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Hi How can banks us options for hedging purposes? Do they buy/sell an option depending on spot market? Thanks for any advice

Sounds very promising. Which indicators are you using. MACD, RSI, stochastic??

Financial Institutions are largely exposed to interest rate risk. How is this hedged? Obviously they can use forwards/futures but how do they exactly hedge their risk. Ie. Do they look at bond yields to see if they are rising/falling and act upon that? Is it also OTC or ETD or can be both...

I need to concentrate on the uk sectors

Is there anyway I can check top perofrming sectors of previous stock market crashes?

try sharesectors

Thank you very much for that Bowball, that has really cleared things up!

Thanks for the Tripleogstar.

Chip shop - Very profitable depending on location, location, location

Money is the ROOT to all EVIL

Thanks for the help people, really do appreciate it, but it seems that I am far too vague. When I get the answers I am looking for I will post them up, while then feel free to add any suggestions/pointers. Thank you all!

A Dashing Blade, what is it with the 'judgements' I am asking a question, if you can't answer it then fair enough. But do not come out with stupid assumptions - 'lazy' - NO MATE, 'student' - yes about 7 years ago, 'essay due in today' - what are you on about. Back to the question, I appreciate...

GJ thanks for that. I know it is very brief but do they use puts and calls or do they use totally different instruments. Linear risk is difficult in practice (so I have read) but does this risk comprise of all total risk (ie. mortgages, credit cards, interest rates, saving accounts, shares etc.)...

Thank you very much for your responses. Sorry for my lack of knowledge on the subject, even though I have read a lot on the literature. I find it difficult to get to grips with. I would like to know two questions; What is the main (financial) derivatives markets that banks use to manage their...

Hi to all, I have 2 Questions which I hope someone can help me out: :confused: 1) What is the main derivatives market that banking institutions use? (Is OTC) 2) Summarise (and if possible asses) how a bank would use derivatives to manage risk. I hope I can get some positive feedback from...