The rags-to-riches rise of a likeable billionaire (PDF 20KB)

It wasn't an easy decision when Peter Cruddas decided to take his London-based financial services company into the uncertain world of Internet trading.At a heated meeting in 1996, two of his three directors told him to abandon the foolhardy project...

Contracts for Difference: A sophisticated option for savvy investors (PDF 12KB)

Currently available to accredited Canadian investors, a “Contract for Difference” (CFD) enables trading in the market price of shares, indices, commodities, treasuries and foreign currencies...

The appeal of Toronto - HFM Week Canada Roundtable
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CMC: Toronto has been the financial centre of Canada for several years. As such it has the required critical mass of skilled and experienced staff in the trading, financial, legal and administrative areas to support the growing hedge fund industry...