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A New Way to Judge the Buyside
...portfolio managers are evaluated. PMs are judged on their absolute returns, their returns relative to a passive benchmark such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, and their returns relative...
NYSE Amex Predicts Rapid Options Growth
...business is in index and ETF options, rather than single stock options.Open OutcryMost business conducted at the Amex is open outcry. Only 20 percent of the flow is traded electronically....
Madoff Closure Disrupts Trading
...on a day the S&P 500 Index rose 1 percent. Analysts at Barclays Capital interpret the move as “driven by investors’ evaluation of potential opportunities for Knight to pick up...
Volatility Ups Sales Trader Demand
...meltdown, stocks have tumbled and volatility has surged. The VIX, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s closely watched volatility index, has shot from 20 to 80. Now that stock prices are...
Dark-Pool Blocks Shrink
...Conditions are generally considered volatile when the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-measures at least 25. All About the Volatility By May, last year was shaping into one of...
Madoff Closure Disrupts Wholesaling Business
...500 Index rose 1 percent. Analysts at Barclays Capital interpret the move as “driven by investors’ evaluation of potential opportunities for Knight to pick up market share from wholesale competitor”...
Volatile Markets Put Sales Traders in Demand
...stocks have tumbled and volatility has surged. The VIX, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s closely watched volatility index, has shot from 20 to 80. Now that stock prices are bouncing...
Turbulent Times on Wall St.
...in stock prices, which originates from uncertainty. And that uncertainty has persisted. Conditions are generally considered volatile when the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-measures at least 25. By...
2008 Review: Short Sellers Get the Blame (Once Again)
...same time frame, the S&P 500 index dropped about 18 percent. If the SEC’s emergency order, which was lifted on Oct. 9, achieved some success in reducing the velocity of...
2008 Review: Volume and Volatility Skyrocket
...Options Exchange’s volatility index-or VIX-measures at least 25. By May, 2008 was shaping into one of the most volatile years since the Great Depression. The VIX was clearing 25 routinely,...
