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Hedge fund

  Member (Account Deleted)    29 July 2008 at 12:11

Hedge Fund IndustryIn 2005, Absolute Return magazine found there were 196 hedge funds with $1 billion or more in assets, with a combined $743 billion under management - the vast majority of the industry's estimated $1 trillion in assets. However, ac



Options

  Member (Account Deleted)    28 July 2008 at 13:35

Options are financial instruments that convey the right, but not the obligation, to engage in a future transaction on some underlying security, or in a futures contract. In other words, the holder does not have to exercise this right, unlike a forwa



DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IFRSs AND US GAAP

  Member (Account Deleted)    26 July 2008 at 14:50

SOME KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IFRSs AND US GAAP General approach IFRS: More 'principles-based' standards with limited application guidance. US: More 'rule-based' standards with more spe