Traders are jumping in and out of interest-rate futures as they speculate about Fed rate increases
Category: Other Voices
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May
2017
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May
2017
Alternative Links: Remembering Long Term Capital Management
Amid an improbable level of calm in markets, it’s worth remembering what Victor Haghani, a partner at Long-Term Capital Management, said in early 1999 about the fund’s implosion, especially given that quiet markets are compelling trading strategies that capitalize on low levels of volatility.
28
Apr
2017
Weekend Reads: Income in America
This chart shows how weekly incomes for workers 25 and older vary by education level, gender, and race/ethnicity.
13
Apr
2017
Weekend Reads: Least Volatile Quarter
Stat Of The Day: 2nd Smallest S&P 500 Drawdown Ever (-2.3%) w/ $VIX @ 5-Month Highs
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.
05
Apr
2017
Alternative Links: Perception and Reality
The gap between perception and reality is often a mile wide.
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.
28
Mar
2017
Hedge Fund Best Practices
If you’re an advisor or manager, it might be worth your time to check out a new whitepaper out from CalALTs (formerly California Hedge Fund Association) titled, “Best Practices. Hedge Fund and Private Equity Operations” in conjunction with their AltsLA conference.
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.
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Mar
2017
Alternative Links: Human vs Robot
Only rarely — if at all — will the [outcomes] favour the continued employment of a man over a model of a man,” Technology outsmarts the human investor – (FT) When an institution allocates to a momentum strategy in the hope of cushioning itself from stock market downdraughts it is really commissioning someone to […]
