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HybridTalk (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In the last few weeks we have seen a number of swings of hundreds of points in the market indexes. How does the current/recent volatility rank in historical terms? Here are two perspectives. Dr. Brett Steenbarger, measuring the dfferences among daily highs, lows and closes of the S&P 500 cash index, finds October 2008 to be the third most volatile month/pair of months since 1962. "As we can see, the...
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Markham Lee submits: Here is a collection of graphics from the WSJ depicting a timeline of the markets, the performance of various major market indices and the performance of the 30 companies that make up the Dow: First, a timeline of the Q3 performance of the Dow, including notations for various key events related to interest rates, the credit crunch, bailouts, et al. Complete Story »
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Hickey and Walters ( Bespoke ) submit: Below we highlight the percentage change in the third quarter of major equity market indices for 84 countries. As shown, 10 of the 84 were up in the third quarter, while 74 were down. Puerto Rico, Botswana and Vietnam were the only countries to gain more than 10%. Tunisia, Ghana, the Philippines, Slovakia, Turkey, Venezuela and Colombia were the other countries...
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Hedge Fund Jobs (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Market Index Fund Market Index Fund Investments Ever wonder what hedge funds use when they just want to go along with an index, reaping the gains from a possible rally or helping to diversify and take risk out of their potfolio equation? That’s a no-brainer; just buy shares of a tracking index. QQQQ for the NASDAQ, DIA for the Dow Jones, IWM for the Russell 2000 and SPY for the S&P 500 are all vehicles...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund , which tracks the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets index, fell 9.5% Monday after preliminary indications showed the U.S. House of Representatives voting against a rescue package for the financial sector. In Brazil, the Bovespa stock index tumbled more than 10%. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged as much...
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TypePad Widget Gallery (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
A World market index summary widget with daily value and change....
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Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Based on the close of trading on September 23, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari'ah compliant stocks globally, lost -7.39% month-to-date, closing at 2112.40. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -6.31%, closing at 185.41. The Dow Jones Islamic...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
The market roller coaster sparked by the global credit crisis looks like a children's ride compared with emerging market volatility.A massive U.S. government rescue plan and billions of dollars in liquidity from central banks last week jolted the MSCI Emerging Markets index up 10 per cent on Friday alone - the biggest one-day gain since the index was created in 1987.
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. market indexes slid hard Monday in a new era on Wall Street that included a temporary ban on short selling. But, the ban's impact was mostly less trading, one trading executive told The Wall Street Journal. For every 100 shares that would've been sold short, there were 100 shares that would have been bought, the executive said. Banning short selling doesn't really...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. market indexes started tentatively Monday as investors contemplated a $700 billion bailout proposal being discussed in Washington. The proposal includes permission for the U.S. Treasury to purchase risky assets from foreign and domestic financial firms for two years. The impact of the complex maneuver is not fully understood, but U.S. markets soared late last week...
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Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes. All changes will be effective at the start of trading on Monday, September 22, 2008.
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
The Sovereign Society submits: By Eric Roseman Since 1998, the Morgan Stanley Capital International [MSCI] Emerging Markets Index has gained 13.5% per annum or 9.5% annually adjusted for inflation. That's the highest total return posted by any broad global index over the last decade. This one number flat-out confirms that major markets have lagged behind emerging markets. Complete Story »
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
John D. Frankola submits: One of the worst performing market sectors in 2008 has been emerging market equities. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) exchange traded fund has lost 28.6% year-to-date. Most of this decline has occurred in the past three months, with EEM falling by 22.8%. The major slump in emerging markets can be attributed to a number of factors, including: Complete Story »...
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Business Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
For the fiscal year ending in June, the Harvard University endowment, one of the country's largest hedge funds, earned 8.6 percent while the S&P 500, a common market index, dropped 13.1 percent. Other schools had a median minus 4.4 percent...
