Client interest has risen globally, particularly among defined-benefit pension funds and insurance companies, following whipsaw periods of volatility last year, according to consultants and managers.

From an investment perspective, volatility is typically discussed in two broad categories: historical volatility and implied ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Irvine is an investment manager covering market trends. Volatility, a measure of an asset's price fluctuations around its mean ...

August has been a turbulent month for financial markets, with volatility showing a spike. Recessionary fears and the tech slump mainly led to the volatility in Wall Street. At the beginning of the ...

Strategy (MSTR) announced on Monday the establishment of a $1.44B U.S. dollar reserve to navigate short-term market volatility and updates to its 2025 guidance. Shares were -4.53% pre-market to ...

Buying up-variance: If the underlying price is expected to rise or stay above a given level then buying an up-variance swap (with a 95% trigger for example) is a cheaper alternative to a long variance ...