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Black swan funds soar as European crisis marches on
The financial crisis of 2008 ushered in the era of the Black Swan hedge fund, which basically allows institutions to bet that highly improbable events will occur that will tank the stock and/or bond
Volume drought ends, but good times aren't back
Is a crash the answer to the volume recession on Wall Street? To a certain extent, the fortunes of top banks are mirrored not only by the major stock indexes, but also the volume and volatility
Bankers and regulators make odd bedfellows on debt ceiling issue
We noted recently that Wall Street seemed rather blasé as the debt ceiling fight trudged on. But as the deadline for a debt deal nears--August 2 looms--that has changed in a big way. Wall
New metrics for the Flash Crash era
We recently discussed a new index, formulated by researchers at hedge fund Tudor Investment and at Cornell University, that might be used to anticipate if a Flash Crash-like event is brewing. The
High-frequency trading hitting a plateau?
High-frequency trading was a huge issue last year, sparking a lot of regulatory and market angst. The growth curve was very steep, mimicking the steep hike in the VIX, making some think that HFT was
