There are actually two; 1) the Greek situation will probably stumble along in its current form for a while, creating
substantial volatility in world stock markets, and 2) given all this negative news there may be some nuggets of gold in the Greek stock market that are worth a look for adventurous value investors (the WSJ had a piece on Greek shipping companies today, so I'm not alone with this line of thinking... beware!).
There was also
substantial volatility in Indonesian markets, mainly reflecting political developments, but there was little spill - over to other regional markets.
Not exact matches
«May 17 and similar events bring
substantial risk for short
volatility strategies,» Kolanovic wrote
in a client note.
For those countries that are less far along
in this transition, policy still reveals a
substantial degree of ambivalence about the benefits of integration; and doubts about their ability to limit the risks
in greater exposure to
volatility.
Where these balance sheet improvements are most advanced, future financial distress will look more like what we typically see
in instances of financial stress
in the major economies —
substantial asset price
volatility and the potential for
substantial financial losses, but less
in the way of a significant disruption to either short - run or long - run real economic growth.
There is strong reason to expect the S&P 500 to underperform the 2.4 % total return available on Treasury debt over the coming decade, though both asset classes are so richly valued that
substantial volatility and interim losses should be expected
in both.
It will not maximize gains
in rising stock markets, but it can capture a
substantial portion of the gains over the longer term, with less
volatility than just investing
in stocks.
Second, financial logic embodied
in the celebrated Modigliani Miller theorem and suggested by common sense holds that
substantial reductions
in leverage, if achieved, should be associated with reduced
volatility, reduced sensitivity to shocks and lower risk premiums.
The stock markets
in general have experienced
substantial volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies.
Although day to day
volatility has been pretty
substantial in the S&P 500, the benchmark index has merely been oscillating up and down
in a wide, sideways range over the course of several months:
«A short
volatility risk derives small incremental gains on the assumption of stability
in exchange for a
substantial loss
in the event of change.
In contrast, larger - capitalization stocks with
substantial tangible assets, high liquidity and low idiosyncratic
volatility are less susceptible to sentiment - related mispricing.
The refinancing of
substantial amounts of Treasury debt
in the near term could translate to higher interest - rate
volatility in 2018 and 2019.
Investments
in commodity - related products may subject the fund to significantly greater
volatility than investments
in traditional securities and involve
substantial risks, including risk of loss of a significant portion of their principal value.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the
volatility of fuel prices, declines
in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments
in new markets; breaches
in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes
in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our
substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility
in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness;
volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity
in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays
in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases
in the price of, or major changes or reduction
in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments
in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes
in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The groups, which include the Natural Resources Defense Council, Earthjustice and Frack Action, said using propane would create
substantial risks because of the
volatility of the gas, pointing to explosions at well sites
in other states
in recent years.
The qualifications regulator Ofqual has today published the findings of a
substantial study into what causes
volatility in exam results.
The last of these positions suggests that, on average, the fund held a
substantial portion of its assets
in fixed - income securities, which lowered its
volatility.
The «Tangency Portfolio» noted
in the graph is the theoretical point at which you can maximize return without taking on
substantial additional
volatility as compared to holding 100 % mid cap value stocks.
The capacity constraint meaningfully raised the portfolios» effective Ns, reducing trading costs, but at the cost of
substantial increases
in volatility.
The risks of investing
in emerging markets include the risks of illiquidity, increased price
volatility, smaller market capitalizations, less government regulation, less extensive and less frequent accounting, financial and other reporting requirements, risk of loss resulting from problems
in share registration and custody,
substantial economic and political disruptions and the nationalization of foreign deposits or assets.
Index portfolios are designed to provide
substantial global diversification
in order to reduce investment concentration and the resulting potential increased risk caused by the
volatility of individual companies, indexes, or asset classes.
Shareholders may face a dilemma here — should they endure some potential near - term share price
volatility, (ideally)
in return for a
substantial increase
in the company's (recurring) revenues & intrinsic value
in the next few years?
The first phase of the EU ETS — from 2005 to 2007 — drew criticism for not achieving
substantial cuts
in emissions, excessive allowance price
volatility and for resulting
in windfall profits for some utility firms that received carbon allowances for free but were able to pass through their full cost to consumers
in the form of higher electricity prices.
Gold, however, could provide
substantial backing to Bitcoin
in the conventional markets, by eliminating risks of high
volatility and making it easy to cash out of the cryptocurrency.
Well, exactly what we were expecting
in the sense that we couldn't really have predicted how price would move against a backdrop of a
substantial degree of
volatility.
However, with the
substantial increases
in price and
volatility through the last quarter of the year, the risk for companies like Microsoft appears to have increased.