Help me with my work.

**Barbarossa** · 06-26-2007, 03:31 PM

I killed BawA and ate his brains and now I know everything that is going to happen after it happens

**jimbo12345** · 06-26-2007, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Biggles

Originally Posted by jimbo12345

yes and fixed income! mainly from investment managers/brokers/dealers side. Need to know what post-trade/pre-settlement means in this context, how it works, why they do it. Just an overview or some good sites to give me a starting place.

There are many sites dealing with this and would probably provide a faster over view than my typing out a long screed.

Key search words would be

Derivatives
Financial Instruments
Currency Hedges
Exchange Rate derivatives
Interest Rate derivatives

Put very simply one can agree a fixed rate deal on any commodity (including currency) but very often such a deal will be subject to currency fluctuations. This can occur after the deal conclusion but before the settlement date (when you have to pay). The settlement date may not be long after the deal but such are the volumes involved and the fluctuations in the market that even a small shift between two currencies can represent a significant gain or loss. Fixed rate takes this on the chin but a hedge seeks to mitigate these fluctautions. Hedging is primarily a Risk management tool although some see it as a way of playing the market. Business Treasury functions sometimes undertake currency hedges as a means of gainfully employing surplus cash - Currency hedges are typically short term deals so do not tie up business funds for long.

PS I hope you realise this has shredded what little street cred I had left.

Ok, this is a good starting point for me. I'm doing a project regarding software solution that aids the above. May i PM you sometime when i have more questions? I promise your street cred will remain confidential...

**jimbo12345** · 06-26-2007, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Chip Monk

And also you can now count.

I believe this qualifies you to be a poster in the Dingleberry Dick's topic?

1,2,3, shite, 7....am i in yet?

**Chip Monk** · 06-26-2007, 05:33 PM

If a software solution means people don't have to speak to Accountants that can only be a good thing.

**jimbo12345** · 06-26-2007, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Chip Monk

If a software solution means people don't have to speak to Accountants that can only be a good thing.

mmm...it's a way of making the post-trade operations and transaction processing faster and easier.

It's more hedge funds i believe, which i think is like a rich mans league of mutual funds?

I'll get some more info tomorrow, will let you know.

**Chip Monk** · 06-26-2007, 05:46 PM

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