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June 16, 2011
OFAC Money Laundering
June 15, 2011
Requirements for Energy Risk Professional (ERP Exam)
June 15, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Storage, Convenience Yield, and Commodity Prices
June 13, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Basics of Bond Funds
June 13, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Loan-only Credit Default Swaps
June 13, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Types of Bond Funds
June 12, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Regulation of Commodity Markets
June 10, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Commodity Markets: Price Discovery, Price Risk Management and Regulation
June 10, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Types of Markets for Commodity Trading
June 6, 2011 · Financial Analysis
Become a Certified QuickBooks Consultant (CQC)
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Commodity Markets - Types of Commodities
Typically, there are different types of commodities which are popularly acceptable as tradable with a time value across the global markets.
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Commodity Traders and Future Value
The traders in commodity markets for different commodities are of two types.
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Defining Commodities
Commodities are typically the products which are extracted out of natural resources in short supply on earth.
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Defining Stock Warrants
Warrants are a good alternative investment vehicle for investors. Investors can make it a part of their investment portfolio to allow the leverage of having diversity in their portfolio.
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Investing in Warrants
Learn about how warrants are valued, why invest in warrants, and the risk and reward profile of warrants.
June 5, 2011 · Securities & Markets
Types of Stock Warrants
Warrants and call warrants are subdivided into two classes based on their style to exercise such a right for conversion to equity shares. – either American or European.
May 31, 2011
Preparing Your Clients for Higher IRS Due Diligence Standards
Under the revised Circular 230 requirements that govern a CPA's and Enrolled Agent's practice before the IRS, accounting and tax professionals will need to do more due diligence than ever before.
May 23, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Modified Duration of a Bond
Modified duration indicates the percentage change in the price of a bond for a given change in yield. It is a more adjusted measure of Macaulay duration that produces a more accurate estimate of bond price sensitivity.
May 22, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Calculating the Macaulay Duration Using Excel
This video takes a simple example and demonstrates how the duration of the bond is calculated using excel.
May 22, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Duration of a Bond - Video
This video provides an introduction to the bond concept and the steps involved in calculating it.
May 22, 2011 · Securities & Markets · Chapter
Properties of Duration
Now that we understand what duration is, and how it is calculated, let’s take a look at some of the important properties of duration.