Tag Archives: Financial leverage

Hedge funds

Hedge funds This article written by Akshit Gupta (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2019-2022) presents the role and functioning of a Hedge fund. Introduction Hedge funds are actively managed alternative investment vehicles that pools in money from several investors … Continue reading

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Financial leverage

Financial leverage In this article, Shruti CHAND (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2022) elaborates on the concept of financial leverage. This read will help you get started with understanding financial leverage and understand its impact … Continue reading

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Film analysis: The Big Short

Film analysis: The Big Short Foreward A pervasive moral stigma follows the financial sector, which has a dogged reputation for unethical and illegal behaviour. However, the ethical lapses often associated with finance are not always intentional. Instead, a contributing factor … Continue reading

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Film analysis: Rogue Trader

Film analysis: Rogue Trader This article written by Marie POFF (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2020) analyzes the Rogue trader film and explains the related financial concepts. Based on a true story, ‘Rogue Trader’ details how risky … Continue reading

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Film analysis: Other People's Money

Film analysis: Other People’s Money This article written by Marie POFF (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2020) analyzes the Other People’s Money film. “Other People’s Money” is a film about a near obsolete publicly traded company, the … Continue reading

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Analysis of the Margin Call movie

Analysis of Margin Call movie This article written by Akshit Gupta (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2022) analyzes Margin Call movie and explains the related financial concepts. Margin Call (2011) is an entangling American drama movie based on the … Continue reading

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