Bloomberg Reports
INDIA’S STOCK MARKET HAS BECOME ONE OF THE CALMEST IN THE WORLD — SO CALM THAT IT IS FORCING TRADERS AND DERIVATIVES PLAYERS TO RETHINK STRATEGIES.
MARKETS SHOW UNUSUALLY LOW VOLATILITY — The fear gauge (VIX) recently hit a new lifetime low, indicating subdued price swings and directionless trading.
• DERIVATIVES ACTIVITY HAS THINNED OUT, leaving options and futures traders cautious and prompting strategic re-evaluation.
• CALMNESS IS DRAWING ATTENTION GLOBALLY — Because markets typically have periodic swings that fuel options and derivatives trading, this prolonged quiet is technically unusual and affecting liquidity and hedging behavior
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