Not exact matches
In July, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a bid by a firm called LedgerX to open a clearinghouse for crypto - currency puts, calls,
swaps and all sorts of
other exotic
contracts.
In addition, the SFC has noticed that with the growing interest in cryptocurrencies,
other forms of cryptocurrency - related investment products are available to investors in Hong Kong, including cryptocurrency options,
swaps and
contracts for differences.
Investors may be exposed to substantial risks and significant financial losses in trading cryptocurrency futures
contracts and
other cryptocurrency - related investment products (eg options,
swaps and
contracts for differences), especially on unregulated exchanges.
As the RBA's operational target for monetary policy and the reference rate for OIS (overnight index
swap) and
other financial
contracts, the cash rate is the risk - free interest rate benchmark for the Australian dollar.
For example, if Bitcoin is not a currency, then Bitcoin forwards and Bitcoin
swaps that involve the exchange of Bitcoin for another currency will not fall under the statutory definitions of the more lightly regulated foreign exchange forwards or foreign exchange
swaps.10 Likewise, retail trading of Bitcoin derivatives will be limited to designated
contract markets, rather than subject to the retail foreign exchange dealer regulations.11 Treating Bitcoin as a commodity that is not a currency dovetails with the stances taken by
other U.S. regulators such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)(virtual currency does not have all of the attributes of real currency) 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Bitcoin investments are investment
contracts because Bitcoin is a form of money) 13 and the Internal Revenue Service (treating Bitcoin as property for tax purposes).14
Among
other findings, the CFTC Order found that from at least March 2014 through July 2014, Coinflip operated a facility for the trading of
swaps without registering as a
swap execution facility (SEF) 4 or a designated
contract market.5
An individual who purchases or sells any futures
contracts, options on futures or
swaps on any
contract market for any
other person
If I am a counterparty to a
contract (
swap, cds etc.) with an entity that went bankrupt and I am due some payment, how «senior» is my claim (amongst the
other creditors where do I rank)?
In his 2008 letter, Buffett disclosed that Berkshire was a party to 251 derivative
contracts consisting of equity puts, credit default
swaps, and
others.
The LIBOR is frequently the basis of investments including interest
swap agreements (two parties agree to pay each
other's interest based on an imaginary amount of money, or principal), bonds with a variable interest yield, and forward
contracts (investors use these to hedge risk based on what they believe interest rates will be at a specific time in the future).
In the platform, you can assign role - based managers (e.g. accountants, administrators, dealers, risk managers, etc.) as well as effectively control trade conditions, such as margin requirements,
contract terms, credit limits,
swaps, trade sessions, spreads, markups, commissions, and
other trading parameters.
The non-U.S. currency hedging transactions will involve using derivatives such as options, futures, forward
contracts,
swaps and
other similar instruments.
To reduce the indirect effects of such receivership on
other institutions, it would be helpful to legislate a restriction on the use of credit default
swaps (essentially insurance
contracts against the failure of a company's bonds), requiring that such
swaps may be used for bona - fide hedging purposes only.
mREITs typically manage and mitigate risk associated with their short - term borrowings through conventional, widely - used hedging strategies, including interest rate
swaps, swaptions, interest rate collars, caps or floors and
other financial futures
contracts.
The Fund may also engage in
other currency transactions such as currency futures
contracts, currency
swaps, options on currencies, or options on currency futures, or it may engage in
other types of transactions, such as the purchase and sale of exchange - listed and OTC put and call options on securities, equity and fixed - income indices and
other financial instruments; and the purchase and sale of financial and
other futures
contracts and options on futures
contracts.
The
swaps are short - term, usually two business days, and, when the time expires, the profit of one counterparty and the loss of the
other are settled according to the difference between the
contracted bitcoin price and the valuation price of the Tera Bitcoin Price Index at 5:00 pm EST..
mREITs typically manage and mitigate risk associated with their short - term borrowings through conventional, widely - used hedging strategies, including interest rate
swaps, swaptions, interest rate collars, caps or floors and
other financial futures
contracts.