Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Eric Yip came tantalizingly close to the jackpot on a bet that struggling malls would suffer sweeping losses. Then he got wiped out by “the widowmaker.” Half a decade ago, Yip’s hedge fund, Alder Hill ...

(Bloomberg)—Hedge funds and other short sellers are beginning to set their sights on a U.S. credit-derivatives index with outsized exposure to hotel debt as the pandemic sinks the hospitality industry ...

The CMBX.6. The acronym has splashed across headlines and become a source of controversy on Wall Street. It's such a popular trade by speculators placing bets on store and mall closings that shorting ...

If you're looking for a way to bet against the Chicago hotel market as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, you might keep an eye on the Hilton Suites hotel in the Gold Coast. The 345-room property ...