Following a rate decision by a central bank, or an election, the process that investment managers took to approaching the event and then engaging with it need careful scrutiny in order to optimise both trading and portfolio decision making in the future. James Athey of Aberdeen Standard Investments, Sean George…
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Trading through a market event
How can traders manage risk and opportunity during a market event? While portfolio managers will take positions prior to the event itself, traders may either seek opportunities – such as misalignments in pricing – or manage risks that are created, for example if the market moves in an unexpected direction.…
Bracing for impact: What if you are misinformed ahead of a market event?
When an interest rate decision looms, portfolio managers (PMs), traders and dealers build a matrix of possible outcomes, decide their expectation and work out how to maximise their upside, while minimising their downside. That hinges upon an understanding of the market’s view, and its likely reaction to an outcome, to…
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