Category Archive: Market

Goodwill Hunting In Stocks and Bonds

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Was it the supermoon that I did not manage to catch last night ? And Robin Williams has departed from our world. I read a comment on Twitter about a Catch 22 situation… Continue reading →

Cold Turkey In The Arctic – Market Thoughts

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I am back after nearly 2 weeks cold turkey, without the internet and 3G. It has definitely made me smarter as I spent my time talking to various scientists on their areas of… Continue reading →

Strangers Gave Me 3 Good Reasons To Like Singapore

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It was not my encounter, but my dad’s. He was at an OPD, Outpatient Dispensary, which I still cannot differentiate with vis a vis a polyclinic, and during the wait was chatting with… Continue reading →

Guest Post : Negotiated Large Trades

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This is a good article written by a friend last year about Negotiated Large Trades (NLT) that is a facility provided by all exchanges to prevent excessive market volatility, that happens to be… Continue reading →

Why Credit Traders Like Fixed Rate Mortgages ?

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Tiong Bahru oozes that boho charm that Holland Village has long lost. And there I was, drinking a nice cold pint with my Big Kahuna friend, lost in an aimless discussion on mortgage… Continue reading →

Equity Wednesday : If You Can’t Improve Earnings, Then Improve the Earnings Per Share

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Share buybacks – boon and boon and boon. Earnings surprises are at a 3 year high at 70.4%  but nowhere near the 2009 levels where 80% of companies beat earnings estimates. And here… Continue reading →

Dividends Matter Too – Top Banking Dividend Stocks

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The market obsession is with capital gains for stocks, hoping to bag the next buyback hero of a company or a plump takeover target. Returns have been long forgotten and when we think… Continue reading →

Forex Lesson 2 : Manage your risks first

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A very good piece written by an old friend who is one of the best FX traders I know. ****************** Forget about the rewards and doubling your money in one year. Knowing how… Continue reading →

Nanny Markets : FOMC

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I am not sure if, like me, you feel like you are living in a Nanny marketplace because for weeks and months, I have been struggling to find an apt word to describe… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : The Truman Show

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It has been a truly strange week. What was supposed to happen did not happen – no Russia embargo, no China default. We had 2 new plane crashes, new historic highs in the… Continue reading →