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Entitled “Convenience Lost,” the study focused on Treasurys’ so-called convenience yield, which refers to their yield advantage relative to the presumed risk-free rate.
From MarketWatch
However, market moves have been contained relative to some more extreme forecasts that oil could fetch up to $100 per barrel.
From MarketWatch
Lower-than-expected hardware revenue guidance drives a 4% miss relative to Ahmed’s forecast, but he acknowledges that the outlook for advertising looks strong.
The cost of bearish options relative to bullish options, a measure called skew, jumped to its highest level since November, Cboe Global Markets data show.
A higher skew typically signals that prices for put options, which confer the right to sell a stock at a set price, are becoming more expensive relative to call options, which offer the right to buy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
