The VWAP, the trading industry performance yardstick, has many critics. And rightfully so – it is used not because it is the best measuring rod, but simply because it is the easiest way to gauge a ...

What is the best time to get in and out of a trade? Traders worldwide seek the answer to this question and use various trading strategies to arrive at forecasts. A volume-weighted average price (VWAP) ...

Guaranteed Volume-Weighted Average Price trades, in the wake of regulators' investigations, are coming under heavy fire by brokerage execs and academics. "We encourage closer scrutiny and examination ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...