Types of Swaps

A swap, in finance, is an agreement between two counterparties to exchange financial instruments or cashflows or payments for a certain time. The instruments can …

Golden Rules of retirement planning

Plan for more than you need When it comes to retirement planning, you need to evaluate how much income you will need at the time …

Types of Investors

Types of Investors

Investment: Meaning, Nature, Scope, Characteristics, Objectives, Challenges

Investment, Meaning, Nature, Scope, Characteristics, Objectives, Challenges

Futures Contract: Types, Functions

A futures contract is an agreement to either buy or sell an asset on a publicly-traded exchange. The asset is a commodity, stock, bond, or currency. The contract …

Pricing of Futures Contract, Currency Futures, Hedging In Currency Futures

Pricing Of Futures Contract The value of a futures contract is derived from the cash value of the underlying asset. While a futures contract may …

Managing Interest Rate Exposure

Interest rate risk is the risk where changes in market interest rates might adversely affect a bank’s financial condition.  The management of Interest Rate Risk …

Currency Swaps, Interest Rate Futures

Currency Swaps A currency swap is a “contract to exchange at an agreed future date principal amounts in two different currencies at a conversion rate agreed …

Evolution and features of Derivatives

Nature of Financial Derivatives: Financial derivatives refer to those financial products or instruments which derive their prices from the prices of their underlying assets. The …

Forward, Futures and Options Market

Forward Market A forward market is an over-the-counter marketplace that sets the price of a financial instrument or asset for future delivery. Forward markets are …

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