The Importance of Investor Education

Sarah Rudolph
Editor-in-Chief
In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Mary Savoie, executive director of the Options Industry Council and first vice president, investor education, for OCC, talks about the importance of investor education and how to become an informed investor. She discusses the role of the OIC in unbiased education for the complicated options industry. Education can lower barriers to options investing and boost people’s confidence, she said, and it is good for the health of the financial markets as a whole.
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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LIBOR
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority today issued a warning shot to financial firms on the benchmark LIBOR rate's planned demise, confirming a December 31, 2021 end-date for most LIBOR fixings, with only a few U.S. tenors given an extended deadline of June 30, 2023.
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BitGo
Six months after applying for a custodian license in New York, BitGo New York Trust is now able to hold cryptocurrency in custody for New York businesses.
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021