Market Insights

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Market Insights

Find yield in volatile sectors

How to make smart picks.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |September 22, 2016

1 min read

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Industry

In defence of high-frequency trading

Many blame the “flash crash” of 2010 — when the Dow Jones dropped 9% within minutes — on high frequency trading (HFT), claiming it created instability. But sudden downturns in the stock market are not exclusive to HFT, and taxes or regulations to reduce the trading are a solution looking for a problem, according to […]

By Staff |September 22, 2016

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Economic Indicators

TSX falls below 50-day moving average

Last week, the TSX underperformed the S&P500.

By Staff |September 19, 2016

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Industry

Fewer than one in five CFA members are women

The researchers suggest that the path to under-representation starts early.

By Staff |September 16, 2016

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