options – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Mon, 29 Apr 2024 19:00:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 The importance of understanding assumptions in financial innovation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-importance-of-understanding-assumptions-in-financial-innovation/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/the-importance-of-understanding-assumptions-in-financial-innovation/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2020 05:01:55 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-importance-of-understanding-assumptions-in-financial-innovation/ By looking at what went wrong with financial innovations of the past, investors can learn how to protect themselves and look for opportunities going forward, said James Weatherall, professor of logic and the philosophy of science at the University of California, Irvine, speaking at Canadian Investment Review‘s 2019 Investment Innovation Conference in November. As an […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/how-to-hedge-against-tail-risk/feed/ 0 Black Swan Bites Black-Scholes https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/black-swan-bites-black-scholes/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/black-swan-bites-black-scholes/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:39:51 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/black-swan-bites-black-scholes/ Taleb and Haug's paper worth a second look.

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