Something’s afoot with interest rates. At least that’s what option market makers are telling us. Take a look at the expense trend for calls and puts on 10-year Treasury futures.
If you compare the volatility assumption embedded in T-note options...
You may need some Dramamine - or just a stiff drink - if you've been following the equity markets the past week. After metronomically lulling us to sleep for most of the year with low volatility, and predictable "mini-dips" of 3-4% followed by...
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Janus Capital Group Inc, fresh from hiring bond star Bill Gross, said on Monday it planned to make its first foray into the booming exchange-traded funds space through the acquisition of VelocityShares parent, VS Holdings Inc...
Alt ETF of ALT ETFs
ProShares has partnered with Morningstar to launch an alternative investments ETF that is meant to be a one-stop diversified portfolio of alternative strategies in a single, low-cost ETF wrapper, with the ticker ALTS. The fun...
Worthwhile
Hightower CEO Elliot Weissbluth is profiled in this month’s Worth magazine, which also named him No. 91 on the publication’s list of the 100 most powerful people in finance, along with New York attorney general Preet Bharara (No. 1)...
Broker/Dealer Liable for Inside Trades
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Wells Fargo for failing to stop a broker from trading on insider information (the broker had previously been charged.) The broker traded on material non-public...
No, this isn't a Halloween pun come much too early - the Death Cross is apparently all anyone can talk about lately when looking at the Russell 2000. The deliberately gloomy term is what the technical analysis folks use when a price chart shows a...