NASDAQ Halloween Scare and volatility pumpkin spike
As October rolls to its end, markets have their own way of embracing the Halloween spirit, and it seems the NASDAQ-100 (NDX) has chosen a rather spooky route. Traders and investors are beginning to hear the ominous toll of “Hell’s…
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,…