, 2014
European leaders on Thursday weighed additional sanctions against Russia, a day after Ukrainian troops were forced to abandon their bases in Crimea and prepared to evacuate the peninsula. German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her parliament that Europe would expand ...
Q&A: Counting the cost of the new £1 coin
March 19th, 2014
The Royal Mint is taking on the counterfeiters by replacing the humble £1 coin – but businesses say there is a flipside In today’s budget, the UK Chancellor, George Osborne, will announce the replacement of the £1 coin from ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
Former Qwest CEO’s Forfeited Insider Trading Gains May Be Tax Deductible
March 19th, 2014
A federal court may allow the convicted former chief of a telecommunications company to deduct more than $44 million from his taxes after he was forced to forfeit the amount of stock gains he realized from insider trading. Joseph ...
Speculators See Gold Gaining With Wheat on Ukraine: Commodities
March 17th, 2014
After shunning gold and wheat for most of last year, hedge fund managers are piling back in as the escalating crisis in Ukraine spurs a rebound in the prices of both commodities. Speculators have the biggest bet on a ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Forward Contracts
March 6th, 2014
A forward contract is an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a certain future time for a certain price. It can be contrasted with a spot contract, which is an agreement to buy or sell an asset ...
Options
March 6th, 2014
Options on stocks were first traded on an organized exchange in 1973. Since then there has been a dramatic growth in options markets. Options are now traded on many exchanges throughout the world. Huge volumes of options are also ...
