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Extreme value anomalies persist in Japan
When I first started to take a strong interest in the stock market in the mid-1980s, Japanese equities were the star performers. This...
Nick Bird
Mar 31, 2021
Assessing leverage risks
In March, Archegos Capital Management, a family office based in the United States, defaulted on margin calls from several investment...
Nick Bird
Mar 31, 2021
HK Government increases stamp duty
In late February, the HK Government announced that stamp duty on buys and sells on the HK Exchange will increase from 10 basis points to...
Nick Bird
Feb 28, 2021
No significant short squeeze contagion in Asia
In late January, there was an extremely concerning development that captured the attention of people who wouldn’t normally be interested...
Nick Bird
Jan 31, 2021
US investment sanctions generate liquidity distortions
In January, Donal Trump imposed sanctions on several Chinese stocks on the grounds that they have links to the Chinese Military. This...
Nick Bird
Jan 31, 2021
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