A Volatility smile (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/volatilitysmile.asp) is a U or smile shaped curve obtained when implied volatility is plotted against different strike prices options with the same expiration date. According to… Read more »
It was the Chicago Board Options Exchange which originally came up with the term VIX in 1993 and the NSE, with the CBOE’s permission, kicked off the India VIX a… Read more »
Support and Resistance levels are important in trading as price reactions around these can give clear hints to the probability of the continuation of a trend or its reversal. Pivot… Read more »
Pennywise Pound Foolish When Baron Rothschild was asked how he had amassed an enormous fortune from the stock market, he replied, “I buy sheep (cheap) and sell deer (dear).” You’ve… Read more »
“I have two basic rules about winning in trading as well as in life: 1. If you don’t bet, you can’t win. 2. If you lose all your chips, you… Read more »
Mutual Fund Analysis: What to Analyze While most mutual funds claim to have processes in place for selection of instruments, what most cannot avoid is a preference bias and a… Read more »