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A vulture fund is a type of investment fund that specializes in buying debt that is in default, typically from governments or companies in distressed financial situations. The goal of a vulture fund is to make a profit by purchasing the debt at a discounted price and then either suing the borrower for the full […]

What Is an Impaired Asset? An impaired asset is an asset that is no longer able to generate the amount of cash flow that was originally projected to or is no longer worth the amount that was recorded on the company’s balance sheet. This can occur for a variety of reasons, such as a decline […]

Multi-regulated broker, FXOpen, has introduced commission-free trading on its suite of index CFDs. This follows a recent partnership with TradingView, which will provide traders with access to the well-known charting and networking platform. Read on for the details. No-Commission Index Trading Commission-free trading is available on positions placed on index CFDs through FXOpen’s ECN account. […]

Admiral Markets has introduced fractional stocks, helping those with a limited bankroll to invest in companies listed on the S&P500, NASDAQ, DAX40, and other popular indices. Traders can diversify their portfolios across different sectors and companies with a 1 USD/EUR minimum investment. Trade Big Stocks At Small Prices Fractional shares allow traders to buy a […]

A 130/30 fund is an investment strategy that involves a hedge fund or mutual fund maintaining a long position in 130% of its portfolio, while also maintaining a short position in 30% of its portfolio. The long positions are invested in securities that the fund expects to appreciate in value, while the short positions are […]

China’s financial markets are of interest to many traders, both foreign and domestic. However, China carries with it its own set of challenges, which we lay out in this article.   1) Real estate bubble and resultant debt problems In China, real estate is 25% of economic activity and 70% of savings. So the effects […]

Liquid assets are those assets that can be easily converted into cash and are used to pay off short-term debts. Examples include cash, accounts receivable, marketable securities (e.g., bonds, stocks), etc. Conversely, private assets represent ownership of physical property or rights that cannot be readily converted into money without a certain process. These include equipment […]

Leading indicators are used to anticipate changes in the economy, labor markets, or financial markets and can be used to inform strategies for mitigating risks. They are often economic measures that change before the overall economy begins to shift. For example, a rise in housing starts is a leading indicator of increased economic activity, whereas […]

The endowment effect is a cognitive bias where one is inclined to value what they already own more than something they do not own. This bias was first identified in a study by Kahneman, Knetsch, and Thaler (1990) titled Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect and the Coase Theorem. The study found that people placed […]

A bear trap in financial markets is when a security, or a market as a whole, experiences an extremely sharp decline but eventually reverses. Typically, these drops are sudden and steep, resulting in heavy losses for investors holding the affected assets. In some cases, bear traps can be caused by market speculation or news events […]