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Subject: Derivative Strategy

A derivative strategy is a technique that involves one or more derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards, or option contracts, in such a way as to hedge, control, or otherwise limit risk, or to switch, exchange, or transfer risk from one party to another, usually for a consideration.

The Enron scandal

Jeff Skilling explains US corporate ethics

No right, no wrong compass

Unfortunately for society, Jeff Skilling of Enron told the truth according to tenets of moral relativism learned at the Harvard Business School and with McKinsey and Company, when, on being sentenced to decades in prison, he said, “That’s the way the game is played. You win some, you lose some.”

Skilling was a representative of corporate executives of his time. He did not work alone, nor was he an isolated ‘bad apple’.

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The Stock Buyback Era evaluated

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Why are the Super-Rich often liberals?

If we are to believe the old adage that, 'people vote their pocketbooks', why are so many of the Super-Rich ardent supporters of the Democratic Party? Why do the liberal Super-Rich seem to act in a way that is so contrary to their selfish interests and economic well-being? Here I show how capital flow analysis of the Federal Reserve flow of funds accounts provides an answer to this apparent conundrum. More ...

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Stocks surge on spurious earnings

In Q1 2009, stock buybacks came back, driving up equity prices and sparking a rally by dominating a thin market. These equity repurchases were financed from depreciation reserves and bond issues. More ...

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The collapse of the dollar and US bonds?

The extreme spending of the Obama government, combined with irresponsible bank lending policies promoted by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, portend rising interest rates, the collapse of the bond market, and the end of dollar supremacy. More ...

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What Is ‘International Liquidity’?

It used to be that the term 'international liquidity' meant the relative amount of resources available to a nation's monetary authorities that could be used to settle a balance of payments deficit. In the days of the gold standard, this would mean access to gold that could be used to redeem a nation's currency held by foreigners. More ...

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