Volatility traders shed positions
With the financial markets strangely quiet, investors in volatility are finally getting fed up with losses.
'Extreme euphoria' and commodity ETFs
Commodities are in the longest rally in almost three years, and investors in exchange-traded funds are taking note.
Trader said to net $26m on Fed bet
The market for US short-term interest rates has been abuzz with talk of a winning, hawkish bet on Federal Reserve policy.
SGX's iron ore contract holds sway
Iron ore contracts in Singapore have greater pricing power than those traded in China.
Libyan fund not as naive as claimed
A British court ruled in favour of Goldman in a $US1.2b dispute with Libya's sovereign wealth fund.
Aussie, Kiwi debt ETF gutted
How fast can an exchange-traded fund lose nearly 90 per cent of its assets? Less than a day.
Volatility plunge lures hedge funds
Professional speculators are making record bets in volatility markets that US stocks will keep rallying.
LME to offer gold spot contracts
The London Metal Exchange plans to launch spot and futures contracts for gold and silver in 2017.
Rate-rigging scandal is back to the future
The battle between ASIC and the banks over rate rigging has become one of the biggest scandals in financial markets but it's been going on i...
Cohen places $US250m bet on Quantopian
Point72's Steve Cohen is committing as much as $US250m of capital to be managed by Quantopian.
