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eToro is launching pre- and after-hours trading on 100 major US equities, including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia. This follows other big brands like CMC Markets, Firstrade, and Plus500, which have all added extended hours trading in the last 12 months. Key Takeaways eToro has announced it will make 24/5 trading available on 100 popular US […]

The traditional approach to alternative investments has gravitated toward volatility reduction, creating products that provide the desired returns within acceptable volatility/risk thresholds.  But there’s a compelling counterargument: high-volatility alternatives, when properly constructed and managed within a diversified portfolio, can deliver superior compound returns through improved capital efficiency. This shift requires rethinking several foundational assumptions about […]

GO Markets has introduced two major updates: localized payments for clients in Latina America and integration with TradingView. Both focus on cutting funding and execution friction for active traders looking to speculate on the broker’s growing roster of CFDs. Key Takeaways Local payment options are now available in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and more, including […]

Pass-through securities are a key component of the fixed-income market and are influential in both institutional and individual investing.  They allow traders/investors to receive payments that are directly “passed through” from a pool of underlying assets, such as mortgages or loans.  We look at what pass-through securities are, how they work, their types, advantages and […]

A Prepaid Variable Forward (PVF) is a financial contract that helps large shareholders monetize stock holdings, hedge risk, and defer capital gains taxes, all while maintaining some exposure to potential stock appreciation. This instrument combines elements of forward contracts, options, and equity collars. Though complex, PVFs are favored by company founders, executives, and high-net-worth individuals […]

BlackBull has enabled cTrader Copy, complementing its existing suite of copy trading services. This addition has led to a bump in its Platforms & Tools score in our BlackBull review, where we’d previously flagged the absence of cTrader Copy as a drawback. Key Takeaways cTrader Copy is now available to account holders at BlackBull. It […]

Future-start options are a sophisticated class of derivative instruments that are a mix of temporal flexibility and strategic optionality in modern financial markets. These instruments are useful to traders across multiple time horizons while maintaining exposure to future volatility dynamics.   Key Takeaways – Future-Start Options Temporal Flexibility – Future-start options decouple strike selection from […]

Citadel LLC is a $60+ billion multi-strategy hedge fund founded by Ken Griffin, operating across equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and derivatives.  We look at how Citadel’s trading strategies have evolved from convertible bond arbitrage into a globally integrated system combining discretionary insight with quantitative precision.  It highlights Griffin’s ongoing leadership, the firm’s rigorous risk […]

Preparing for a quant finance interview involves tackling a range of questions that test your knowledge in mathematics, finance, and programming, along with your problem-solving skills. Behavioral and situational questions will also be part of the interview. Here are some key areas you should be prepared to address, along with example questions and answers for […]

A Corridor Variance Swap is a derivative contract that pays out based on the realized variance of an underlying asset, but only when the asset price falls within a specified corridor (price range).  Unlike a standard variance swap that captures all price movements, this instrument only accumulates variance when the underlying asset trades between predetermined […]