Hedging What Is It, And Its Uses In Risk Management The second of a two part article. Before I discuss the use of hedging to off-set risk, we need to understand the role and the purpose of hedging. The history of modern futures trading begins in Chicago in the early 1800s. Chicago is located at the base of the Great Lakes, close t… Read More

When your business grows to the point where it is ready to move into the electronic age, you should give some thought to opening a high volume merchant account to expand your companys potential. A merchant account will allow you to partner with a local bank or another financial institution to provide credit card pr… Read More

Its Time To End The Reign Of The Football Cheats Its Germany 2006, another World Cup and another outrageous exhibition of diving, gamesmanship and just downright cheating. The time has come to call a halt on this scandalous behavior and restore the image of the beautiful game. … Read More

America loves World Champions. Baseball has The World Classic, NFL crowns its version at the Superbowl, and the NBA finds theirs after a grueling season. However, this summer all these local events fade into insignificance when you realize that every country on this planet will be talking about, reading, and watching THE World Cup … Read More

Most people misunderstand poker. To be completely frank: most people only know poker from the low-stakes games they grew up playing with their family and friends. In these low stakes, home games luck often does play a much bigger role than skill. However, this isn’t real poker. The money to be… Read More