What is survivorship bias, and why should you care about it? This post explains how survivorship bias can trick you into drawing faulty conclusions from your research, and what you need to know to avoid being tricked.
Posts for global equities
The Most Volatile Stock Markets in the World
Mon Jan 14 2019
Many quantitative trading strategies thrive in high volatility regimes, while other trading strategies work best in low volatility regimes. So which global markets are the most and least volatile? This post compares the daily, overnight, and intraday volatility of 17 countries.
The Best Global Stock Markets for Short Sellers
Wed Jan 02 2019
If you're a short seller exploring global markets, a good first question to ask is: are there shares available to borrow? This post looks at the percentage of stocks that are shortable through Interactive Brokers in each of 17 countries.
The Overlooked Half of the Global Stock Market
Mon Dec 17 2018
The US stock market is the largest and most liquid stock market in the world and tends to get all the attention. Many brokers and trading platforms are US-only, and many traders focus exclusively on the US market.
This post compares the number of stock listings in each of 17 countries to quantify what traders miss out on by ignoring the rest of the world.