Learn what financial instruments are, explore major types and asset classes, and understand how they work in investing, trading, and portfolio construction.

The Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (JIBAR) is South Africa's key benchmark for short-term loans, crucial for money market activities in one, three, six, and 12-month terms.

The 2025 Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange and over-the-counter interest rate derivatives markets activity reveals that trading in FX markets reached $9.6 trillion per day in April of ...

Interest rates affect many of Americans’ financial moves, yet you might not really know how they work. You’re probably most familiar with interest rates as the figure that makes your credit card bills ...

NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Conflicting signals from the Federal Reserve on the timing and magnitude of U.S. interest rate cuts have accelerated hedging flows into swaptions and derivatives tied to ...

The post-pandemic trading bonanza reached new heights in 2025 as investors reacted to a stream of news, from US president Donald Trump’s trade policies and the AI boom to the prospect of a new Federal ...