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Using Innovative Tools to Dynamically Manage Risk
Advances in volatility-based benchmarking have paved the way for the development of innovative tools for dynamically managing risk. Meet the S&P 500 Futures Edge Volatility Index Series, the next generation of volatility management benchmarks.
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Tracking Potential Opportunities with Dispersion
Is it possible to track opportunity with an index? Find out as S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Cboe’s Mandy Xu discuss the design of and practical applications for the Cboe S&P 500 Dispersion Index.
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The Unrewarded Risk of Supernormal Fund Returns
The recently released SPIVA® Europe Mid-Year 2020 Scorecard had the unique opportunity to pit the performance of active funds against their passive benchmarks through an exceptionally rare event. The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic brought a period of extreme volatility, the likes of which have not been seen in Europe since the global financial…
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A New ESG Index for Mexico Sets the Stage for Investment
Where can environmental, social, and governance (ESG) benchmarks help investors and markets most? The answer may be in emerging markets, where it is crucially important to identify and navigate ESG concerns. The transparency that ESG benchmarks provide can help investors distinguish companies that prioritize the needs of not just their shareholders, but also their many…
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Making Sense of the Active Manager’s Conundrum
Why are the market environments most conducive to generating positive absolute returns the least conducive to producing positive relative returns? Explore the active manager’s conundrum with S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara and Anu Ganti.
VIX Back to Normal? Not Really
The U.S. equities market had a wild start in 2020. Following the March 2020 sell-off, the S&P 500® posted its largest monthly gain (12.8%) since 1987. Meanwhile, VIX® went from its long-term median to an all-time high within a month before it settled around 30. One thing that has been debated lately is whether VIX,…
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Liquid, Long/Short Alternative Strategies Performed Strongly in Q1 2020
With the stock market in the midst of a historic slump, many investors may be looking to alternatives to protect against a prolonged downturn. The S&P Strategic Futures Indices are designed to measure the performance of passively constructed, liquid, and transparent solutions by spreading risk evenly across global futures markets utilizing a long/short trend-following strategy…
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Exploring VIX® in Volatile Markets
How can VIX data help us understand the current market environment? S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards explores what recent historical highs for VIX could mean for equity and commodity markets moving forward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWjE9s8ukQ Get the latest Risk & Volatility dashboard on Indexology: https://spdji.com/indexology/risk-management/risk-volatility-dashboard
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Q1 2020 Performance Review for the S&P Risk Parity Indices
It comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic had a profound effect on global markets in the first quarter of 2020. The S&P 500® suffered steep declines, and U.S. Treasury yields fell (prices rose) as investors favored a flight to quality. In commodities, the S&P GSCI ended March down an extraordinary 29.4%, the largest…
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The Best Offense Is Defense – Why VEQTOR Outperformed Last Week
Six minutes after trading began on the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020, the S&P 500® plummeted 7% and market-wide circuit breakers kicked in for the first time since the stock market crash of Oct. 27, 1997. However, the indices fell again later in the week and triggered another circuit breaker on Thursday,…
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