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Two Major Risks Investors Should Watch Out For In 2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023 - 5:49pm | 1253Prior to the beginning of 2022, the New York-based volatility arbitrage fund The Ambrus Group postulated a change in the market microstructure. In a video, the firm’s leadership said markets were fragile and traditional portfolio constructions such as 60/40 were suboptimal. “It...
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What Options May Have To Do With The S&P 500's Weakness — And Why The Sell-Off Is Orderly
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 4:41pm | 1447Friday marked the roll off of $460 billion in derivatives across single stocks and $855 billion of S&P 500-linked contracts, according to a Bloomberg report. What It Means: Heading into this event, market participants sought protection and were well-hedged. During this latest episode of...
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How To Invest Bigger In Bitcoin At Nearly Half The Volatility
Monday, December 27, 2021 - 1:05pm | 1648The speed with which volatility is realized, across markets, has risen. This is due in part to changing market structure; via a reduction in rates and market stabilization programs, participants have been induced to take on more interest rate and equity market risk. In the face of prevailing...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For February 6, 2021
Friday, February 5, 2021 - 5:37pm | 1508'This Is Not The Market Participant's Problem': Volatility Arbitrage Trader Talks GameStop, Market Microstructure, Regulation The dynamics that transpired in GameStop can be traced back to factors like Federal Reserve stabilization efforts and low rates, which incentivize risk taking...
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Fintech Focus For February 2, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:38pm | 1809Quote To Start The Day: “This is not the market participants' problem, they paid to play. It’s the broker’s problem, from an operational standpoint, to make sure that these things are in check.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: Year 2021 will be all about...
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'This Is Not The Market Participant's Problem': Volatility Arbitrage Trader Talks GameStop, Market Microstructure, Regulation
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:13pm | 1560In 2019, former financial professional Keith Gill, who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on Reddit, began a movement that pushed GameStop Corporation’s (NYSE: GME) stock price as high as $513.12 in premarket trade Jan. 28, after which numerous brokers made the controversial decision to...