Financial Market Insights

Chinese retailer Shein has privately filed for an IPO after slating plans to go public in 2022. Take a look at everything we know about the fast-fashion brand.

Northvolt is a Stockholm-based Lithium-ion battery maker looking to expand in North America after receiving significant investment from European automakers. The company expects to IPO in the next year or two.

UL Solutions is a leading North American provider of testing, inspection and certification aiming for one of the biggest IPOs of the year. Learn about the company’s operations and competitors ahead of its listing in 2023.

Gold spent the whole of last week consolidating its sharp 7% rise recorded in October, ending a run of three consecutive weekly gains. The precious metal has struggled to move north of the key $2000 mark, though the metal hasn’t exactly sold off yet.

Today’s publication of US jobs report has further cemented expectations that the Fed has reach peaked interest rates. Bond yields and the dollar have sold off as a result, with indices and gold moving higher.

Learn everything you need to know about the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners ahead of its IPO, now delayed to 2024.

Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor firm focused on improving microprocessors to handle the high demands of AI and machine learning software. Learn everything we know about its possible IPO in 2024.

AirTrunk is one of the largest hyperscale data centre developers in Asia-Pacific. Based in Australia, the company is exploring a listing on the ASX that could value them at AU$10 billion.

Navan, formerly TripActions, is one of the fastest growing travel start-ups in the industry. The tech company is expected to list in April 2024 after confidentially filing for an IPO.

BMC Software, an IT software management provider, confidentially filed for an IPO in February. Recent competitor analysis suggests the projected market capitalisation post-listing may be higher than expected.

The MOVE index projects the yield spread between long and short-term bonds to give an idea of current market volatility. Read more for a MOVE index definition and strategies.

The VIX is one of the most widely-used measures of market volatility, for both the S&P 500 and wider stock market. So, what is the VIX, how is it calculated and how can you take your first position on volatility? Find out below.

We talk a lot about how volatility creates opportunities for traders. But what happens when there’s only a little market movement to take advantage of? Find out what to trade when there’s low volatility and what the best low volatility trading strategies are.

Markets are always on the move, but the speed and size of price changes is what creates excitement (and risk) for traders. So, let’s take a look at how to trade volatility, and which markets experience the highest levels of volatility.

The email marketing platform Klaviyo has become a prominent software provider in a crowded field. Learn all about its post-IPO success in 2023.

Grocery delivery service Instacart has finally pulled the trigger on its IPO, having delayed it due to market volatility. Find out everything we know about the Instacart IPO.