August has been a turbulent month for financial markets, with volatility showing a spike. Recessionary fears and the tech slump mainly led to the volatility in Wall Street. At the beginning of the ...
Stock market volatility refers to how much a stock's price moves up and down over time. Picture a stock swinging from $50 to $80 and then plummeting back to $30 in a few weeks. That stock has high ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Volatility, a measure of an asset's price fluctuations around its mean ...
The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF offers 1.5x daily exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, suitable for short-term volatility spikes. UVXY is best used as a daily hedge or ...
Volatility modeling is no longer just about pricing derivatives—it's the foundation for modern trading strategies, hedging precision, and portfolio optimization. Whether you're trading gold futures, ...
The U.S. equity market landscape is constantly evolving. For example, in 2023, the total number of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) dropped to 181, down from 1,035. The Russell 2000 Index’s ...
The U.S. stock market is unusually quiet after a dramatic start to August, and that's making Wall Street panic - again. Stocks have rebounded quickly after a bruising selloff that shook up global ...
When it comes to choosing an index crediting strategy, there is no one-size-fits-all approach, according to Jeff Barnes, EquiTrust regional vice president. Barnes presented a three-step approach to ...