Volatility

  • Intraday Volatility in the COVID Era: Why it Matters

    Intraday volatility is a substantially more important metric in this new regime. As the global health and economic situation evolves, more sudden shifts in overall volatility are likely, and historic volatility metrics will be slow to respond to such events.

    By FlexTrade Insights May 26, 2020 Insights

  • Factor Strategies React to Crisis-Induced Volatility

    In volatile markets, asst managers were monitoring portfolios in real-time to determine how factors were behaving and affecting risks in their portfolios.

    By Ivy Schmerken April 30, 2020 Insights

  • Options Traders Adapt to Electronic Markets in Pandemic

    Options trading volumes and volatility skyrocketed in March as concerns over the COVID-19 virus spread across markets. In this Q&A, FlexTrade’s Vice President Equity Derivatives Rob Brogan examines the shift to electronic trading, the need for real-time tools for calculating the Greeks, and how FlexTrade supports the demand for ‘volatility trading’ in a fast-moving market.

    By FlexTrade Insights April 29, 2020 Insights