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Trading volatility used to be the domain of an elite group of sophisticated investors but this year pension funds and even retail investors started snapping up the latest generation of products. It could...
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The dividend swap market recorded its most acute loss on May 7, providing an open door for hedge funds to record healthy profits. The market in dividend options was down 12% on the day and as much as 15%...
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