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Could the coronavirus be a black swan?

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight|Published February 28, 2020

Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, explains the market term “black swan” and if the coronavirus fits the description.

With the outbreak causing various global impacts, investors may see some sell-offs. He recently covered this topic in a Traders’ Insight article: Contagion!

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Interactive Brokers Traders’ Insight (IBTI) is a venue for market-related articles and commentary covering an array of asset classes and topics. All articles published on Traders’ Insight are simultaneously published directly to our trading platform (TWS).
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