by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
What are the break-down costs of starting a hedge fund?Hedge funds have a reputation as an extravagant wealth creator for the managers of the fund. The managers generally receive a management fee as well as a carried interest on fund profits. If the fund is heavily...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
How Can I Start a Hedge Fund?Hedge funds have been extremely successful investment funds in the past two decades. These funds handle alternative assets not generally held by traditional funds, such as mutual or pension funds. Managing a fund requires a strong...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
[cite] Back to:INVESTMENTS TRADING & FINANCIAL MARKETS Collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) Definition A collateralized Bond Obligation (CBO) refers to an investment-grade asset that is backed by assets that are not investment-grade, otherwise called junk bonds....
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
[cite] Back to:INVESTMENTS TRADING & FINANCIAL MARKETS Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedure Number (CUSIP) Definition This is a nine-character alphanumeric code used to identify a North American financial security for the clearance and settlement...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
[cite] Back to:INVESTMENTS TRADING & FINANCIAL MARKETS Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Definition The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is a federal agency in the United States charged with regulating and overseeing trade activities in the...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets
[cite] Back to:INVESTMENTS TRADING & FINANCIAL MARKETS Downtick (Financial Markets) Explained When a financial instrument sells at a lower price than the previous transaction, it is called the downtick. It happens when a stocks price decreases from the preceding...
