Discover how equity derivatives work, their uses in hedging and speculation, and see examples of these financial instruments like options and futures.

The first official stock market holiday in 2026 for equity and derivative segments will be Republic Day on January 26, 2026, ...

Private equity investments can offer returns that significantly exceed those from investments in publicly traded stocks. However, earning these higher returns depends on a number of circumstances, ...

As funds deliver mediocre returns and shed investors, the industry is struggling to unload 31,000 investments, an increase ...

Preferred stock is equity. Its shares represent an ownership stake in a company just like common stock but preferred stock normally has a fixed dividend payout as well. Some call preferred stock a ...

For many founders, building and selling a successful venture-backed company for cash is the ultimate goal. However, the reality is that some companies will instead receive an equity-funded acquisition ...

Stock returns come from earnings, which are company profits trickled down to investors as dividends. From 1970 until today, dividends make up close to 70% of equity returns in the S&P 500 Index. Tim ...

Employers are thinking about long-term strategies for attracting and retaining workers without dipping into their cash flow, and they’re reaching back into their late 1990s bag of compensation tricks.

When staff receive equity as compensation, they may leave value on the table because they don't have a structured plan or guidance on how to use the equity.

Solid approach to covered calls still carries long-term costs. Our research team assigns Silver ratings to strategies that they have a high conviction will outperform the relevant index, or most peers ...

Solid approach to covered calls still carries long-term costs. Our research team assigns Bronze ratings to strategies they’re confident will outperform a relevant index, or most peers, over a market ...