If you’re taking your first steps into the world of stock markets and possibly thinking of investing, you are probably spending quite some time surfing the web and googling for everything you can on the subject. Depending exactly on what you are looking for, the topic might be vast and complex. Moreover, some very bright […]
Stock Markets
How Much Risk Should I Take?
If you read technical analysis reports or any kind of possible “predictive” analysis reports on markets performance – if they have a commercial angle – you will often read the statement “past performances do not guarantee future performances“. This is obviously an important disclaimer that whoever is selling must include in any literature going out […]
INFOGRAPHIC: The Aftermath of the BREXIT Vote
Many experts predicted a BREXIT calamity if the UK voted to leave. Leave was the outcome and the question now posing is: were they right? Take a look at the last three months and the aftermath of the BREXIT vote. BREXIT “doom and gloom” appears to be mostly exaggerated (so far) For the first half of […]
Popular Systematic Trading Strategy – Breakout Trading
London based Man AHL – Leading Quantitative Investment Manager and one of the biggest hedge funds in the world ($19 billion AUM), published a series of videos explaining how maths are the core for their predictive trading tools. The video highlighted below explains “breakout trading,” which is one of one of the most popular systematic […]
Measuring Risk with Options using the Greeks
If you’re trading with options (or about to start), you will need to get acquainted with the Greeks. The Greeks are composed of four main measures of risk which represent several variables that influence option prices. They are used to support a trader or portfolio manager to determine the risk and reward in options trading. The Greeks risk measures indicate […]
MIFID (II) AND MIFIR
Whats is MiFID? MiFID is the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC). It has been applicable across the European Union since November 2007. It is a cornerstone of the EU’s regulation of financial markets seeking to improve the competitiveness of EU financial markets by creating a single market for investment services and activities and to […]
