Understanding
Practical Skills for The Practical Executive
April 5th, 2012
The ability to communicate and negotiate effectively can set a successful executive apart from a struggling executive. Every businessperson dedicated to achieving real success in his or her career must master business communication skills. Unfortunately, very few individuals are born with these skills. Instead of waiting to learn them by trial and error, motivated executives [...]
VIX – The Fear Index
March 30th, 2011
There is an index on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) that was started in 1993 with the express purpose of measuring the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index. It is commonly referred to the ‘fear index’ or ‘fear gauge’, as it represents one of the measures of the expectations that the stock market [...]
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