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MEMX Stock Exchange (abbr. от Members Exchange) new competitor to NYSE, NASDAQ ?!

Major Wall Street Firms Agree To Launch A New Exchange To Compete With Nasdaq And NYSE On Monday, 7 January, consortium, bringing together some of the largest investment companies in the United States, announced plans to launch a new stock exchange. The site with the assumed name MEMX (abbr. от Members Exchange) should become a competitor of the famous Nasdaq and NYSE, offering more favorable trading conditions.

What you need to know about Ferrari before the IPO

The first public offering of the company is expected this Friday, its volume can be 1 billion dollars. Here's what an investor needs to know, to be fully armed. Ferrari, which in July presented plans for the placement of about 10% shares on the New York Stock Exchange, may conduct an IPO this week. 90% automaker belongs to the Italian-American concern Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE: FCAU). The rest are owned by Piero Ferrari, son of the founder of the company. IPO is part of a series of moves, designed to completely separate Ferrari from FCA, which plans to transfer the remaining 80% company securities to its shareholders. Ferrari itself will not receive any income from this - the sale of shares will be carried out by FCA. Expected, that the process will be completed by mid-October. Swiss financial holding UBS will act as global coordinator and bookrunner along with Bank of America, Merrill Lynch и Santander Investment Securities. Here are seven facts, things to know about Ferrari ahead of its IPO.

How hedge funds are managed 2.4 trillion. Dollars

A well balanced investment portfolio can consist of stocks, bonds, currency, real estate and that, what is called "alternative investment instruments" in financial circles. This last mysterious category includes (apart from other exotic) 10 thousand. hedge funds, who manage almost 2.4 trillion. Doll. assets around the world. Financial publications and gossip sections have been using the term "hedge fund" for years.. But how exactly do hedge funds manage to manage such an incredible amount of capital?? The answer to this question consists of complex calculations, stuffed with Greek letters, but for that, to understand the basics, PhD not needed. If you don't go into details, hedge funds use eight basic strategies: Long/short (Long/short) (25%): investment strategy of the first hedge fund, launched in 1949 by sociologist and financial journalist Alferd Winslow Jones, based on the idea that, that "short" sales (bet against market movement) balance the portfolio and deliver higher returns with less volatility. The increased volume of investments and the number of funds themselves negatively affected the effectiveness of the strategy, но она до сих пор остается наиболее популярной. Другая проблема – корреляция. Стратегия лонг/шорт работает тогда, когда недооцененные акции растут, и переоцененные – падают в цене. In a situation, когда рынок движется равномерно (how, for example, в 2011-ом и периодически – в 2012-ом годах), эта стратегия оказывается невыгодной.

LAZ : Lazard Ltd

Lazard Limited, included in October 2004 of the year, is an international financial advisory and asset management company, who in the development of specialized solutions for the financial and strategic tasks of clients.

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