A discount call warrant belongs to the category of exotic warrants. In general, exotic warrants are the securitized combination of various options and thus a further development of classic (“vanilla”) warrants. Structured products include strategies that are composed by combining financial instruments and derivatives. This combination allows investors to trade a complex derivative strategy in […]
An insatiable thirst for dollars, the race for the status of the global reserve currency and interest rates on the block chain. Many changes are underway in the structure of the global economy. Currencies, exchange rates and interest rates seem to be shaped by digitalization. We have seen an explosion in the demand for Stablecoins […]
Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – The 9’200 USD magnet Another week of very narrow trading ranges is moving in. The USD 9,200 mark acted like a magnet. The first three days of the reporting week were marked by slightly lower daily highs and lows. On Thursday, a brief outlier marked the week’s low […]
The three telecommunications companies Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone are working on a block chain solution to simplify the billing of roaming costs. The system should make it possible to generate roaming billing results within a few minutes. As part of the project, Spain’s Telefonica, as well as Deutsche Telekom, already contributed $13 million to […]
The five current technological megatrends in the banking sector include blockchain technology and the resulting cryptoeconomy. After initial hesitation about blockchain, most leading financial institutions now recognize the opportunities it offers. Last winter, the Institute for Financial Services IFZ presented the Banking Trend-Map 2019. In a professional article based on this, a focus on the […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – At the lower end of the trading range since early MayMonday began analogous to the previous week, after a brief Sunday dip below the USD 9,000 mark, with higher prices. The price managed to establish itself again well above the USD 9,000 mark and closed just below USD 9,400. […]
The unchangeability of the block chain ensures transaction security. An Israeli start-up wants to use “revocable transfers” to offer the senders of crypto-currencies the possibility of cancelling transactions that have been carried out incorrectly. According to Kirobo CEO Asaf Naim, the aim of the innovation is to make blockchain transactions as simple and secure as […]
The US-American online travel agency behind the expedia.com website will in future enable the payment of the more than 700,000 accommodations using crypto-currencies. A partnership with Travala.com has also been agreed. The company, which was founded in 1995 and has its headquarters in Washington, employs around 20,000 people. In the first quarter of 2020, Expedia […]
Payoff, the investor portal focusing on structured products, again presented the Swiss Derivative Awards this year. The most innovative products in various categories were honoured. A Bitcoin Reverse Convertible was chosen as the best product on alternative underlyings. For the fifteenth time, the Swiss Derivative Awards 2020 honoured the best structured products and their issuers. […]
