Thomas Schneeweis says most hedge funds have lower risk than individual stocks or even stock indices as individual stocks have an annual volatility of about 30%. “The S&P500’s annual volatility is about 15%. Most hedge funds (with the exception of some long bias or global macro hedge funds) have an annual volatility below 15% and even commodity trading advisors (futures and option traders) have annual volatilities close to that of the S&P500,” he wrote in his book.
8 midcap stocks clock up to 245% EBITDA growth in June quarter. Do you own any?
Eight NSE midcap stocks reported year-on-year EBITDA growth of more than 80% in the June 2026 quarter. Lloyds Metals & Energy led the list with