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Written By: Gillian White on April 26, 2012 No Comment

CME Group met lowered analyst expectations for its first-quarter earnings per share of $4.02, but net income fell 8.6 percent excluding the prior year’s one-time tax credit. Revenues and trading volumes also declined in the quarter.

Written By: Gino Vicci on April 18, 2012 No Comment
Deal with it: a veteran trader’s take on high-frequency trading

High-frequency trading has come under fire since the May, 2010 “flash crash” when the U.S. stock market sharply plummeted, then rebounded, in a matter of minutes. But one Chicago derivatives manager says the high-speed computer-driven trading should be allowed to run its course.

Written By: Dorothy Zhang on June 5, 2011 No Comment
Some terms you need to know to navigate derivatives

Derivatives can seem intimidating, but with a little bit of knowledge you can begin to navigate this important corner of the investment world. Here are some common terms in the futures and options markets to help get you going.

Written By: John Yoo on August 12, 2010 No Comment
Book Review: Traders, Guns and Money

Combining wit and humor, Satyajit Das shares some brutally honest yet enlightening insights collected during his 25 years in the derivatives market.

Written By: Maliha Sadiq on August 5, 2010 No Comment
Book Review: Liar’s Poker

Liar’s Poker is a highly entertaining book about Wall Street in the late 80′s, an insider’s view on how one of the most successful investment firms of that era operated.

Written By: Jason Shough on July 15, 2010 No Comment
Wall Street reform compromise passes the Senate, will go to president for signature

The U.S. Senate passed the Frank-Dodd financial reform bill aimed at preventing a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis.

Written By: Sonja Elmquist on May 12, 2010 No Comment
The devil’s in the details

In Richard Bookstaber’s 2007 recounting of every major financial crisis since the 1980s, the details are everything.

Written By: alexandra harris on May 12, 2010 No Comment
Book Review: F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street

"F.I.A.S.C.O.:Blood in the Water on Wall Street" is about Frank Partnoy's journey through Wall Street and what happens when derivatives creation gets out of hand. (image courtesy of Frank Partnoy)

Written By: alexandra harris on April 23, 2010 No Comment
Swaps industry told: you’re not to blame for crisis

John Taylor delivers Friday's keynote address at the ISDA annual general meeting. (Alexandra Harris/MEDILL)

“It’s amazing what facts can show and not rhetoric,” ISDA CEO Conrad “Connie” Voldstad said.

Written By: alexandra harris on April 22, 2010 No Comment
Alt-A’s, CDO’s and CMBS’s, oh my! Day one from the ISDA’s annual gathering

 

Panelists discuss the need for regulation during "Systemic Risk: Advances and Challenges in the Wake of the Crisis" at the ISDA General Meeting. (Alexandra Harris/MEDILL)

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