Volatility

9th March 2018 Boaz Shoshan

To define is to limit

Volatility as a concept is widely misunderstood. Volatility is not fear. Volatility is not the VIX index. Volatility is not a statistic or a standard deviation, or any other number derived by abstract formula. Volatility is no different in markets…

14th February 2018 Boaz Shoshan

Seduced by the stillness

One of life’s underrated joys is finding a pound note in a pocket that you’d completely forgotten about. Suddenly discovering you own something of value is almost like winning a competition. But turn that feeling on its head. How does…

9th February 2018 Boaz Shoshan

The curse of 14

Across the world in East Asia, the number 4 holds a grim meaning. Across the many different languages in the region, the pronunciation of the number is very similar to the pronunciation of the word for “death”. The number is…

31st January 2018 Nickolai Hubble

Time for a correction, a crash or a currency reset?

Do you remember when a 1% drop in the stockmarket was nothing to get excited about? When 2.7% was a cheap interest rate for governments to borrow at? When a forecasted central bank interest rate below 2% would cause inflation?…

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To define is to limit

Seduced by the stillness

The curse of 14

Time for a correction, a crash or a currency reset?