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  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Why ETF baskets are worth paying attention to

    An obscure but tweak-able mechanism within the ETF structure plays an important role in shock absorbing market volatility, argues a BIS paper. The question is, to what degree does it displace risk elsewhere?

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    US Treasury bond wobble heightens concerns over health of $21tn market

    Latest liquidity shock lifts pressure on American regulators to address market function issues

  • Saturday, 13 February, 2021
    Hedge fund chiefs to testify before Congress on GameStop saga

    Managers join CEOs of Reddit and Robinhood in committee hearing on stock market upheaval

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Markets InsightMichael Mauboussin
    How the parting of two market forces helped spur the equity rally

    Volatility boosts value of companies with options to invest in future projects

  • Friday, 29 January, 2021
    Equities
    Wall Street ends worst week since October amid trading frenzy

    Rally in GameStop and other targeted stocks feeds volatility in global markets

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Runaway Markets
    Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’

    Veteran managers warn over exuberance as stock valuations and other signals flash red

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    Market bubbles
    Snap AV: peak euphoria

    All-time highs.

  • Monday, 4 January, 2021
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    Investors wager on lower volatility this year after 2020 turmoil

    Hedge funds have crept back into the risky but lucrative ‘short-vol’ trade

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    News in-depthCapital markets
    ‘Just not functioning’: quotes from a tumultuous year in markets

    From the March panic to the stimulus-soaked rally, the coronavirus crisis left investors awestruck

  • Promoted Content
  • Saturday, 26 December, 2020
    News in-depthSovereign bonds
    What can go wrong? Investors’ views on the big risks to markets in 2021

    Against a rosy consensus, dangers lurk in inflation, a virus setback, and the sheer weight of optimism

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    Financial conditions loosen to levels hit before Covid roiled markets

    Swift action by the Federal Reserve reversed a dramatic tightening this spring

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Snap AV: has value been resurrected?

    “Darkness falls across the land. The midnight hour is close at hand . . . ”

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Hedge funds bet against lasting US election-induced market turmoil

    Firms wager that Wall Street expectations for increased volatility in months ahead are overdone

  • Sunday, 18 October, 2020
    Fund management
    EU sets sights on money market fund reform

    French and Irish watchdogs worried about how close products came to experiencing a liquidity crisis in March

  • Thursday, 1 October, 2020
    Asset allocation
    ‘Safety trades’ fail to offset stock market’s turbulent September

    Historic correlations broke down leaving traditional hedges useless as equities tumbled

  • Tuesday, 29 September, 2020
    Political risk and investment
    Fears of a disputed US election fuel market volatility bets

    Vix index futures rise further after Trump indicates he might not concede if he loses November vote

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Special Report
    FTfm: Fixed Income

    West’s easy money policy boosts China’s bond market; tricky times follow US corporate borrowing binge: vast Chinese debt market requires big reforms; going green on bonds is best way to change behaviours

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    IG Group Holdings PLC
    IG Group feels benefit of volatility and influx of retail investors

    Growing number of customers are trying to make money from large moves in the markets

  • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
    News in-depthHedge funds
    Market volatility brings vintage hedge fund strategy back to the fore

    Managers see convertible arbitrage trades prospering in strong year for issuance

  • Monday, 14 September, 2020
    Currencies
    Traders switch to FX after central banks numb bond markets

    Interventions made fixed income less attractive for short-term bets, analysts say

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    Fad for options fuels SoftBank’s ‘whale’ trade

    Fad for short-term options complemented the Japanese group’s outsized bets

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Markets InsightLaurence Fletcher
    Hedge funds need to deliver in their year of opportunity

    Volatile markets and differences between regions should make for a happy hunting ground

  • Monday, 7 September, 2020
    Markets InsightAndrew Parlin
    This US stock bubble could rank among the biggest in history

    Just like in late-1980s Japan, wildly exaggerated growth stories have forced up prices

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    News in-depthUS equities
    Gravity hits tech stocks after volatile week

    Lofty valuations take a knock after breathtaking rallies for Apple, Tesla and others

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    Equities
    Tech rout pulls Nasdaq down to worst week since March

    Sell-off continues for second day although Apple finds late buyers

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