Long Volatility on U.S. Stocks Before Their Earnings Reports

Gold Silver Reports – Keep a bias toward long volatility on U.S. stocks before their earnings reports, JPMorgan Chase & Co says.

The options market is expecting earnings-related volatility to be roughly in line with the historical average, but a larger-than-normal risypremium is justified by “the important and idiosyncratic tax reform data point accompanying companies’ earnings reports,” JPMorgan strategists Shawn Quigg, Marko Kolanovic and Bram Kaplan wrote in a report.

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Have Small Savings Lost out to Equities?

Gold Silver Reports — Have Small Savings Lost out to Equities? – LURE OF STOCK Growth in government savings schemes is timid as there has been a clear shift towards the equity markets, say analysts

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1 Year of Demonetisation: Sensex Jumps 6000 Points in 12 Months; is it Bad?

Gold Silver Reports – Demonetisation – A year ago, on 8 November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ban on Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes in a bold move to eliminate black money out of the system. The higher denomination notes of Rs 500 and 1,000 which accounted for about 85% worth of currency in circulation was turned into just a piece of paper overnight.

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