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Market risk premium is the expected return of a market portfolio versus the risk-free rate. It is used as compensation for investors who are taking on additional risk by investing in the market instead of a risk-free asset like government bonds. The market risk premium can be used to calculate the expected return of individual […]

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has made its ForecastTrader platform, which lets you place yes or no trades on elections, economic indicators, government announcements, and other events, available to traders in Europe. We recently tested Interactive Brokers as part of our evaluation of the best brokers for prediction markets, and it came out on top thanks to […]

The question of whether artificial intelligence (AI) is in a market bubble has become central to investors, economists, and policymakers. On one hand, AI – i.e., by which we mostly mean automation and synthetic “thinking” technologies – is transformative. It impacts industries, drives productivity, and enables new software, tools, programs, and other products to be […]

Hedge funds and professional traders rely on top-notch portfolio simulation techniques to manage trades and investments across asset classes.  This involves modeling how complex portfolios would perform under various conditions – from historical backtests to real-time market moves – in order to refine strategies and control risk.  Here, we look at how leading firms simulate […]

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 […]