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Understanding Basics of Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM)

  prasenjit nandi    25 January 2022 at 15:51

The stock market is essentially a marketplace where the buyers and sellers of stocks and other derivative products interact with each other and transact under certain rules and regulations that safeguard the interest of all parties.



What lies beyond LIBOR?

  prasenjit nandi    10 January 2022 at 08:44

LIBOR or the London Interbank Offered Rate is probably the widely used interest rate curve across various financial instruments.



Another "Big Short" - Mortgage-Backed Securities

  prasenjit nandi    13 April 2021 at 10:03

MBS or Mortgage-Backed Securities became infamous for their role in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. What seemed like a high-paying investment soon turned out to be a bag of shit that piled on until it choked the entire economy!



The Lending Dilemma

  prasenjit nandi    07 April 2021 at 09:58

On one hand, lending freely without providing a cushion can bring the bank's existence into question and the collapse of banks will lead to another crisis whereas on the other hand, not doing that will add directly to the economic crisis.



A Peek into Perpetual Bond

  prasenjit nandi    05 April 2021 at 13:32

Bond is synonymous with debt when it comes to investing. It is a glorious loan where the word interest is replaced with coupon and amount borrowed by par value/face value.