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Applications for Financial Futures (Spanish version)
Mason, Scott P.; Durdan, Sally E.Case HBS-220S05FinanceConsists of a series of four brief descriptions of the use of financial futures as hedging vehicles: a savings and loan hedging the rollover of three-month money market certificates with T-bill futures, a corporate debt issuer hedging the cost of a future debt issue with T-bond futures, an equity investor hedging a decline in the market, and an example of a company with a natural interest rate hedge on its balance sheet. The examples describe the...Starting at €8.20
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Mortgage credit
Baldé, J.; Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-302-EFinanceThe note sketches the main features of the mortgage market in Europe, paying attention to the following concepts: housing and mortgage market, market structure, distribution, product range, price, financing and evaluation. Special attention is given to the differences between the Spanish "cédulas hipotecarias", the German "Pfandbriefe" and the Asset Backed Securities.Starting at €8.20
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Debt and money markets
Irazusta J. M.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-314-EFinanceStarting at €8.20
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Money and Capital Markets in a Global Financial System
Ortega A.; Sagol M.; Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-319-EFinanceThis note outlines the activities of the monetary and capital markets, in relation to both public and private issuances. It then goes on to analyze, in detail, the workings of both primary and secondary monetary and capital markets.Starting at €8.20
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Framework for Risk Management
Froot, Kenneth A.; Scharfstein, David S.; Stein, Jeremy C.Article HBS-94604-EStrategyIn recent years, managers have become aware of how their companies can be buffeted by risks beyond their control. To insulate themselves from such risks, many companies are turning to the derivatives markets, taking advantage of instruments like forwards, futures, options, and swaps. Although heavily involved in risk management, most companies do not have clear goals underlying their hedging programs. Without such goals, using derivatives can be ...Starting at €8.20
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Mutual Funds
Soley, JorgeTechnical Note FN-358-EFinanceThis note describes the main features of collective investment institutions, distinguishing between the financial and the non-financial variety such as real estate funds. The different types of securities investment funds are introduced: FIM, FIAMM and government bond funds. Their legal framework, tax treatment and supervisory bodies are discussed. Special attention is given to the balance sheets and income statements of the collective investment...Starting at €8.20
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An Introduction to Swaps
Martínez Abascal, Eduardo; O'Reilly T.Technical Note FN-367-EFinanceConcept of swap. How it works. Different kinds of swaps. Volumes traded in swaps. Uses of swaps. The note is very elemental and easy; it provides examples to follow the exposition of concepts.Starting at €8.20
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Money and Debt Markets - Exercise
Martínez Abascal, EduardoExercise FE-28-EFinanceThis problem Set complements the Technical Note Money and Debt Markets (FN-314). It consists on short questions about main financial products (characteristics, tax treatment, etc.), use of the products and an introduction to interest yield curve and its implications for investment decissions.Starting at €8.20
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Interest rate swaps pricing
O'Reilly T.; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTechnical Note FN-392-EFinanceBasic steps to price an interest rate swap, including an example based on real market data: yield curve, discount factors for floating and fixed payments, forward rates for floating payments, calculation of payments.Starting at €8.20
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Editorial Pirineos (B)
Soley, JorgeCase F-632-EFinanceThe case takes a close look at the bank-company relationship, highlighting the need for balance and for both parties to benefit. Particular emphasis is placed on the need for the relationship to be based on long-term considerations, regardless of economic fluctuations that may favour one or other of the parties in the short term. The case also introduces two alternative sources of non-bank short-term finance: factoring and confirming.Starting at €5.74