Market Perspective

Investors following along this year witnessed higher average levels of volatility compared to the post-crisis quantitative easing era. However, until August, it was a relatively ...

Investors familiar with options-based strategies may also be familiar with the Cboe^® S&P 500^® BuyWrite^SM Index (the BXM^SM), which represents a covered call writing approach...

In recent Perspectives, stock market volatility trends and impact on options market pricing has been reviewed. Summertime Volatility highlighted the seasonality of implied and realized ...

Spring has turned to summer and offers a chance to sit back, unwind, and find even the smallest escapes from the routines of the year. ...

There has been much discussion about the aberration of the low interest rate period that prevailed throughout much of the period following the Great Financial ...

In modest fashion, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) often dominates headlines, and it has been no different during the recent period of transitioning monetary ...

In a world full of uncertainty, the familiarity and durability offered by the quality factor is increasingly important for investors...

In the world of investing, factors are nothing new and are often used as a tool for diversification. With factor-based approaches, however, many investors often ...

A U.S. presidential election year has arrived, and investors might be bracing themselves for the onslaught of campaign commercials and political distractions. Add to the ...

2023’s year-end rally helped mark the S&P 500® Index’s sixth strongest annual return in the last 25 years, seemingly fueled by optimism surrounding the direction ...