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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, DUBLIN and TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FINCAD, the market leader for innovative over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives solutions, today announced it is working with KPMG LLP, the Canadian member firm of KPMG International and one of the top accounting firms in the world, to produce a whitepaper series on the basics of hedge accounting for corporate treasuries. Titled The Basics of Hedge Accounting, this educational series outlines the principles...

NEW YORK and LONDON, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FOREX.com, the retail division of GAIN Capital (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, today released its 1Q Markets Outlook report focusing on major economies' currency movements as well as across asset classes. In 1Q 2012, FOREX.com analysts expect worldwide economic growth to stall, increasing the possibility of a global recession. As a result, we foresee the USD becoming a global safe haven,...

LONDON, December 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Every year traders take time off over the festive period to see friends and family, leaving their accounts unchecked and vulnerable to stock market falls, particularly during volatile times. Thousands of accounts continue to run during this time and could to incur heavy losses if they are not managed appropriately. In order to minimise risk, traders can hedge their portfolios to protect themselves from volatile market...

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- US pension plans, endowment funds and other institutional investors are far less likely than their foreign counterparts to actively hedge against currency fluctuations, according to a new survey in the latest issue of aiCIO magazine. "The comparatively relaxed attitude of US institutional investors toward currency risk raises a number of intriguing questions," said aiCIO editor-in-chief Kip McDaniel. "For starters, it is not clear if some...

The Economics and Finance Sciences are two of the key sections in the Business category of the Economics Sciences Network Sciencia.org. The users of the website monitor 276 scientific journals publishing in these two disciplines which currently contain nearly 20,000 articles. (PRWEB) November 21, 2011 Sciencia.org is a new sciences social network established to provide the very latest news headlines, references and resources from scientific journals, books and websites worldwide. This...

LAFAYETTE, La., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) today announced financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2011. Some of the highlights include: Net daily production for the third quarter of 2011 averaged 34.2 MBoe (205 MMcfe) per day. Volumes were impacted by greater-than-expected downtime due to Gulf of Mexico (GOM) shut-ins from Tropical Storm Lee, Appalachian shut-ins from Hurricane Irene, and unplanned third party pipeline downtime in...

LONDON, October 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It can be risky for traders to put all of their eggs in one basket - particularly in the current, volatile market climate. For this reason, many investors choose to diversify their risk by trading across a range of asset classes and sectors - a technique often referred to as 'hedging'. Joshua Raymond of City Index ( http://www.cityindex.co.uk) explains how hedging works: "A good example of hedging is the price of the US dollar...

CALGARY, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Provident Energy Ltd. (Provident) (TSX-PVE; NYSE-PVX) announced today that it has updated its weighted average hedge price summary for NGL frac spread volumes as well as its summary of current financial derivative positions on its website at www.providentenergy.com/bus/riskmanagement/commodity.cfm. The updated information reflects Provident's hedge positions using forward market indications at September 30, 2011.  For the remainder of 2011...

CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), CME Group (Nasdaq: CME), Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO) Get the most recent insight from Zacks...

LONDON, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- GFT, a worldwide leader in online currency trading, spread betting and Contracts for Differences (CFDs), now offers European traders the opportunity to trade FX options using the DealBook® trading platform. GFT's FX options offering allows traders to speculate on ten of our most popular currency pairs, seek profit in rising or falling markets, gauge the riskiness of a possible option while potentially protecting earnings, and hedge new or existing...