Derivative Securities

* Benchmark Hub at 2-1/2 week high * Prices rise above $4/mmBtu across most of the nation * Warmer weather on tap for much of the country By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. spot natural gas prices rose for the first time in three...

By Rachelle Kakouris NEW YORK, May 20 (IFR) - Investor demand continues to be focused on higher coupon paper in the US speculative-rated sector with the majority of today's deals (and those announced for pricing later this week) dominated by Single B and...

To earn a 6-percent yield in a world where safe investments pay 1 percent or less requires accepting significant risk. Many of today's best bets for high yield -- master limited partnerships, mortgage-owning real estate investment trusts and business...

How do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...

* Benchmark Hub well under recent 21-month high * Milder, spring weather blankets much of the nation * Gas futures rise after big losses on Thursday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. spot natural gas prices slid for a second straight...

* Judge finds fund not a customer under FINRA rules * Turnberry sought at least $13 mln in arbitration * Case focused on mortgage-backed securities By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc won an court order on Friday preventing...

(Removes "award" from headline) * Judge finds fund not a customer under FINRA rules * Turnberry sought at least $13 mln in arbitration * Case focused on mortgage-backed securities By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc won...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunTrust Banks Inc won a court order on Friday preventing a Connecticut-based hedge fund from moving forward with a $13 million arbitration over mortgage-backed securities. The ruling by District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in...

By Kristen Hays and Francesca Landini HOUSTON/MILAN, May 16 (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing recent improvement in the housing market....

* Benchmark Hub remains under recent 21-month high * Milder, spring weather blankets much of the nation * Gas futures sink after three straight gains * Coming Up: Baker Hughes gas drilling rig data Friday By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) -...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve bought $17.3 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from May 9 through May 15, a tad less than the $17.8 billion it purchased last week, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday. In a move to...

By Stephen Lacey NEW YORK, May 16 (IFR) - Tesla Motors on Thursday increased the size of its convertible bond and tightened price talk, according to two market sources close to the situation. The five-year convertible bond is now sized at $525m and...