Area: Finance
One Data Set That Warns Against Margin Trading
As a group, Chinese futures traders more likely to suffer margin call than to profit
Treasury Securities Are Actually Cheap Sometimes
They don’t trade at an absolute equal to intrinsic value, despite their image as the world’s investment bedrock
Often Reviled, Short Sellers Are Newly Vulnerable to the Meme Mob
A short squeeze can ripple across short sellers’ positions
Borrowings Suggest Small Company Owners Face Higher Risk
Analysis uses business credit card loans to gauge market perception
Heading for a Divorce? Might Want to Go Easy on Stock Picking
Active traders lose their edge as a marital breakup approaches
COVID-19-Induced Eviction Moratoria Reduced Hunger and Anxiety
Housing guaranteed, rent payments went toward food
Why Risk and Reward Don’t Always Move in Concert
Investors initially underreact to volatility, then overreact
Adapting Value Investing to the 21st Century
Including intangible assets in book value vastly improves the strategy’s returns
When the Fed Taps the Brakes, Not All Banks Slow Down
Some lenders’ balance sheets are less affected by a rising federal funds rate
Could Tech Giants Be Making Our Economy Less Innovative?
With a business model built on fewer employees, their dominance saps dynamism.
Did Bank Capital Rules Make Credit Card Borrowing More Expensive?
Though defaults are low, rates on credit card loan-backed notes are high
Out of the 1990s Asian Crisis, a New Bond Market Rises
Local currency sovereign bonds transfer risk from issuer to buyer
Unwelcome Gift Message: ‘I Know You Need Money’
The same gift, with a message on saving the recipient time, is more welcome
Puncturing the Small-Investors-are-Bad-Investors Narrative
Individuals using the Robinhood trading app appear to beat the market
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The Relative Well-Being of Generations: An Explanation for Falling Interest Rates?
Doing worse than mom and dad is a drag on the entire economy