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Valuation and Spreadsheet Schizophrenia Xenomorph's Brian Sentance says he's somewhat schizophrenic over the use of spreadsheets in trading, in particular Excel sheets managing the valuation of derivatives and fixed income securities. While they provide great flexibility, they have issues.
The King and His General: CSA Weaponry in the Battle for Alpha In the fight for performance, the PM who generates alpha is king and the trader is who protects it is his general. CSAs are helping those generals become more powerful and effective, TABB Group's Laurie Berke explains.
DON'T MISS Forex Derivatives Big, Risky Enough for Regulation Arguments in favor of a regulatory exemption for foreign exchange derivatives fall short, Stanford University's Darrell Duffie says. He explains why and offers a possible solution.
Top 10 IT Mistakes Hedge Funds Make With their focus - as it should be - on investing, hedge fund managers can easily fall victim to technology failures. Agio Technology's Christopher G. Carter offers a list of 10 potentially costly mistakes to avoid.
NRI: Chinese Securities Firms Now Pursuing Business Model Transformation
Chinese securities firms have started to diversify their operations in response to 2010 earnings deterioration stemming from fierce price competition in the brokerage business. Against such a backdrop, investment advisory services, which are being promoted by Chinese regulatory authorities also, have recently been in the spotlight. WHITEPAPER'>Brian Quigley.
Valuation and Spreadsheet Schizophrenia Xenomorph's Brian Sentance says he's somewhat schizophrenic over the use of spreadsheets in trading, in particular Excel sheets managing the valuation of derivatives and fixed income securities. While they provide great flexibility, they have issues.
The King and His General: CSA Weaponry in the Battle for Alpha In the fight for performance, the PM who generates alpha is king and the trader is who protects it is his general. CSAs are helping those generals become more powerful and effective, TABB Group's Laurie Berke explains.
DON'T MISS Forex Derivatives Big, Risky Enough for Regulation Arguments in favor of a regulatory exemption for foreign exchange derivatives fall short, Stanford University's Darrell Duffie says. He explains why and offers a possible solution.
Top 10 IT Mistakes Hedge Funds Make With their focus - as it should be - on investing, hedge fund managers can easily fall victim to technology failures. Agio Technology's Christopher G. Carter offers a list of 10 potentially costly mistakes to avoid.
NRI: Chinese Securities Firms Now Pursuing Business Model Transformation
Chinese securities firms have started to diversify their operations in response to 2010 earnings deterioration stemming from fierce price competition in the brokerage business. Against such a backdrop, investment advisory services, which are being promoted by Chinese regulatory authorities also, have recently been in the spotlight. WHITEPAPER</a>
