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3 New Smart Beta Volatility ETFs Set To Debut
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 4:03pm | 464Read More...On Wednesday, Compass EMP will release three new smart beta volatility ETFs designed to select holdings according to fundamental and volatility rankings. These new funds will be the first foray into the ETF world for Compass EMP -- a firm that is traditionally known as a mutual...
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Yes, Virginia, There are High Rewards from Low Risk Stocks
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 5:23pm | 621Read More...Here's something to mull over: Research by Russell Investments found that stocks that were the least volatile and the least risky performed the best over time. In other words, low-risk equities returned the highest rewards to investors. According to two studies by Russell Investments, the first...
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Every Day this Week Has Been a Minimum 4% Move from the Previous Day Close in the S&P 500
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 2:35pm | 286Read More...Some wicked volatility all week - the closing prices on the S&P 500 from day to day have been in excess of +/-4% but the intraday moves on some of these days (such as Tuesday) have been far larger. Here is the tally of the tape thus far! Monday: -6.7% Tuesday: +4.7% Wednesday: -4.4% Thursday (...
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Preparing for Volatility after Fed's Press Conference
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 5:20am | 599Read More...As the bi-winning Fed's chairman prepares to give his first press conference on Wednesday at 2:15pm Eastern Time after the April Fed meeting, which started on Tuesday, stock markets can't wait but started celebrating already. With Volatility Index (CBOE: ^VIX) dropped back close to its 2007 level...
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Benzinga's Options and Volatility Edge: Q3 Performance +3,653%
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 3:51pm | 201Read More...Benzinga's Options & Volatility Edge just had another great quarter, returning 3,653% of realized profits during the third quarter of 2010. Realized Positions: 1. Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD): +1,042% 2. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT): +64.30% 3. Sketchers (NYSE: SKX): +41.67% 4. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY): +...
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Betting On Earnings Events
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 3:39am | 587Read More...While it's not earnings season yet, a few large companies have reported earnings recently, and created quite some excitement already. It started with BestBuy (NYSE: BBY) reported better than expected earnings and strong guidance on Sep. 14, and its stock gapped up 7.5% the next day. Next was...
