German prosecutors search BlackRock
Prosecutors searched the Munich offices of BlackRock as part of the country's largest post-war fraud investigation.
Tesla short-sellers run over by Citron
Investors betting against Tesla took a $1.6 billion hit when a key short seller changed his mind about the outlook for the electric car maker.
Don't blame risk-parity quants for sell-off
Turns out Wall Street's favourite whipping boy isn't to blame for the market sell-off.
US stocks-VIX correlation breaks down
The stickiness of the Cboe Volatility Index eerily echoes conditions that prevailed in early 2018.
Tesla short-sellers hit with $2.3b loss
A 16 per cent surge in Tesla shares means short-sellers were slammed with $2.3 billion in paper losses on the day.
Volatility goes AWOL from global markets
The outperformance of US financial markets amid a projected wave of upbeat earnings is - for now - helping to cap implied volatility premium...
As US yield curve flattens, mystery deepens
While the prospect of a US recession has risen, as implied by the flattening yield curve, that's no reason to panic.
Traders still haunted by the VIX
It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. But in the Florida offices of Raymond James and at brokerages around the US, February is still in th...
Rough year for quant hedge funds
Many quant hedge funds - young and old - are struggling to make money this year.
'50 Cent' volatility buyer back
"50 Cent" is back. Or at least, a pretty convincing impersonator who spent $US5 million on volatility hedges this week.
