Volatility arbitrage is a trading strategy that aims to profit by exploiting differences between forecasted and implied ...

An important financial paradox is the excess volatility puzzle. First identified by Robert Shiller in 1981, the excess volatility puzzle says that asset prices fluctuate much more than information ...

President Trump's new tariffs coincided with significant market volatility, with the S&P 500 experiencing its worst drop since 2020, followed by a dramatic rebound. Predicting tariff impacts is ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

October’s stock-market volatility is a crime in search of a motive. That’s because there is no apparent reason why the U.S. stock market should be more volatile in October than in September. Absent ...

Volatility refers to the extent of price fluctuations for a given asset or market. Historically, volatility has been inversely correlated with the stock market. When stock markets rally, volatility ...

The S&P 500 options market is flashing signs of unusual short-term anxiety. Traders have bid up the prices of near-term options so much that the implied volatility for options expiring in the next ...

Foam comes and goes, and so does market volatility.

October is typically volatile for stocks. But will you be needing a seat belt or a crash helmet? October often gives stock investors fits - but so does September, November and March. October's ...