An introduction to the Sales & Trading division
The sales and trading division of an investment bank is a front-office role and is more commonly known as the global markets division,...
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Feb 193 min read
How safe are bond investments
Bonds are a fixed income instrument which involves an issuer (usually a government or a business) owing an investor a set amount of money...
Feb 193 min read
Is this the end or the beginning of the Prop Trading industry?
In a significant development that has sent ripples through the world of proprietary (prop) trading, MetaQuotes, the developer behind the...
Feb 142 min read
Apple’s Hidden Acquisitions
Developments in AI have rapidly increased over the past few years, leading to a greater understanding of its capabilities amongst the...
Feb 54 min read
Are Bonds Terrible Investments?
As a type of fixed-income security, bonds might give you the impression of safety and stability—they usually just pay you the agreed...
Feb 52 min read
Charting a New Course: BlackRock's GIP Deal and the Changing Landscape of Private Capital"
BlackRock, the global asset management giant, recently unveiled its strategic move to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for...
Feb 54 min read
Magnificent or Overrated: How Have the MAG7 Performed?
2023 was certainly an incredible year for the Magnificent 7 (MAG 7) stocks of Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, and...
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Market Roundup
Company Spotlight On Friday, lithium prices in China drastically fell by 30% to $61,795 per tonne, which left many investors puzzled....
Feb 12, 20233 min read
Market Roundup
As we approach next week’s critical Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, a measure of inflation, markets have understandably been very...
Dec 11, 20223 min read
Market Roundup
Carvana Bankruptcy risk rises for Carvana.Co (NYSE: CVNA) as stocks closed last Friday at $8.06 per share, down 3.1%. More strikingly,...
Nov 27, 20224 min read
Market Roundup
Stock Spotlights: Manchester United (MANU) The recent increase in Manchester United's (MANU) stock price was sparked by rumours of a...
Mar 6, 20225 min read
Market Roundup
Spotlight on company - Sberbank Sberbank is a financial services company headquartered in Moscow, Russia and is Russia’s and Eastern...
Feb 6, 20223 min read
Market Roundup
Company Focus Netflix Inc’s. (NFLX) share price has plunged in January 2022, slipping 36% since the new year. This comes as a contrast to...
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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Spotlight on a company – Nordstrom US luxury department store chain Nordstrom plunged 25% on Wednesday 23rd November following poor...
Nov 14, 20213 min read
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Spotlight on a Company – Pfizer Inc Pfizer Inc (PFE) share price soared this week by over 10%, closing on Friday at 11.13. This followed...
Oct 31, 20213 min read
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Spotlight on a Company NatWest struggled with their share price this week despite a surge in profits in the third quarter. They set aside...
May 2, 20215 min read
Market Roundup
Overview A slew of better than expected Q1 reports from industry titans bolstered US and UK markets with weekly changes of 0.26% And...
May 2, 20213 min read
Spending Our Way Out
The allure of reinvention and the promise of a better tomorrow is one that most of us have held on to at different stages of the past...
May 2, 20213 min read
5G – A Technology Update
The world of communication has come a long way. We hear from our grandparents and see in movies how one person in the entire...
Apr 18, 20213 min read
ESG is not only about going green
ESG investing which is also known as impact investing may seem like the remedy to the fouls of capitalism, however, if it is not focused...
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