Stat Of The Day: 2nd Smallest S&P 500 Drawdown Ever (-2.3%) w/ $VIX @ 5-Month Highs
Category: Off Topic
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Apr
2017
07
Apr
2017
Weekend Reads: Homeless Gasoline Tankers
Three tankers holding about 1.35 million barrels of gasoline and alkylate, an octane-boosting component blended with motor fuels, are drifting with no instructions for delivery.
31
Mar
2017
Weekend Reads: The Artificial Intelligence Debate
Now, after many false dawns, an artificial intelligence technology called deep learning that loosely mimics the neurons in our brains is holding out promise for firms.
24
Mar
2017
Weekend Reads: Track Your Shirt’s Origin Through DNA
It’s a trust mark that is meant to educate the American consumer about the source of the material.
16
Mar
2017
Billionaire Investor, Millionaire Mistakes
If you’re looking for a case study of what a horrible idea it is to invest based on what billionaires invest in, look no further than Bill Ackman (head of Pershing Square Hedge Fund) and his disastrous Valeant trade. This week, Ackman finally got rid of his remaining Valeant shares, totaling roughly $4 Billion in […]
15
Mar
2017
Never Tell Me The Odds
Our un-scientific graph of how human’s perceive probabilities versus the actual probability of something happening are as follows:
24
Feb
2017
Weekend Reads: 7 Earth Sized Planets
At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius. Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.
17
Feb
2017
Weekend Reads: Eliminating “Sell By” Dates
But those are mostly wants. When it comes to needs, it’s a different story. Housing, even after the 2008-09 crack-up, is expensive. Rentals have gone straight up as home ownership has fallen. The costs of education have skyrocketed and show no signs of slowing. Medical and health-insurance costs are among the fastest-rising of all consumer […]
16
Feb
2017
RCM Alternatives Wins Best Introducing Broker Fourth Year in a Row
If you’ve been spent any time on the RCM Alternatives website as of late, you might have noticed things look a little different. We’re talking about a completely fresh look, designed purely with the idea of making it as user friendly as possible for potential investors to find an alternative investment research, stats, and a […]
10
Feb
2017
Weekend Reads: Treasury Price Differences
For example, a number of hedge funds will seek to exploit differences in the price of cash Treasuries and equivalent futures. That could explain large futures selling to coincide with buying cash securities — the net position is flat but it appears in the data as a short position. Hedge funds and asset managers take […]
