Archive for August, 2007

Where to invest in the United States and why ?

Look out for opportunities to invest in institutions that are in the business of super technology rather than investing in the contemporary business sectors.

The global economies have opened up and the geographical maps have been rendered redundant by the organizations who aspire to make their mark on the lives of individuals cut across various […]

Invest in the Emerging economies

Emerging economies or the rapidly developing economies as they are more popularly known are the investment flavor of the decade. What makes them so attractive a destination for investment?
The emerging economies are marked by high and sustainable GDP growth rate coupled with increasing opportunities available for investments. Much of this growth is fuelled by internal […]

More Hedge Funds might go down as the US subprime saga unfolds

The likelihood of more hedge funds cropping up their necks with heavy losses has gone up with the recent Goldman Sachs top up of $ 3 billion into one the hedge fund managed by them.
The hedge fund industry, in the recent past, has seen a growth trajectory unheard of in any other financial markets. However […]

Discount rate and Fed Fund Rate – US Fed Reserve

The Discount rate is the rate of interest at which the Fed Reserve lends money to other commercial bankers.
The Federal Funds rate is the rate at which the commercial banks lend overnight money to each other.
The commercial banks borrow money from the central bank against a host of collateral like commercial papers, mortgage […]

What is a forward booking in Forex – what is it & how does it help

Forward bookings are like forward contracts, the same as in futures and options (derivatives market).
It is an effective tool for mitigating the risks of exchange rate volatility. There are forward forex booking companies which book contracts with their clients for a fixed exchange rate for a particular currency. Such contracts are to be executed within […]