The Decoder

By Minyanville Staff Oct 09, 2009 10:20 am

Complex financial topics explained.



The Decoder: Dark Pools
“Dark pools” sound sinister, suspicious, illicit and, well, dark. And that’s not what Wall Street needs to win over the public in the wake of the credit crisis.
The Decoder: Carry Trade
A bet that one depressed currency will remain low, or will even fall further. In that sense, it’s often considered the equivalent of shorting a currency.
The Decoder: Jobless Recovery
Unemployment remains high but there are signs the economy is starting to expand again. Are we in a jobless recovery?
The Decoder: The Price of Gold
The simplest explanation is that, as the most basic tenet of economics dictates, value increases when demand overtakes supply.
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