Sentences with phrase «swap contracts in»

«While the CFTC does not have policies and procedures specific to virtual currencies like bitcoin, the agency's authority extends to futures and swaps contracts in any commodity... derivative contracts based on a virtual currency represent one area within our responsibility.»

This works with a secure swap contract in which different currencies now coexist in the same environment.

Not exact matches

In September 2008, AIG experienced serious liquidity issues (despite its $ 1 trillion balance sheet) when it couldn't post $ 20 - 25 billion of liquid collateral related to credit default swap contracts written by one of its subsidiaries.

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.

Still in early development, BTC Swap is planned to facilitate a variety of what Middleton calls «Zero - Trust Digital Contracts,» which recreate financial functions in software code by matching offered and desired transactions between parties without the need for intermediary institutions.

Clearing houses manage credit risk, acting as a middle - man in swaps and derivatives trades to guarantee the contract in the event that one of the parties involved goes bust.

To date, we have not engaged in any hedging strategies, and any such strategies, such as forward contracts, options and foreign exchange swaps related to transaction exposures that we may implement to mitigate this risk may not eliminate our exposure to foreign exchange fluctuations.

Mr. Salem periodically asks trustees and investment officers of these charities to imagine they can swap all their assets in exchange for a contract that guarantees them a risk - free return for the next 50 years, while also satisfying their current spending needs.

Derivatives, such as futures contracts, forward contracts, options, warrants, ETFs, and swaps are estimated by Jeff Desjardins of The Money Project to range in size from $ 630 trillion to $ 1.2 quadrillion.

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 differenceIn 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 differencein cryptocurrencies, other forms of cryptocurrency - related investment products are available to investors in Hong Kong, including cryptocurrency options, swaps and contracts for differencein 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.

NYSE Euronext became the first exchange to clear credit default swaps, in December 2008, on the Bclear platform when they launched credit default swap index contracts.

According to The Sun, United have offered # 25m plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a swap deal for Sanchez, while the Chilean international will get a # 350,000 - a-week contract and # 25m signing on fee.

The twist of Brown and a pick in a swap for a higher pick, I doubt that a team will offer that on a pick in the first three rounds given Brown's health and contract.

According to reports in Nigeria, the striker — who was named African Womens Player of the Year in 2014 — will discuss personal terms with the Gunners, and thrash out the small print of the contract, before deciding whether she will swap life in Merseyside for a switch to London.

If Mata's contract is not about to run out we would have to pay a lot of money to get Mata in a swap deal.

And to make that swap, you are giving up a valuable bench scorer on a reasonable contract in Morris, plus a really good young player in Rozier and the Lakers / Sac pick that is almost certainly going to be top five this year or next.

In addition, Lorenzo Insigne's recent contract dispute have led to a number of rumors including an Insigne - Icardi swap deal.

They got a brilliant midfielder (Henrikh Mkhitaryan) for a winger who didn't want to remain at the club (Alexis Sanchez) and had his contract expiring at the end of the season in a swap deal with fierce Premier League rivals.

(c) On September 6, 2016 the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced that arrangements had been concluded to recover the sum of $ 9.6 billion in over-deducted tax benefits from joint venture partners on major capital projects and oil swap contracts.

Wait, So they're telling me in those 46 seconds that this is a 4.3 - 4.5 dual core Tegra 2 device with a 5mp Carl Zeiss ffc with single LED / Xenon Front Light for nighttime ffc use in low lit areas and a 10mp rear autofocus Carl Zeiss camera that records 1080p at 30 fps with Dual Xenon Flash and Night mode, TV / HDMI out, HSPA + Capable, 32 GB On Board storage, Expandable Hotswappable SD Card slot, 2560Mah Li'ion Battery, QLED or Super PLS display and an interchangeable OS which can be swapped between Symbian 3, Meego or Android at any time, all with OTA Updates that don't require you to back up your data, Stainless Steel Waterproof Metallic design with an awesome build design and quality feel, all for a cheap $ 200 on contract?

I hope you're wrong about the data plan; but I've always planned on buying off contract and swapping in my phone sim.

According to data provided by CMA DataVision, the credit specialists, the 10 - year credit default swap spread — a form of insurance contract against issuer default — has risen steadily — from 1.6 basis points (0.016 %) in July 2007, to 16 basis points in March 2008, to 30 basis points in September, to over 40 basis points on October 27 — see the chart below for the spread history so far this year.

The fund's investments in currencies or Fixed Income Instruments may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements.

A total return swap is a contract in which a payer and receiver exchange the credit risk and market risk of an underlying asset.

Short ProShares and ProFunds should lose value when their market indexes rise, and they entail certain risks, including, in some or all cases: aggressive investment techniques, including the use of futures contracts, options, forward contracts, swap agreements and similar instruments; inverse correlation; and market price variance risks, all of which can increase volatility and decrease performance.

Single currency portfolios seek to profit by investing in a single currency through the use of short - term money market instruments, cash deposits, and derivatives, such as forward currency contracts, index swaps, and options.

In order to allow our clients to trade without interruption, AVATRADE swaps a matured contract price with a new one before the old contract expires and adjusts the difference in price between the 2 underlying contractIn order to allow our clients to trade without interruption, AVATRADE swaps a matured contract price with a new one before the old contract expires and adjusts the difference in price between the 2 underlying contractin price between the 2 underlying contracts.

Another common derivative used in a contract setting when trading are swaps, they allow both parties to exchange sequences of cash flows for a set amount of time.

THere is exposure to counterparty risk — the risk that issuers of default swaps that insure the MBS that Treasury proposes to purchase will not be able to honor their contracts — and in that sense, Treasury is assuming this risk in order to relieve the banks of it.

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).

This portfolio invests in derivative instruments such as swaps, options, futures contracts, forward currency contracts, indexed and asset - backed securities, to be announced (TBAs) securities, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, and certain exchange - traded funds that involve risks including liquidity, interest rate, market, currency, counterparty, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation, low correlation with the underlying asset, rate, or index and could lose more than originally invested.

It gains exposure to asset classes by investing in more than 100 futures contracts, futures - related instruments, forwards and swaps, including, but not limited to, equity index futures and equity swaps; bond futures and swaps; interest rate futures and swaps; commodity futures, forwards and swaps; currencies and currency futures and forwards, either by investing directly in those Instruments, or indirectly by investing in the Subsidiary that invests in those Instruments.

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.

Mr. Salem periodically asks trustees and investment officers of these charities to imagine they can swap all their assets in exchange for a contract that guarantees them a risk - free return for the next 50 years, while also satisfying their current spending needs.

Credit default swaps are insurance - like contracts that promise to cover losses on certain securities in the event of a default.

In contrast, our insured credit default swap contracts do not contain the typical CDS market standard features as described above but have been customized to replicate our financial guarantee insurance policies.

Interest rate swaps are entered into to hedge the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates or fair values of certain contracts.

In the event of a market crash, it can call on clearing members such as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs to pool their resources and fulfill swap contracts.

The fund you linked to uses swap contracts, which I discuss in detail below, to hedge against fluctuations in the EUR / USD exchange rate.

In these contracts, two parties agree to swap some amount of one currency for another amount of another currency, at some time in the futurIn these contracts, two parties agree to swap some amount of one currency for another amount of another currency, at some time in the futurin the future.

Few advisors have the time or expertise to engage in direct hedging via currency swaps or forward contracts.

The fund normally invests at least 80 % of its assets in a diversified portfolio of Fixed Income Instruments of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts or swap agreements.

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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates the trading of commodity interests, including certain futures contracts, options, and swaps in which the fund may invest.

Derivatives come in a number of varieties, with futures contracts, forward contracts, options and swaps the most common.

A fund that invests in commodity interests is subject to certain CFTC regulatory requirements, including certain limits on its trades in futures contracts, options and swaps to qualify for certain exclusions or exemptions from registration requirements.

Subtitle E: Additional Market Assurance -(Sec. 351) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) require energy derivatives to be traded on a CFTC - regulated exchange unless CFTC issues an exemption; (2) require CFTC to fix limits, with respect to energy transactions, on the aggregate number of positions which may be held by any person for each month across all markets subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction; (3) require CFTC to convene a Position Limit Energy Advisory Group to give CFTC recommendations on such position limits; (4) give CFTC exclusive authority to grant exemptions for bona fide hedging transactions and positions from position limits imposed on energy transactions; (5) revise provisions concerning bona fide hedging transactions; and (6) require CFTC to issue a rule defining and classifying index traders and swap dealers for the purposes of data reporting requirements and setting routine detailed reporting requirements for any position of such entities in contracts traded on designated contract markets, over-the-counter markets, derivatives transaction execution facilities, foreign boards of trade, and electronic trading facilities with respect to significant price discovery contracts.

Below Lawyer Monthly has some expert commentary, both in terms of pensions, market disruption and how contracts may now swap hands.