People are buying stocks again, but are they too focused on low volatility?
High frequency trading and Twitter can prove to be a lethal cocktail for financial markets. It’s hard to argue recent market volatility triggered by a fake White House tweet didn’t get snowballed by high-speed computerized trading leading to a “flash crash” that briefly knocked $140 billion off the S&P 500, reports FT.com. High-frequency trading in […]
Canadian advisors predict volatility will return to markets, says survey.
The FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission have joined forces to deal with the threat of market manipulation posed by new computer trading methods.
Internal threats to Canada’s economic growth are expected to play a greater role next year, adding to the headwinds from Europe, the U.S. and China, say experts at Russell Investments in the firm’s 2013 Annual Global Outlook. “We have already seen signs of moderation in some of the country’s biggest housing markets,” says Shailesh Kshatriya, […]
Return rates may be unsustainable.
Our tools for forecasting and risk measurement cannot begin to capture black swans, says Taleb.
Though America is going through a substantial deleveraging process, it doesn't mean another recession is around the corner.
Few people know the best-kept secret of John Wilson, senior portfolio manager at Sprott Asset Management.
You can’t blame clients for being scared. The last 12 years haven’t been fun.