Gunjan Banerji
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560 appearances
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first heard Apr 2018
last heard Nov 2024
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WSJ Your Money Briefing · After-Hours Trading Volume Soars During the Pandemic · 22 Apr 2020
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And, you know, they're ramping up how much the risk they're taking during this period because of just the extreme volatility and volumes that we've seen play out during this pandemic.
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Thanks for having me.
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That's a really interesting question.
And that's what a lot of people are wondering right now.
You are seeing fresh records hit day after day.
But I think some investors are concerned that we could see a redo of 2018.
And what happened in 2018 was...
The S&P 500 was ascending through September, and then it started to tumble in the fourth quarter.
And major indexes ended up in negative territory for the year.
So some people are wary of a redo there.
And then, you know, next year we have a presidential election.
So some investors are also viewing that as a potential source of volatility and looking to hedge their portfolios.
Exactly, yes.
Options traders, they can use these types of contracts to make directional bets and profit from a quick rise or fall in the stock market.
Or they can use these types of contracts to hedge their portfolios.
So many investors are also looking to the latter.
You know, we've seen these tremendous gains in the stock market.
Let's try to make sure that we're protected against potential losses.
And as you mentioned, the election could be one source of volatility.
Some investors are closely watching who the final Democratic nominee will be for the U.S.
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