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Algorithmic trading

Algorithmic trading, used mostly by institutional investors and large hedge funds, utilizes advanced mathematical tools developed by traders to forecast the most probable moves in the markets, and to initiate trades.

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Analyst

Analyst is an individual whose primary function is a deep examination of a specific subject. Precious metals analysts study factors influencing the price of precious metals by various methods and try to predict future moves. Some are more accurate than other.

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Asian fiancial crisis

The Asian fiancial crisis in the late 1990s with devaluation of local currencies caused unexpected havoc in global markets, with a domino effect, including a crisis in Russia, declines in stock markets around the world, and the fall and bailout of the U.S. hedge fund Long Term Capital Management (LTCM).

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Asset swap

Asset swaps are seen to be both cash market instruments and credit derivatives in the financial markets. They are similar in structure to plain vanilla swaps and the difference between the two instruments is in the underlying swap contract. Plain vanilla swaps exchange fixed and floating interest rate products whereas asset swaps exchange fixed rate investments such as bonds which pay a guaranteed coupon rate with floating rate investments such as an index. Asset swaps are used to alter the cash flow profile of a bond.

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