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How to Use Swaps to Hedge Interest Rate and Inflation Risk in Muni Bond Portfolios

For investors looking to diversify their portfolios with potentially lower risk, municipal (muni) bonds are becoming an increasingly attractive investment option. In this blog, we explain how muni bond investors can use swaps to hedge their exposure to interest rate fluctuations and inflation expectations, which have been the main drivers of muni bond market performance in 2024.

Assessing the Rise in Popularity of Zero Day Options

Zero-Day-to-Expiry (0DTE) options have surged in popularity as of late, now exceeding 40% of daily trading volumes in S&P 500-linked options. However, these same-day options have prompted debate amongst capital markets participants.

September 7, 2023

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Investigating Banks’ Slow but Steady Path to Cloud Adoption

The cloud is one of technology’s great innovations, enabling banks to wrangle vast amounts of data and comply with onerous financial regulations. While at one time firms had concerns over the security of the cloud, now it is regarded as highly secure with clear advantages over on-premise systems.

August 23, 2023

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Turbocharge Your Valuation and Risk Technology

3 Ways to Optimize Risk Management in Unpredictable Markets

The capital markets continue to be hit hard with soaring inflation, geopolitical tensions and climbing interest rates. With all the unpredictability at hand, how can market participants stay competitive?

August 4, 2023

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Empowering Women in Finance with a $20,000 Scholarship Award

In an industry where women are still underrepresented in top leadership positions, FINCAD, a Numerix company, is stepping up to make a difference. Our annual Women in Finance Scholarship is an initiative aimed at supporting and empowering women pursuing advanced degrees in finance.

July 20, 2023

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ChatGPT: Does it have a place in the Capital Markets?

ChatGPT is the powerful AI chatbot that has received loads of attention since it hit the scene in November 2022. But does it have a place in the capital markets? Can financial firms successfully leverage ChatGPT in their technologies and workflows, and if so, how?

July 13, 2023

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