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Volatility

A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index.

Volatility News

Industry
Global hedge funds shift towards the short side in February

The month of February brought unprecedented market volatility that rippled through financial markets, according to Tim Smith, managing director, data insights, at Hazeltree

Industry
PASLA: APAC Market Flows

Market experts gathered in Bangkok to discuss Asia’s securities finance market, from regulatory restrictions to the impact of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

Industry
STG Group launches new broker-dealer division

STG Securities will build on the group’s existing technology, quant expertise, and capital to provide competitive liquidity

Repo
BrokerTec US repo ADNV rises 18% YoY for February

Both US and EU repo recorded its fourth-highest month on record in terms of average daily notional value

Industry
Hazeltree: Global hedge funds experienced volatility in January

The monthly report provides a look back at hedge fund long and short crowdedness across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, based on Hazeltree’s analysis of anonymised data from approximately 16,000 securities

Repo
Repo ADV climbs 17.4% YoY for January, reports Tradeweb

Average daily volume across all asset classes for the month of January reached US$3.1 trillion, up 26.2 per cent year-on-year

Industry
Securities lending revenues hit US$1.232bn in January

All asset classes performed well with many of the common themes seen during 2025, carried over into the new year, says S&P Global Market Intelligence

Repo
BrokerTec US repo ADNV rises 20% YoY for January

For US Treasuries, ADNV in January was US$93.4 billion, despite US Treasury volatility remaining at multi-year lows, with the CME Group Volatility Index showing levels measuring a 34 per cent decrease in volatility