Duration is a complex measure of a bond’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes. Investors who simply intend to hold a bond until maturity will have little concern for its duration, but investors who may wish to resell the bond before maturity or whose decision-making is affected by their current portfolio value will be interested […]
A credit swap is the colloquial term for a credit default swap or CDS, which is a credit derivative where the buyer pays a premium to the seller in exchange for the seller’s promise to pay out a given amount to the buyer if the underlying credit instrument fails to meet one or more outlined […]
Muni bonds is the colloquial term for municipal bonds, which are credit instruments offered by cities, states, counties and other government entities smaller than the federal level for use in capital expenditure projects, such as the building of roads, schools and hospitals. Muni bonds stand out for their federal tax exemption, and their exemption from […]
CDO is the acronym used for a collateralized debt obligation, which is a synthetic investment product made up of a range of income-generating assets that is divided into tranches with different risk profiles and repayment priorities. Breaking Down CDO While CDOs may seem complex at first glance, they are actually reasonably simple to understand, even […]
ICE is the acronym used for the Intercontinental Exchange, which is an electronic exchange platform designed originally for the trading of energy related products, but which has expanded to offer trading in other commodities, foreign exchange and interest rate products and equity index futures. ICE is now the parent company of a wide range of […]
What’s up, guys. Well finally a sign of some momentum back in the markets. We had two really great trades this morning, which gave us instant gratification on some follow through that we really haven’t seen much of lately. It’s been kind of choppy and inconsistent through these summer months, but we’re starting to […]
What’s up everyone. All right, here we are finishing the morning. Down $1,400.00, but it’s been a nice hot streak. We had five really great green days of trading, so today’s the day where I’m paying my dues, giving back a little bit of profit, but keeping the losses small and below my … […]
What’s up everyone. All right. Here we are, fifth green day in a row. I am happy about that. About $12,500 profit in the last five days of trading. That’s the great news. The bad news is that it really only puts me about break even on the month and of course breakeven is […]
What’s up everyone? All right, so here we are finishing Friday another green day. Four green days in a row, $10,000 in the last four days and that is a great way to finish the week. I’m going to break it all down in today’s mid-day market recap. Remember any questions, any comments, leave […]
What’s up everyone? All right, so here we are finishing Thursday morning up $3,000. Two back to back green days. I’m still digging my way out of the hole little by little. I was down as much as $12,000 on the month at the very lows, and now I’m sitting down right about 5,000 […]
