Investors

Option Pricing Spreadsheet Template (European Call / Put Options) 1 Reply

Options trading has many advantages over other investment vehicles. Trading in option contracts can give an investor the flexibility to place bets on very specific market outcomes. For example, an o…

Tagged: option contract, option trading, options, option

Started by Daniel Chow. Last reply by Manish Rawat Jan 15.

Mobile Internet Report - Morgan Stanley

Investors looking for new ideas or to size up the investment opportunities present in the mobile internet space need look no further. Morgan Stanley's global technology and telecom analysts have perf…

Tagged: internet, technology, market research, mobile internet, morgan stanley

Started by Finance 3.0 Dec. 16, 2009.

Best Investing Sites Today 1 Reply

What are some of the best investing sites today that allows individual investors like you and me add more analytics and rigour into our investment decisions through financial modeling and analysis?…

Tagged: stock investment, investing, investment tools

Started by Daniel Chow. Last reply by Mike Miller Apr. 11, 2009.

4 Proven Options Strategies to Profit in 2009 and Beyond

The Motley Fool has published a short and useful report about how self-directed investors can use options, ETFs and other hedge strategies to actively manage a portfolio in volatile markets. Downloa…

Tagged: ETF, hedging, investing, options

Started by Finance 3.0 Mar. 26, 2009.

David Tice of Prudent Bear Fund Predicts Additional 50% Cut in Market

January 7, 2009 David Tice was interviewed on Bloomberg TV (www.bloomberg.com) and predicted another leg down of about 50%; he said it was possible that by 2014 the PE would be at book value. Recomme…

Started by Alexis Jan. 8, 2009.

A Primer on Brady Bonds

The attached (oldie but goodie) report by Salomon Smith Barney talks about the origins of the brady bond market, a description of brady bonds, size & scope of the brady bond market and a set of t…

Tagged: brady bonds

Started by Daniel Chow Aug. 6, 2008.

What-if Analysis Tool for Stocks & Options Strategies

Visual Options Analyzer (VOptions) is a powerful analysis tool for development, testing, and application of stock and options strategies. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to test new strategies,…

Tagged: options, stocks, what-if

Started by Finance 3.0 Aug. 2, 2008.

The Advantage of Integrating Investment Portfolio Management & Data Analysis in Excel

Successful traders and fund managers know that having instant access to historical and current stock, index, options, and mutual fund quotes lets them make better informed trades and react faster to…

Tagged: investment management, investments, investing

Started by Finance 3.0 Jul. 31, 2008.

What are Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs)?

Collateralized Debt Obligations or CDOs are financial instruments where cash bonds or loans are grouped together in a package and resold to investors. Alternatively, CDOs can be created synthetically…

Tagged: alternative investments, CDO, Collateralized Debt Obligatio…

Started by Daniel Chow Jul. 2, 2008.

Deutsche Bank's Alternative Investment Survey 2008

Deutsche Bank’s 2008 Alternative Investment Survey incorporates the responses of more than a thousand investors representing nearly $1 trillion in hedge fund industry assets and is the most extensive…

Tagged: investment strategy, hedge fund, hedge funds, alternative investments

Started by Daniel Chow Jul. 2, 2008.