MEET ROB
Over the past 30+ years Rob has traded, structured and taught options on various asset classes. He worked for institutions in the Netherlands, UK and Germany and has distribution experience (meaning technology, legal, finance and compliance) to both corporate and private investors in various Western European countries and Far East Asia. Rob holds a masters degree in Financial Economics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is CFA charterholder.
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Option Tales : Cheap Options part IIII
| 07-06-2016 | Rob Söentken | Today in the closing part of Rob Söentken’s Option Tales: When buying options it is tempting to see if the premium expenses can be minimized. A number of solutions are possible, which I’ve discussed in four articles. You can read about choosing the average rate option (ARO) and […]
Best read articles of all time – FX Swaps vs Libor and EURIBOR: Arbitrage opportunities?
| 10-05-2018 | Rob Söentken | As we are getting closer to the end of the month, end of Q2 and end of H1 of 2016, it is interesting to see financial markets are maneuvering to get the right liquidity on board for the balance sheet. Or get rid of the unwanted liquidity. For firms […]
Uitgelicht: Staat haalt in 12 minuten €1 mrd op met heropening staatsobligatie
| 03-10-2016 | Rob Söentken | Het beleid van de Nederlandse overheid richt zich op het verhogen van de gemiddelde looptijd van de financiering. Van 5.5 naar 6.5 jaar in 2019. Het openen van een lange lening draagt daar aan bij. Toch vraag ik mij af waarom gekozen wordt voor het heropenen van een stokoude […]
Managing interest rate and liquidity risk
| 06-09-2016 | Rob Söentken | Funding is one of the key focus areas of a treasurer. There are numerous dimensions to funding: 1. Assessing amount and timing of cashflows 2. Arranging access to funding 3. Developing and implementing hedging policy 4. Optimizing funding cost and risk Assessing amount and timing of cashflows Assessing […]
FX Swaps vs Libor and EURIBOR: Arbitrage opportunities?
| 05-07-2016 | Rob Söentken | As we are getting closer to the end of the month, end of Q2 and end of H1 of 2016, it is interesting to see financial markets are maneuvering to get the right liquidity on board for the balance sheet. Or get rid of the unwanted liquidity. For […]
Talk of the day: German Bund Yield Below 0%
| 15-06-2016 | Udo Rademakers, Rob Söentken, Douwe Dijkstra & Lionel Pavey | For the first time ever the German bund yield hit negative territory. The ‘Deutsche Welle’ writes: “With the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union looming ever larger ahead of referendum in 9 days, global investors are increasingly fleeing to safe havens […]