Straddling outside and into earnings

Download PDF Introduction An ATM equity long straddle position is delta neutral. If systematic risk is the only factor predicting expected returns, a delta neutral strategy should have an expected return equal to the risk-free rate. In this article we will review academic literature suggesting that not only is this Read more…

China: a hot summer

In our May article (https://bsic.it/chinese-divergence-real-vs-financial/), we underlined how many difficulties China faced. We also analysed the development of a stock market bubble in the Shanghai Composite equity index (SHCOMP) and in the Shenzhen CSI 300 (SHSZ300) equity index. This summer saw that bubble bursting. The SHCOMP was trading at 3,185 Read more…

INDEX ADDICTED

On the 4th of March 2015, the FTSE Group published the FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly review that announced the entrance of Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) into the FTSE 100 index and the exit of Tullow Oil (TLW) that will thus join the FTSE 250 index. Additional amendments regard the FTSE Read more…