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Finance and capital markets
Options, swaps, futures, MBSs, CDOs, and other derivatives

Forward and futures contracts

  1. Forward contract introduction
  2. Futures introduction
  3. Motivation for the futures exchange
  4. Futures margin mechanics
  5. Verifying hedge with futures margin mechanics
  6. Futures and forward curves
  7. Contango from trader perspective
  8. Severe contango generally bearish
  9. Backwardation bullish or bearish
  10. Futures curves II
  11. Contango
  12. Backwardation
  13. Contango and backwardation review
  14. Upper bound on forward settlement price
  15. Lower bound on forward settlement price
  16. Arbitraging futures contract
  17. Arbitraging futures contracts II
  18. Futures fair value in the pre-market
  19. Interpreting futures fair value in the premarket
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Mortgage-backed securities