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Zero-day options and financial market vulnerability

BankUnderground

Their flexibility, low premia and underlying leverage appeal to all market participants ranging from conservative investors hedging against intraday market volatility to aggressive traders speculating for quick profit generation. The improved market conditions have encouraged both market participation and innovation.

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How Safe Are You? 5 Lessons from The Safest Banks

South State Correspondent

In this article, we look at those 150 safest banks to learn five connected lessons on how to create a bank that can withstand the next great economic downturn. Every bank in our 150 safest bank list is a capital generating machine because of earnings. This should be every board and bank CEOs main job.

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The resilience of small businesses: Insights for lenders

Abrigo

This article covers these key topics: Debt-service coverage ratios are steady. Businesses' working capital cycles are longer. Longer working capital cycles drive line utilization Businesses are holding inventory longer (81 days in 2023 vs. 72 in 2019) and extending receivables (31 to 41 days). Leveraged has improved since 2019.

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Current Loan Pricing Trends for 1Q 2025

South State Correspondent

In this article, we quantify commercial loan pricing trends from our Loan Command data that will hopefully help community banks price more effectively and win more profitable business. Why many banks assumed four rate cuts at the end of 2024 and start of 2025, the market, and hence most banks) are now assuming zero to two.

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Here Is How To Calculate Your Bank’s Cost Of Capital [Calculator]

South State Correspondent

the As interest rates go back up and volatility continues to remain high, banks’ cost of capital has undergone a significant shift up. Your cost of capital is essential to know for several reasons. Produce over your cost, and you will be able to attract more capital. Why Calculate Your Cost of Capital?

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The Status of Commercial Real Estate Values

South State Correspondent

CRE UNDERWRITING Recent data, just released from Real Capital Analytics, shows that since the start of the year (month-end April), commercial real estate (CRE) has appreciated 2.6% In major markets, this appreciation has been closer to 4.9%, and in secondary markets, price appreciation has been 1.5%.

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You Need to Understand These Reasons for Bank Consolidation

South State Correspondent

In this article, we break down the lessons from this long-term trend. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 enabled thrifts to offer money market accounts and expand lending powers, fostering competition with banks. and money market mutual funds were 13% or greater. In 1985, there were 14,417 FDIC banking charters.

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