Derivatives
297 white papers and resources
Risk Library provides derivatives white papers which consider current issues and thinking, market conditions and how derivatives can be used to their best effect. In Business, a derivative is a form of contract where its value is derived from the value of underlying assets. Derivatives can be used to both hedge risk and for speculation. The most common types of derivatives are futures, options, forwards and swaps.
High-Performance Storage for AI and ML
It’s a highly complex question with a deceptively simple answer: How do you win with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance, computing-based analytics? Speed. Because the only way to stay ahead is to run more models with more complex algorithms faster than your competitors…
Deploy a scalable distributed file system — rapidly, easily and affordably
Eliminate the complexity, cost and delays of configuring a distributed file system from multiple components and manufacturers. Hitachi Content Software for File lets you design and deploy a leading edge file system — now.
Will the Russian gas crisis derail the EU’s climate agenda?
As Europe weans itself off of Russian gas, This Risk report asks whether the European Union’s climate and carbon agendas will suffer. Dramatic surges in European gas prices at the end of 2021 – and again after Russia’s invasion in February – have caused electricity producers to switch from gas to…
Active credit portfolio management: audiocast
In this Risk.net audiocast, Zoi Fletcher speaks to Biagio Giacalone and Alexis Hamar about how active credit portfolio management can be the linchpin of improved risk/reward ratios and how the efficient use of capital drives banks’ overall profitability. The participants were speaking in a personal…
What drives the convertible bond market?
This whitepaper looks at the key drivers that influence the convertible bond market and how it provides unique opportunities for both investors and issuers. The underlying characteristics of this security make for interesting and complex pricing and valuation dynamic. To make informed decisions and…
Take advantage of relative value credit opportunities with advanced bond analytics
This whitepaper explores the challenges of bond analytics and how access to the right analytics can provide opportunities for more comprehensive trading strategies.
Shifting Cybersecurity from Compliance to a Risk Focus
Cyberattacks have grown in frequency and sophistication, with 3,813 data breaches reported in the first half of 2019, which was an increase of 54% over the previous year. And in light of COVID- 19-related changes in workforce structure and an unplanned shift to remote work environments that might…
7 Steps to Performance-Enhancing ERM
Achieving best practices in risk management takes time and involves progressing through various levels. The important thing is that the three lines of defence are aligned around the ultimate objectives and understand their individual roles. There is an inevitable learning curve as management in the…
Integrated Risk Management (IRM) - The confidence to carpe diem
In a world that has changed almost overnight, businesses across the planet have had to adapt just as fast. Companies in all sectors have expedited their digital transformations across customer, supply chain, and internal operations by three to four years. To stay one jump ahead of the competition,…
Mifid II transaction reporting and risk management – The quest for quality
This report is based on a Risk.net survey commissioned by London Stock Exchange Group, which was completed in August 2021. The survey sought the views of firms that have a transaction reporting obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Mifir)