Publisher's Synopsis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This is a guide to investment funds and derivatives in the financial market. Examines the following investment funds: mutual fund, index fund, exchange-traded fund (ETF), closed-end fund, segregated fund, and hedge fund. Examines the following derivatives: option, warrant, futures, forward contract, swap, credit derivative, and hybrid security. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.
