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The Gamification of Banking

Reynolds Holding

Stock trading has been gamified – transformed into a fun and at times casino-like game whose addictive potential captures the attention of consumers and revenues for brokerage firms. Thus far, however, little has been written about the gamification of banking – the topic of our recent article. [3] cities during 2019. [6]

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Let’s Stop Treating Crypto as If It Were Finance

Reynolds Holding

Policy discourse on this topic has centered around which – rather than whether – financial regulators should be in charge of crypto trading. The core assumption behind this view is that crypto coins are financial assets – like shares of stock, bonds, or commodity contracts – though particularly complicated ones housed on blockchain ledgers.

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The Storming of the Bastille: The Reddit Crowd targets the Hedge Funds!

Musings on Markets

As you undoubtedly know, the last few days have been filled with news stories of how small investors, brought together on online forums, have not only pushed up the stock prices of the stocks that they have targeted (GameStop, AMC, BB etc.), But what if you think a stock is too highly priced and is likely to go down?

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Data Update 4 for 2024: Danger and Opportunity - Bringing Risk into the Equation!

Musings on Markets

That said, and notwithstanding decades of research and debate on the topic, there are still wide differences in how risk is defined and measured. I am not suggesting that this is easy to do, or that success is guaranteed, but if investment is a game of odds, this can help tilt them in your favor. What is risk?

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The CFA for Investment Banking: Do the New Changes Make It Worthwhile?

Brian DeChesare

I’ve now been writing about finance careers for almost 20 years, and the topic of the CFA for investment banking never seems to die. I got so tired of these debates that I never planned to cover this topic again. I first criticized the CFA in a 2009 article , which generated a lot of angry comments. Not much has changed since then.

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The Current Securities Landscape of Cryptocurrencies and NFTs

Reynolds Holding

The value of assets on the blockchain has soared to billions of dollars, stored everywhere from Bitcoin to Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs to play-to-earn gaming. 2] The SEC has not and likely will not issue specific rulemaking or guidance on which cryptocurrencies and NFT projects fall within its purview, but caselaw on the topic is emerging.

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Back in the Classroom: Time to Teach!

Musings on Markets

Second, I learned there is some learning that is better delivered online, than in a physical setting, and I believe that there are some topics that I will continue to deliver online, even after this virus passes on. The place to start is with accounting.