Articles written by Oleg Spilka - Benzinga

How Automation Tools Are Revolutionizing The Investment Landscape In 2024

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, and machine learning are actively improving the quality of tools at the disposal of investors throughout the financial landscape.

Are ESG Markets Still as Important as They Once Were for Hedge Funds?

The 2020s have so far been a tumultuous decade for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. While sustainable investing took center stage during the post-pandemic recovery, hedge funds appear to have cooled on ESG initiatives of late. Has conscious investing lost its shine? Or will we see a comeback gather steam?

Will Digital Transformation Herald a Wealth Revolution?

Customer expectations within the world of wealth management are constantly evolving. Today, investors demand personalization, instant service, and a pleasant experience throughout. Institutions and challengers must cater to the modern client in digital landscapes.

Discount Retailers Hold Black Friday Potential As Recession Looms

While Black Friday has grown to become one of the world’s largest annual consumer events in its own right in recent years, economic headwinds have threatened to dampen the festive spirits of shoppers in the US ahead of the big day.

4 Signs That The US Dollar Has Already Peaked

Despite a prolonged period of strength, evidence is mounting that the US dollar has begun to run out of steam, with a possibility that the currency has already peaked in 2023 and will continue to plateau into the new year.

CNY Is Replacing JPY As An FX Standard

CNY/USD is emerging as the carry trade of choice for financial institutions, replacing the yen as a new favorite. But what does the move mean for forex markets?

Why GameStop's Meme Stock Frenzy Was A Perfect Storm That Will Never Be Repeated

The 2021 meme-stock frenzy that saw the now infamous short squeeze of GameStop and AMC Entertainment was a moment in time that was the culmination of government stimulus packages, an engaged retail market recovering from a pandemic, and a flat-footed Wall Street. Today’s cost-of-living crisis means that it may be many years before we see anything close to the GME phenomenon.

Caution Reigns In Europe As Schott Pharma Breathes New Life Into German IPO Market

One of the biggest curiosities of the stock market recovery in Europe has been centered around the return of the IPO market. Following on from a whirlwind 2021, the economic headwinds of 2022 killed new market debuts in their tracks.

5 Alternative Investment Opportunities For Professional Traders Seeking To Add More Ambition To Their Portfolios

Experienced professional traders know all too well that opportunities can spring up from the most unconventional of places. They also understand the value of taking calculated risks when the right moment arises.

FX Traders Speed Up Forex Markets With VPS Adoption

There are many considerations that go into making a successful forex trader such as research, leverage, and choice of brokerage, but one fundamental area of the FX ecosystem is simply essential for executing the best trades with efficiency: speed.

4 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Forex VPS

The Forex trading landscape is rapidly evolving in 2023. As automation and efficiency emerge as crucial players in the battle for success, traders are constantly seeking new opportunities to optimise their trading experience and enhance their trading strategy.

Measuring The Vital Importance Of Market Sentiment In Trading And Forex Analysis

While forex trading has evolved into a highly analytical ecosystem, the market is still governed largely by the sentiment of traders.

Risks, Opportunities And Threats In The Age Of Sustained Inflation Across Forex Markets

Throughout financial markets, inflation emerged as one of the biggest challenges for investors to contend with in 2022, and is continuing to persist amidst reactionary measures from federal reserves to hike interest rates as a calming measure.

How New Investors Can Learn The Ropes With Passive Investment Options Delivered by Fintech

The world of investing has grown considerably as ‘zero-commission’ investment platforms have rocketed in popularity since 2020. Today, fintechs are becoming ever more intelligent - to the point where investors can effectively build their portfolios in a passive manner.

Porsche's Upcoming IPO May Be A Pivotal Moment For European Markets

European markets are primed for the hotly anticipated Porsche initial public offering following news that Volkswagen is targeting a €75bn valuation upon its debut.

Could The Metaverse Spark A Monumental Price Rally For Cybersecurity Stocks?

As talk of the metaverse intensifies, we can see a greater emphasis being placed on the stocks that are likely to play a key role in powering the brave new digital frontier. This invariably includes cybersecurity firms that are set to keep individuals secure in a massively interconnected online environment.

Biting Back: Will FAANG Favorites Recapture their Form on Wall Street in Q3 2022?

Despite having an extraordinary track record on Wall Street, 2022 has been a testing year for FAANG stocks. Having taken a battering from tech stock sell-offs in the wake of record-breaking inflation and supply chain issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, leading growth stocks have struggled to recapture the form that pushed many companies to new all-time high prices last year.

Airbnb Looks Set to Recapture Old Highs as Stock Price Rebounds from Latest Travel Fears

It’s certainly been a bumpy journey for Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) since its late 2020 arrival on the NASDAQ. In its opening two months, ABNB soared 52.73% to highs of $212.68 - an impressive feat during a pandemic that’s been unmatched in scale for 100 years.

Nubank's NYSE Debut has Served as a Much Needed Stock Market Guinea Pig for an Uncertain Fintech Industry

With a powerful collection of some of Wall Street’s most esteemed backers behind the challenger bank, Nubank’s December 2021 IPO was a watershed moment across the whole of the fintech landscape. After its first full quarter as a public company, it’s clear that the performance of NU is going to play a major role in whether other firms follow suit.

Could Boeing Be Set To Emerge As A Leading Defense Stock?

Major global events can - more often than not - carry profound ramifications for stocks and shares. We saw with the emergence of Covid-19 that healthcare and remote technology stocks could experience exponential growth as the rollout of vaccines and a push towards working from home became more commonplace.