Robos Think It’s A Great Time To Buy Risk Assets
Most people who know a bit about financial markets history know that we are in unprecedented territory with central bank stimulus, gratuitous buybacks, widespread accounting shenanigans. But robo-advisors apparently think...Read More
Negative Rates – Welcome To Beyond The Looking Glass
Wow, just listen to all the chatter about negative interest rates! The question in my mind is not if this economic twilight zone is coming to the United States, but...Read More
New Risks in 2016 and New Scenarios For Your Client Meetings
Dear colleague, happy new year! 2016 is shaping up to be an extremely volatile year to say the least. The key risks for 2016 stem from two factors: Sharp drop...Read More
Frontrunning Goes Full Star Wars: Uses Trading Lighsaber
By now most of market participants are aware of the ubiquitous front running going on in the markets. Michael Lewis detailed only some of its aspects in its excellent Flash...Read More
Article by RiXtrema Authors Wins 2015 Peter L. Bernstein Award – Journal of Derivatives, published by Institutional Investor Journals
An article in the Journal of Derivatives, published by Institutional Investor Journals, has been named the winner of the 2015 Peter L. Bernstein Award. Risk Estimation and Hedging: A Reverse...Read More
Retirement Crisis: Managing Your Clients’ Risk & Expectations
According to the recent Blackrock Investor Pulse Survey, we are in a retirement crisis and advisors who work with pre-retirees are on the front lines. Investors are generally pessimistic about...Read More