(Forbes) In August, Karen Karniol-Tambour warned that the U.S. stock market was priced for perfection, making it vulnerable to the sort of sell-off that took place in October. While convinced that in the long term investors need more exposure to […]

(Reuters) BlackRock’s former head of European fundamental credit is preparing to launch his own hedge fund next year in what is likely to be one of the year’s biggest debuts, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Michael […]

(CNBC) Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research whose bets against companies from electric car maker Tesla to drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals made him one of Wall Street’s most prominent short-sellers, is ready to put investors’ money where his mouth is. […]

(eFinancial) Investment banks and hedge funds are actively fighting over quants, throwing salaries of well over six-figures at even entry-level engineers and data scientists that can build revenue-generating algorithmic trading strategies. Meanwhile, the demand for quants is only expected to […]

(Opalesque) In the week ending October 26th 2018, hedge funds, that were already headed for their worst year ever before this month’s tumble, got pummeled as October volatility has spiked the market. Given that Friday’s turbulence was not included in […]

(Reuters) – Gold eased on Monday, sliding off a more than three-month peak in the previous session, pressured by a strong dollar and as investors returned to riskier assets following a recent sell-off in global stocks. To read this article:

(Reuters) – The market has underestimated the impact of a change in marine fuel oil rules that will turn diesel into 2019’s big winner, while crude prices will cool down to around $65 a barrel, a top hedge fund manager […]

(Hedgeweek)Hedge fund performance was dragged lower last week by high beta strategies such as L/S Equity and Special Situations, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. To read this article:

(The Technical Analyst) A rally in the Bloomberg US dollar Index has left it in a position to remove pivotal resistance and begin a sustained phase of strength, according to David Sneddon and James Gilbert at Credit Suisse in London. […]

(Zero Hedge) ….Almost a month after our report, Bloomberg has now confirmed that more than 40% of Robinhood’s revenues earlier this year were derived from selling its customers’ orders to firms, like Citadel Securities and Two Sigma Securities. To read […]

(Economic Times) Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) continue to be reluctant participants in the Indian derivatives market despite several measures taken by local exchanges and the market regulator to bring them to Mumbai. To read this article:

(Pension & Investments) Fidelity Investment’s move into custody for cryptocurrencies has opened the door ever so slightly for institutional investment in the nascent asset class, but there are still issues of trust that will keep pension funds and other asset […]