Coronavirus is having a major impact on public health and the global financial markets. As we continue to gauge the long-term impact of the novel coronavirus, CFA Institute is working to provide resources and to support the development of policy measures that address the functioning of markets and the financial system. We are also providing research — including analysis on lessons learned from past financial crises — to help guide the investment management industry during this time of instability and uncertainty.
Coronavirus and Market Volatility
Asset Management Resources
Is the Coronavirus Rocking the Foundations of Capital Markets?
Is the Coronavirus Rocking the Foundations of Capital Markets?
Home Front: Understanding the Financial Impacts of COVID-19
A video series presenting expert opinions and analysis on today’s coronavirus economy.
What the Coronavirus Means for Financial Markets and Economic Impact
What the Coronavirus Means for Financial Markets and Economic Impact
Setting current market events surrounding the novel coronavirus crisis into a historical context can help investors and investment managers understand and better respond. By examining market stability and systemic risk, modern monetary theory, and the lessons of financial market history, we can help manage the effects of today's coronavirus crisis as it unfolds.
Coronavirus, GDP, and Unemployment
An extraordinary recession can’t be measured by ordinary means. Laurence Siegel and Stephen Sexauer explain in this post.
Technical Analysis: Modern Perspectives
With companies retracting earnings guidance, can technical analysis provide valuation insights for analysts?
The Novelty of the Coronavirus: What It Means for Markets
Laurence B. Siegel explores the parallels and distinctions between the current coronavirus crisis and historical financial market crises in this post.
Market Stability and Asset Management Strategies
The coronavirus crisis does not need to lead to an economic collapse. Addressing the crisis through both research and policy, CFA Institute offers insights and analysis to guide investors, investment managers, and world leaders supporting financial markets.
Systemic Risk
The CFA Institute-sponsored Systemic Risk Council has called on policymakers to cease banks' equity buybacks and dividends and to support smaller emerging-market and developing economies throughout the coronavirus crisis. Read more on the Systemic Risk Council's advice for central banks and governments in an open letter to G20 leaders.
Market Stability and Volatility
This article in the Financial Analysts Journal explains the potentially destabilizing feedback loops that can occur when unwinding short volatility-contingent strategies, in response to central bank actions or macro events.
The VIX Index and Volatility-Based Global Indexes and Trading Instruments
A guide to investment and trading features.
A guide to investment and trading features.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are in the spotlight amid the current coronavirus pandemic.
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Learn more about the impact of ETFs on the financial system and proposed regulatory actions to mitigate market stability risks with this research paper.
Revenge of the Stock Pickers
This research outlines the opportunities for active stock pickers when high-volume ETF sell-offs occur.