Without price volatility, there is no market -- i.e., prices are static. Volatility is a key characteristic of asset markets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc), and even more so of derivatives markets ...

Volatility is the bane of many investors. Bumpy moves in your portfolio in response to market fluctuations can cause you to make emotionally driven mistakes in your investing, and that can cause you ...

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Investing in stocks involves inherent risk. As a stock owner, you are part owner in the company. As such, you participate in the positive growth of the company as well as the declines the stock ...

Volatility has three dimensions that can be accurately measured with EWMA. All three dimensional ratio measurements produce normal distributions. The dimensional ratios provide concrete insight into ...

Volatility is a term used to refer to the variation in a trading price over time. The broader the scope of the price variation, the higher the volatility is considered to be. For example, a security ...

Earnings season is winding down, but we still have a couple of big name companies reporting. This week we have Dell ...

The volatility index (VIX) is often called the fear gauge, but that label sells it short for the people who actually use it. For RIAs and advisors, the VIX is a daily reference point for pricing ...

The ability to compute exotic greeks is important in explaining profit and loss statements, but what is the best way to calculate them effectively? In a virtual talk for the Bloomberg Quant (BBQ) ...