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There stands the question of whether a portfolio is long or short volatility has risen almost to the top when it comes to long-term asset allocation – here’s what this writer thinks.

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A survey of financial professionals across more than 50 broker-dealers and banks found that 83% expect to return to an in-office schedule sometime this year, but 51% don’t have a plan in place to do so.

Back to the office before year-end, say 83% of advisers - InvestmentNews But a survey of 650 wealth managers and brokers by Incapital and Red Zone Marketing finds 51% of those surveyed don't have a plan for returning.

Could combining quantitative and fundamental strategies for an investment strategy prove valuable to active fund managers navigating a world grappling with a pandemic?

Quantamental investing strategy shines in coronavirus world - The TRADE Although a relatively new trend on the buy-side, David Whitehouse finds that combining quantitative and fundamental investing strategies for a so-called quantamental investment strategy could prove valuable to active fund managers navigating a world grappling with a pandemic.

In the month of July, total cleared contract volume was 615,199,883 contracts – the third highest month on record and up 52.5 percent from July 2019, according to the OCC.

OCC July 2020 Volume Increases 52.5 Percent - Traders Magazine It was the third highest month on record.

As digital adoption continues to accelerate during the pandemic, wirehouses are addressing the industry’s latest technology needs with hefty investments into new technology platforms.

Wirehouses race to upgrade adviser tech amid pandemic - InvestmentNews Merrill Lynch, UBS and Wells Fargo have all adapted to an increase in digital adoption, according to second-quarter earnings reports.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, more sell-side firms believe that mergers are more of an effective growth strategy than before.

Increasing number of sell-side firms see mergers as growth strategy - The TRADE FIS survey has shown that more sell-side firms believe mergers are an effective growth strategy than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

When looking to hire a software developer to implement your systematic trading strategy, it can be difficult knowing where to start. This article looks at factors before and after hiring a developer.

Hiring a Software Developer to Code Up a Trading Strategy | QuantStart When looking to hire a software developer to implement your systematic trading strategy it can be difficult knowing where to start. In this article we look at the factors that need to be considered prior to, and during the hiring process, to help ensure a positive outcome.

According to Nasdaq, U.S. equities and options markets set a quarterly record for trading volume, operating at high performance levels during a surge of activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nasdaq Has Record US Equities, Options Volumes - Traders Magazine CEO Adena Friedman noted the power of a distributed, electronic market model.

Thank you to CEO Moves for highlighting Velox Clearing CEO Michael Higgins. We are thrilled to be featured during 2020 and we’re happy to continue moving the industry forward.

CEO Moves – week ending February 21, 2020 CEO Moves this week include: DuPont Bossa Nova FlowBelow Aero, Inc. Unit Corporation FOCUS Brands CeriFi Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. CyrusOne Inc. Alliance Data Systems Corporation …

Backtesting is probably the single best method available to quickly evaluate new trading strategies… but can it be the greatest weakness for automated traders?

Backtesting Basics: Four biases to know by heart Many traders are defeated by the market, but many more defeat themselves before they’ve event made a single trade.