Documents tagged "Santander"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024271.txt
This document discusses the growing interest and adoption of blockchain technology among key figures in the tech industry, such as Bill Gates, Ben Bernanke, Eric Schmidt, Milton Friedman, Peter Thiel, and Al Gore. It also mentions companies like NASDAQ, Citi, Santander, and PayPal that are exploring and implementing blockchain technology in their operations. The document highlights the potential of blockchain to revolutionize various industries and improve efficiency, security, and transparency in financial transactions.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_014972.txt
The document discusses equity volatility insights with a focus on the European Union and United States' equity markets. It suggests monetizing correlation through EU bank dispersion and extracting alpha from summer SPX range as policy and positioning create a "collar" equities. The report also recommends buying in-the-money down and out puts on the S&P, and position for greater dispersion in EU bank sector returns by buying a Dec17 call on an equally-weighted basket of Santander, BNP, ING, Intesa, and Deutsche Bank while selling worst-of calls. The report emphasizes that monetary policy is likely not supportive of substantial equity upside but the "Yellen put" still exists with a lower strike.