Tag: securities

September 12, 2022

A short, or a short position, is created when a trader sells a security first with the intention of repurchasing it or covering it later at a lower price. A trader may decide to short a security when she believes […]

August 2, 2022

What Is a Paying Agent? A paying agent—also known as a “disbursing agent”—is one who accepts payments from the issuer of a security and then distributes the funds to holders of the security. Paying Agent Explained Paying agents are usually […]

June 17, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), which seeks to create a complete regulatory framework for digital assets. This is the second in a series of blogs […]

October 6, 2021

Liquidity gap is a term used in several types of financial situations to describe a discrepancy or mismatch in the supply or demand for a security or the maturity dates of securities. Banks deal with liquidity risks and potential liquidity […]

December 15, 2020

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review the issue of whether shareholders can bring class action lawsuits that allege securities fraud. In Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement, the questions the court has agreed to address […]

July 24, 2020

What Is Conversion Value? The term conversion value refers to the financial worth of the securities obtained by exchanging a convertible security for its underlying assets. Convertibles are a category of financial instruments, such as convertible bonds and preferred shares, […]