Janet Yellen’s nomination as Fed Chair offers an opportunity to remind us all that the Fed manipulates market expectations. A column in Slate offers 20 questions (and answers) to advise us what the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank is and why its chair is important. Questions include: what is a central bank, what are reserves and what’s the rationale for quantitative easing.
This content is for paid subscribers only. To gain access subscribe to one of our…
It is hard to find a seasoned investor who doesn’t believe the stock market is…
No one believes a financial disaster can strike… until it’s too late. That’s bizarre, considering…
The Options Industry Council is a resource used to educate investors about the benefits and…
The put-call parity is the relationship that exists between put and call prices of the…
“It’s not a stock market, it’s a market of stocks.” -- “Maxims of Wall Street,”…