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By Nicholas Crafts |
January 6, 2014
The aftermath of the Depression in Europe gives a vivid demonstration of the power of monetary policy. One group of countries stayed on the gold standard; others came off and devalued their currencies.
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By Michael Dever |
December 25, 2013
In the Introduction to Jackass Investing, I first introduce the concept of “Return Drivers” and explain how a return driver is “the primary underlying condition that drives the price of a market.”
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By Michael |
December 25, 2013
Statistics do not reveal risk. As I state in the summary for this myth, “risk can only be determined by an understanding and evaluation of the return drivers underlying any given trading strategy.”
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By Michael Dever |
December 25, 2013
Fear of futures trading is as irrational as a fear of fire. They both can burn you if abused, but provide enormous benefits when properly used.
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By Michael Dever |
December 25, 2013
Diversification is the one true “Free Lunch” of investing. Of course, by definition, a diversified portfolio will underperform the best performing constituents of a portfolio.
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By Press Relase |
December 23, 2013
This competition is an annual event and the number of schools that participate has grown each year - with 179 schools from 26 countries and over 320 teams competing in 2013.
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By Charles Schwab Research |
December 17, 2013
According to data captured in Charles Schwab’s most recent Trading Services Sentiment Survey, only 10% of traders say they have a bearish outlook for the next three to six months.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
December 16, 2013
While no one likes a tax increase, which this basically is, people tend to accept it and move on. However, the data fees announced by CME Group stand to have a much larger impact....
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By Michael J. Gutmann |
December 16, 2013
Trading and gambling are both fundamentally stochastic, that is unpredictable, and because of this they are often viewed negatively. We feel an “honest effort” has more predictability to it, and we may hold those who take too much risk in disdain.
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By Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2013
What sorts of errors did a young trader like myself make earlier in his career? All of the usual – i.e., expensive – ones. A short list of my mistakes looks something like this:
