A reverse popularity contest
n">(Reuters) - As in high school, maybe investment boils down to that mysterious thing: popularity. Except in terms of putting money into stocks, it seems to be those eating lunch alone who do best...
View ArticleGold loses its shine as traders bet on a falling prices
Speculators cut their bullish gold bets before prices tumbled to the lowest since 2010 as demand for a hedge against inflation diminished. The net-long position in New York futures and options declined...
View ArticleDollar Bulls Slow the Stampede
The crowds of investors piling into the dollar are beginning to thin. While the dollar has steadied itself after last week suffering its worst selloff this year, some investors said they have become...
View ArticleCoverage of Oil and Gas Drilling Equities - Parker Drilling, Pioneer Energy...
LONDON, October 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD), Pioneer Energy Services Corporation (NYSE: PES),...
View ArticleIndia Nifty Futures Open Interest Rises as Stocks Set for Record
Open interest in CNX Nifty index futures rose to the highest level in a year as record-high share prices spurred investors to hedge their holdings, according to Kotak Securities Ltd. Open interest, or...
View ArticleTop investors, strategists take pummeling in Wall St sell-off
BOSTON Oct 16 (Reuters) - Some of Wall Street's biggest names are licking their wounds as October lives up to its reputation as one of the market's roughest months. The Standard & Poor's 500 index...
View Articleneed2know: Buy signal flashing
The bulls are back, or so it seems by Wall Street's second day advance ahead of the weekend, and investors appear eager to take advantage of a sudden drop in valuations. What you need2know: • SPI...
View ArticleSenators Urge SEC’s White to Fix Unequal Access to Market Data
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must ensure its system for distributing companies’ financial information doesn’t give unfair advantages to private-feed subscribers, two lawmakers said in a...
View ArticleIt Was Only A Few Weeks Ago That Wall Street Was Sure Stocks Would Go Higher
Thomson ReutersA trader gestures at his screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of Wall Street’s biggest names are licking their wounds as October lives...
View ArticleIn market storm, a rush to bet on damage by trading volatility itself
You can’t sit in the ER and wager on cardiac patients’ chances, hang around the airport laying odds on emergency landings or stand on the beach and bet on a hurricane's windspeed. But on Wall Street,...
View ArticleLeveraged Money Spurs Selloff as Record Treasuries Trade
When markets are buckling and volatility is signaling a crisis, you sell what you can, not what you want. That’s what happened last week on Wall Street, where slowing economic growth in Europe, Ebola...
View ArticleRPT-Top investors, strategists take pummeling in Wall St sell-off
(Repeated to additional subscribers) By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON Oct 16 (Reuters) - Some of Wall Street's biggest names are licking their wounds as October lives up to its reputation as one of the...
View ArticleIIROC announces final academic team to study HFT impact
Experts to study HFT impact on market quality and integrity TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today announced the selection of the fourth...
View ArticleNew Research from Roger Ibbotson and Morningstar's Tom Idzorek about...
CHICAGO, Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Journal of Portfolio Management has selected "Dimensions of Popularity" by Roger Ibbotson and Thomas Idzorek for its prestigious 40th anniversary issue....
View ArticleHedge Funds Take Another Hit as Spinoff Stocks Fizzle
Corporate slim-downs aren’t the moneymakers they once were for investors. U.S. companies looking to focus on their core businesses are spinning off or selling divisions at a record pace, moves that, in...
View ArticleNew Research from Roger Ibbotson and Morningstar’s Tom Idzorek about...
(Source: Morningstar Inc) U.S. Media Contact +1 312 696-6481 Alexa Auerbach alexa.auerbach@morningstar.com New Research from Roger Ibbotson and Morningstar's Tom Idzorek about Investment "Popularity"...
View ArticleChubb, Finra Award, SEC Filing-Speed Edge: Compliance
Chubb Corp. (CB) distanced itself from insurance adjusters in Sudan and Syria after a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into business in nations blacklisted by the U.S. because of...
View ArticleNew Studies Show The SEC Is Giving Some Traders An Unfair Advantage
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesMary Jo White, chairwoman of the SEC. (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other rapid-fire investors get access to market-moving documents before other users of the Securities and...
View ArticleStudies Find Fast Traders Get Data From SEC Early
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Hedge funds and other rapid-fire investors get access to market-moving documents before other users of the Securities and Exchange Commission's system for distributing company...
View ArticleHere's More Proof The Financial Markets Are Rigged
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other rapid-fire investors get access to market-moving documents before other users of the Securities and Exchange Commission's system for distributing company...
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