Sentences with phrase «less interest rate volatility»

Less interest rate volatility risk than long - term U.S. Treasury bonds Prices of all market - traded fixed - rate bonds are affected by interest rates.

Not exact matches

Although bonds generally present less short - term risk and volatility than stocks, bonds do contain interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa) and the risk of default, or the risk that an issuer will be unable to make income or principal payments.

For investors seeking low volatility and less interest - rate sensitivity, the PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility ETF (XRLV D - 70) offers an interesting opvolatility and less interest - rate sensitivity, the PowerShares S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility ETF (XRLV D - 70) offers an interesting opVolatility ETF (XRLV D - 70) offers an interesting opportunity.

Overall, implied volatilities of foreign exchange rates have exhibited a less clear trend than those observed in equity and fixed - interest markets.

We continue to have a very positive fundamental intermediate - term view, but believe (1) the improved economic data, (2) fear of higher interest rates, (3) a less dovish Fed, (4) historically low volatility, and extreme overbought condition creates an environment ripe for a correction.

The volatility of recent weeks would seem to make it a less - than - auspicious time for the Fed to consider raising interest rates, at least from a global perspective.

Given term premium suppression (via QE) reduced volatility and induced investors to buy risky assets to boost returns, a sustained rise in long - term interest rates would give investors more options to achieve yield targets, thus making risk assets appear less attractive and ultimately erode demands for yield and tighten financial conditions.

In other words, the flexible exchange rate has contributed to less volatility in interest rates (Figure 17 and Figure 18; Debelle and Plumb 2006).

Liquidity providers in option markets prefer to hedge mostly with other options, hedging residual greeks with other assets such as the underlying, volatility, time, interest rates, etc because trading costs are lower since the two offsetting options hedge most of each other out, requiring less trading in the other assets.

LEAPS ® Pricing Options pricing models contain five factors that are used to determine a theoretical value for an option: stock price, strike price, time to expiration, interest rates (less dividends) and volatility of the underlying stock.

Bonds generally present less short - term risk and volatility than stocks, but contain interest rate risk (as interest rates raise, bond prices usually fall), issuer default risk, issuer credit risk, liquidity risk and inflation risk.

The BarCap U.S. Corporate High Yield - to - Worst 10 - year Treasury spread fell from 5.81 to 4.58, while the US 10 - year Treasury yield bottomed out at 1.32 % on July 6.1 Volatility, in the form of VIX, eased during the third quarter, falling from 15.63 to 13.20.1 Although the economy appeared less vibrant in September, a bias toward higher interest rates, a downward slant in high yield spreads and benign volatility were all favorable for investor riVolatility, in the form of VIX, eased during the third quarter, falling from 15.63 to 13.20.1 Although the economy appeared less vibrant in September, a bias toward higher interest rates, a downward slant in high yield spreads and benign volatility were all favorable for investor rivolatility were all favorable for investor risk taking.

The prospect of additional interest - rate hikes makes them less attractive as both a total - return investment and volatility defense right now.

Hedge funds often have a specific benchmark such as a market index or interest rate they are trying to outperform, or they may focus on achieving a benchmark return with less volatility.

With pricing reaching an all - time high in a deal - drought environment, coupled with global market volatility, investors and developers are skittish in where to put their dry powder, pushing private equity professionals to new, niche areas of real estate that haven't previously been explored.As the industry emerges from a low interest rate environment, and into a rapidly changing landscape with lower taxes, less regulations, higher rates and higher inflation, what does this mean for private equity real estate?