Hedge Insight

02/05/2014

What today's data means for yields and the USD.

The rally in bond yields and the US dollar proved as short-lived as the rapidity in which traders realized the decline in the employment participation from

19/04/2014

A thing that pays you positive hundreds of millions of dollars a year shouldn't be worth negative billions of dollars.

10/04/2014

Guess what...Greece is back!

Greece is ending a four-year exile from international markets with a bond sale of 3 billion euros ($4.2 billion), more than the government estimated, according to a person familiar with the matter.

05/04/2014

Five years ago, a team of researchers from Google announced a remarkable achievement in one of the world’s top scientific journals, Nature. Without needing the results of a single medical check-up, they were nevertheless able to track the spread of

04/04/2014

***NASDAQ SELLOFF***

U.S. stock futures advanced, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised to rise to an all-time high, after a government report showed employers boosted hiring last month.

04/04/2014

Today's maker mover

Employers in the U.S. boosted payrolls and the unemployment rate held at 6.7 percent even as more Americans entered the labor force, showing steady progress that will prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to continue reducing stimulus while keeping interest rates low.

03/04/2014

The must-read book that is rocking Wall Street.

“Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” Author Michael Lewis discusses his book, trading and the stock market on Bloomberg Television's “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg)

03/04/2014

End of the equity rally?

The S&P 500 has not had a proper correction since the start of quantitative easing, but that day is coming. Watch for a 30% drop by the end of this year, says a Saxo Bank strategist.

31/03/2014

Very interesting interview about HFT and how the stock market is rigged.

The U.S. stock market is rigged to hurt the average investor and benefit high frequency traders, stock exchanges and large Wall Street banks, according to the author of the new book “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt.”This computer-based high-speed trading is considered sophisticated and uses complex...

26/03/2014

Stocks suffered a tough turnaround on Wednesday, and many on the Street are blaming one massive options trade.

26/03/2014

Candy Crush crushes at IPO.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - King Digital saw its stock drop 15.6% to close at $19, the worst trading debut so far this year, according data from Renaissance Capital. The maker of the popular "Candy Crush Saga' videogame priced its much anticipated public offering at $22.50, in the middle of its ex...

14/02/2014

Interesting take on recent EM turmoil.

ETFs make it easy to invest in emerging markets, and they are increasingly the most popular vehicle for doing so. However, John Authers analyses whether liquidity may come at the cost of poorer investment performance, and whether it stokes volatility.

11/02/2014

The Yellen effect!

We're covering the stock market live on Tuesday.

11/02/2014

Check out how the market is reacting to new Fed Chair J. Yellen first testimony before Congress.

I expect great deal of continuity in FOMC approach to monetary policy: Fed Chair Janet Yellen Text Size Published: Tuesday, 11 Feb 2014 | 8:30 AM ET By: Jeff Cox | Finance Editor Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJanet YellenThis is a breaking news story. Check back here for updates.Click…

11/02/2014

Something to worry about or just superstition? Take a look at this chart...

A scary chart has been circulating for several months on Wall Street, drawing a parallel between the current stock market and 1928-1929. Though the chart has many skeptics, there is plenty of reason for caution, writes Mark Hulbert.

10/02/2014

The Quantum Endowment fund was named the world's most successful hedge fund, after it gained $5.5 billion in 2013.

09/02/2014

The week ahead

FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE visits the United States, Tokyo elects a governor, Switzerland votes on immigration caps and the BRICS meet in South Africa

09/02/2014

Another bubble ahead?

Kour Pour, the 26-year-old whose detailed paintings depict Persian rugs, drew such a frenzy for his first solo exhibition that his works sold out before the opening last month at New York’s Untitled Gallery.