Explore the research by topic.

Follow an investment question across published studies and house tests. Each brief identifies its original source and research status.

Insider Trading

Research on disclosed insider transactions and the challenge of separating information from routine trading.

2 briefs →

Machine Learning

Research on statistical learning in finance, including model objectives, overfitting, and portfolio use.

7 briefs →

Market Microstructure

Research on trading mechanics, information flows, liquidity, and implementation frictions.

4 briefs →

Momentum

Research on return continuation, earnings timing, and the practical limits of momentum signals.

2 briefs →

News and Sentiment

Research on news, investor attention, and the consequences of incomplete information coverage.

2 briefs →

Options

Research on options, hedging, volatility models, and the cost of carrying protection.

3 briefs →

Paper Reviews

Reviews of published findings and implementation questions. These reviews do not imply a completed house replication.

16 briefs →

Portfolio Construction

Research on portfolio weights, diversification, rebalancing, and the gap between backtests and implementation.

10 briefs →

Replication Tests

Briefs with house tests. Read each study’s status and limitations to distinguish a partial replication from an executable strategy.

6 briefs →

Return Predictability

Research on forecasting returns, choosing prediction targets, and testing whether signals survive implementation.

8 briefs →

Risk Management

Research on drawdowns, leverage, model uncertainty, and the limits of historical risk estimates.

5 briefs →

Risk Models

Research on covariance, correlation, missing data, and the models used to allocate and measure portfolio risk.

6 briefs →

Tail Risk

Research on extreme losses, crash protection, and risks that summary performance statistics can miss.

3 briefs →

Trend Following

Research on trend strategies, return distributions, and protection across different market environments.

2 briefs →

Volatility

Research on volatility dynamics, volatility-linked strategies, hedging, and drawdown measurement.

5 briefs →