Index Funds Still Growing
http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21700401-vanguard-has-radically-changed-money-management-being-boring-and-cheap-index-we
Author: RiskingTime
Comparing Crypto Margin Lending Sites
As the digital currency financial system develops, a new type of investment is emerging: margin lending. Currency exchanges have created platforms for their users to take out margin loans in order to make leveraged currency trades and the margin funding itself… Continue Reading
Coinut Vanilla Option Pricing
I’ve been scratching my head and asking my friends in an effort to try figuring out how the vanilla options are priced on Coinut. I made a calculator in excel, but my numbers were always off compared to what the… Continue Reading
Quick Review of Yubibao
Chinese bitcoin traders should be familiar with the Huobi exchange. It is a mainland based digital currency exchange similar to other exchanges. With Bitfinex offering user generated leveraged trading, Huobi has created a Hong Kong based subsidiary called BitVC and… Continue Reading
Bitfinex and the CFTC
Bitfinex recently paid the CFTC $75,000 USD related to a settlement between the US federal government agency and the digital currency exchange. A copy of the CFTC order can be found here. Bitfinex explains it this way: Today, the United States… Continue Reading
Airbnb in Lisbon
Airbnb faces a patchwork of regulations in the many jurisdictions where it operates. Some places are very restrictive, but some places are welcoming the innovative platform. Lisbon has emerged as a city that welcomes Airbnb and has created a regulatory… Continue Reading
Bitfinex Margin Rates
As the value of bitcoins dramatically rose near the end of May 2016, it tested other related markets such as the margin funding market on Bitfinex. Bitfinex is a digital currency exchange where users can trade USD, BTC, LTC, and Ether… Continue Reading
MGM buys half of Borgata from Boyds
It was announced yesterday that MGM Resorts International will buy the remaining 50 percent stake in Borgata that it didn’t already own from Boyd Gaming. This announcement had been anticipated ever since MGM regained a license to operate in Atlantic… Continue Reading
Augur Prediction Markets
Back at the dawn of Web 2.0, concepts of wikinomics and user generated networks like wikipedia were just emerging. I was very interested in these concepts. A platform called InTrade came into existence and I started making markets on this… Continue Reading
Nevada Setting Sports Handle Records with Apps
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/sports-betting-bright-spot-gaming-april