Pandemic worries are again dominating the markets this morning. With a light economic and earnings calendar for today, odds are the focus will once again be on the Fed. Today kicks off a busy week for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has – and continues to be – felt by every industry around the world, for better or worse.

Traditional volatility indexes use nearly every out-of-the-money option listed, even those which rarely trade and have wide bid/ask spreads.

On Oct. 5, Nasdaq and the CMEGroup will launch new futures contracts on the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index $VOLQ, giving investors the ability to hedge volatility on one of the year’s best-performing indexes, the Nasdaq-100 Index.

For the launch of the new Nasdaq Automated Investigator for anti-money laundering, we sat down with Darren Innes, Head of AML Technology at Nasdaq, to discuss how it expands Nasdaq’s efforts in combatting financial crime and promoting market integrity in the capital markets.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserve’s announcement on interest rates, which is one of the main focuses for investors this week.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services‘ Energy Team.

Daily Markets: Volatility Returns Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

Peloton (PTON) 4th Quarter Earnings: What to Expect

There are times when the best approach is not to „buy low and sell high,“ as the adage goes, but to „buy high and sell higher.“ That strategy is known as momentum investing.