Capital Market Journal

Capital Markets are the cornerstone foundation of economies

The Current State of Hedge Funds’ Leverage and Implications for Big Banks

Hedge funds, known for their aggressive and often highly speculative investment strategies, have leveraged their portfolios to extraordinary levels in recent years. Hedge fund leverage has surged to an unprecedented $28 trillion, marking a significant risk factor within the financial system.

Extracting Market Performance and Volatility Patterns of Blue-Chip Stocks and the FTSE100 Index

Samples of FTSE100 blue chip stocks and the FTSE100 index have been elaborated to understand the stocks’ returns and the index returns since 2010 up to date. A wide variety of descriptive statistics and volatility measures have been assembled, meanwhile,…