At the Marketplace Whiteboard, Paddy Hirsch explains re-hypothecation. The term found its way into the news with coverage of the MF Global Holdings bankruptcy. Hirsch warns us not to be fooled into thinking that it is some sort of special, magical tool, just because some traders came up with a strange name for the practice:
Re-hypothecation from Marketplace on Vimeo.
Meanwhile, the bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings could have a lasting impact on commodities markets. And that is hitting some American farmers, according to Jeremy Bernfeld and Eric Durban of Harvest Public Media. Read MF Global case leaves cloud over commodities markets here.
Posted
01-05-2012 7:47 AM
by
Graham Griffith
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