Futures The calculator was a major leap forward in trading strategy implementation, not just in terms of how it streamlined the work of professional traders, but in how it allowed non-pros to use advanced trading techniques. As we saw in our first installment in this series, the calculator soon was supplanted by the computer and purpose-built software that did the heavy lifting for you. Profit Taker was the first commercial trading platform that could backtest trading strategies, but it offered a single system for which the user only could change parameters. Westpac Internet Things you should know This information has been prepared by Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141, AFSL 233714 ('Westpac'). The exchange rates provided are indicative only as at the time and date shown, are subject to market movements and therefore change continuously; they should not be relied upon as an accurate representation of any final pricing.
The Stock Market, Canadian Stock Exchange Talking Trading Banks brace for derivatives 'big bang' - Apr. 7, 2009 NEW YORK (Fortune) -- One corner of the wild and wooly world of derivatives is about to get a little tamer -- and not a moment too soon for those who fret over the rising cost of bailouts. The banks that handle the bulk of the trading in credit default swaps -- the unregulated contracts whose misuse helped AIG (AIG, Fortune 500) bring about its own demise -- are adopting new trading and settlement rules this week in a shift the industry has labeled the "big bang." The changes will set new terms for credit default swaps traded on companies in North America, standardize payment schedules, or coupons, and eliminate clauses that would force CDS users to settle trades when a company does a limited restructuring under certain circumstances. Other shifts will streamline the process for settling the swaps in the event of default. The changes, which are due to take effect Wednesday, will push the market closer to that goal. Even so, it will be some time before the CDS market is all grown up.
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