What is implied volatility? How does it differ from realized volatility, drive the VIX, and shape every options trade? A best-in-class explainer with worked numbers, IV rank, skew, and term structure.
FDIC and the Fed cleared all 8 US G-SIBs’ 2025 resolution plans on May 22, 2026 — no shortcomings, no deficiencies, and 2023 derivatives gaps now fixed.
Wix is cutting ~20% of staff after a $57.5M Q1 loss, with the Base44 AI bet reshaping costs and the stock pinned at 52-week lows.
What delta, gamma, theta, vega, and rho actually mean — with worked examples from the Options Industry Council and a 30-day call snapshot.
Citi and HPS Investment Partners launch a €15B EMEA private capital program — the European sequel to Citi-Apollo, now with BlackRock’s scale behind it.
Salesforce reports Q1 FY27 on May 27, 2026. Revenue guide is $11.03-$11.08B; non-GAAP EPS guide is $3.11-$3.13. The number that matters: Agentforce ARR.
How the repo market actually works — collateral, haircuts, SOFR, the Fed’s ON RRP, and why the $2.5T overnight RRP facility drained to almost zero in 2026.
AvalonBay and Equity Residential agreed to an all-stock merger of equals on May 20, 2026, creating a $52B-equity, 180,000-unit apartment REIT.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at a record 65,158 on May 25, 2026, up 2.87%. Iran peace talks crushed oil; SoftBank and chip equipment names led the bid.
Bond duration measures how much a bond’s price moves when yields change. Here’s the math, a worked example, and why long Treasuries got crushed in 2026.