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Zero-day options and financial market vulnerability

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Bowen Xiao Zero-day options have exploded in popularity in recent years, accounting for approximately half of S&P 500’s total options volume, a ten-fold increase from just 5% in 2016. They can be used to take positions on intraday market movements, or to conduct targeted hedging with a greater degree of precision.

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Climate and capital: some outstanding issues

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There is a lively debate about whether and how capital regulations for banks and insurers should be adjusted in response to climate change. Incorporating climate-related risks into the capital regime will require a reliable methodology to measure these risks. Marco Bardoscia, Benjamin Guin and Misa Tanaka.

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Capital One Will Triple Its Spending on Branch Optimization in 2016

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Capital One is known for being a digital company, and for its celebrity-driven marketing, but it’s also a bank with branches, and those branches need to be updated. CEO Richard Fairbank usually talks about his bank’s digital efforts when he has a good audience, but on yesterday’s earnings call, he Read More.

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Capital Float Tops Up Capital Raise

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India-based SME lender Capital Float has added a bit of funding to its books thanks to a $2.3 According to Capital Float cofounder Sashank Rishyasringa, the deal brings the total raised for Capital Float in 2016–2017 to $9.2 The company has secured significant venture capital, too. million through this route.

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Capital One Acquires Trade Credit Firm BlueTarp

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Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. In a press release , Capital One pointed to augmented B2B finance capabilities as a result of the takeover, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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CAN Capital Announces Another Leadership Change With New CEO

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Alternative small business (SMB) lending platform CAN Capital announced on Wednesday (Jan. CAN Capital added Siciliano from commercial financing company Marlin Business Services , where he served in a variety of roles, including CEO and chief operating officer. 9) that Edward J. The challenges are not isolated to the U.S.,

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Capital One Offers Free Business Credit Reports

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Capital One has announced the launch of Business CreditWise , an online tool that enables U.S. Business CreditWise is available to any business in the United States — not just Capital One customers. businesses to check their credit profiles.

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