Investors are betting on heightened political uncertainty and greater volatility in European stock markets ahead of European Parliament elections ...
LONDON: Investors are betting on heightened political uncertainty and greater volatility in European stock markets ahead of European Parliament elections in May amid growing concerns about rising populism.
Implied volatility for futures contracts expiring in May show a pronounced jump to 16.8, compared with 15.35 in April. The contracts measure the 30-day implied volatility of the euro zone STOXX 50 index. "Political uncertainty might be coming from the EU rather than the United States. We've seen investors doing very large trades to benefit from an increase in volatility around these events," he said.
Edward Park, deputy chief investment officer at asset manager Brooks MacDonald, said some of the activity may also be due to persistent uncertainty about Britain's exit from the European Union as the Brexit date of March 29 nears.
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