Category: Fiqh

21st February 2019 Fiqh, Research & Essays M Q

Research Paper: Shariah Review of Hedge Funds

Hedging involves reducing overall risk by taking on an asset position that offsets an existing source of risk. Its strategies encompass a broad range of risk […]

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25th November 2018 Fiqh, Research & Essays M Q

Research Paper – Measuring Shariah Compliance in Senior & Subordinated Bonds

Bond investments are common, conventional fixed income instruments. The issuer promises to make regular interest payments to the investor until a specified date (the maturity date). […]

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24th November 2018 Fiqh, Research & Essays M Q

Research Paper: Shariah Analysis of Options Trading

This research has attempted to present an overview of options and how it operates in the conventional markets as well as a Shariah analysis. Options are […]

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20th November 2018 Fiqh, Research & Essays M Q

Research Paper: Credit Default Swaps: Navigating the cross-section with risk sharing

The market for credit default swaps (CDS) has experienced explosive growth in the past. By the end of 2007, the outstanding amount was $62.2 trillion, falling […]

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19th November 2018 Fiqh, Research & Essays M Q

Research Paper: Solving the Dynamics of Shariah in ETFs & ETNs

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were launched in the early 1990s, combining the features of mutual funds and shares. In their 25-year history, ETFs have become one of the […]

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