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How Cheap Gasoline Can Lead to Costly Insurance
With oil prices at 12-year lows, drivers are spending less money to fill their tanks. However, investors looking to insure themselves against the default risk of energy bonds are being asked to pay up. Rapidly decreasing oil prices have had a negative impact on the forecast operating cash flows of energy companies. As uncertainty rises,…
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Energy: Fueling a Race to the Bottom
While consumers may enjoy the additional purchasing power provided by a decline in energy prices, Energy sector investors would prefer that they had a little more pain at the pump. The Energy sector of the S&P 500 is having a year to forget. The index is down 20% year to date on a total return…
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Implementing Carbon-free Investment Mandates using Index Futures
Socially responsible investment mandates have gradually worked their way into the investment world. The most prominent example might be the divestiture of companies that are involved in the expansion of mankind’s carbon footprint, i.e. the Energy Sector. At the same time, there is often a need to use listed derivatives to achieve the investment outcome….
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