If the awesome oscillator is above the zero line, the market is currently bullish but momentum could shift towards being bearish. If the awesome oscillator is below the zero line, then the market is currently bearish but momentum could shift towards being bullish. When the value of a bar is above the value of the […]
In 2022, the gender pay gap for full-time employees sat at 16.6% in favour of male workers, while the part-time difference was 3.4% in favour of female employees. While this shows the gender pay gap has not changed much from 2022 to 2023, it does show that the pay gap is continuing to worsen when […]
In this article we’ll take a deep look into LIBOR—including a preview of the index that’s replacing it. When shopping for an ARM loan, it’s important to understand all the factors that combine to determine financing—including what the LIBOR rate is and how it affects your payments. As late as December 2008, banks were still […]
They took traders’ requests into account and submitted artificially low LIBORs to keep them at their preferred levels. The intention behind the alleged malpractice was to bump up the profits of traders who were holding positions in LIBOR-based financial securities. The decision to phase out LIBOR arose from concerns about its susceptibility to manipulation and a […]
Here, each factor has a ‘beta’ attached to it, which indicates how sensitive the security is to that particular factor. Essentially, ‘beta’ shows the extent to which the returns on that security rise or fall for a specific change in that factor. To overcome these challenges, it is crucial to carefully select risk factors based […]
Historical associations are less accurate at forecasting future asset returns because of shifting economic conditions and market dynamics. This constraint is especially important when there are market structural changes or financial crises because previous data may not accurately reflect the risks that investors actually face (Amihud and Mendelson, 1986). Both APT and CAPM employ factor […]