Tag: Alternative Investment Products

  • Why These Alternative Investments are Risky

    Here’s a look at three of the more risky alternative investments: Virtual Currencies — Virtual currencies like Bitcoin can look promising, and they’re novel enough that young investors may consider them attractive. However, it’s not likely that these currencies will ever replace national currencies entirely. They’re also not issued by any bank, nor do they have…

  • DTCC Forms Alternative Investment Products Advisory Committee

    Sixteen Industry Representatives Team with DTCC to Explore Standard Platform for Processing, Settling Trades of Alternative Investment Products The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced the formation of an industry advisory committee on alternative investment products to develop an automated, centralized and streamlined approach to the processing of these instruments. Comprising a cross-section…