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Kim Kardashian’s iconic shapewear brand Skims is exploring an IPO sometime in 2024. The brand has proven to be a massive success, valued at $4 bn after just three years. Learn everything we know about a potential Skims IPO here.

Chinese retailer Shein has privately filed for an IPO after slating plans to go public in 2022. Take a look at everything we know about the fast-fashion brand.

Northvolt is a Stockholm-based Lithium-ion battery maker looking to expand in North America after receiving significant investment from European automakers. The company expects to IPO in the next year or two.

UL Solutions is a leading North American provider of testing, inspection and certification aiming for one of the biggest IPOs of the year. Learn about the company’s operations and competitors ahead of its listing in 2023.

Gold spent the whole of last week consolidating its sharp 7% rise recorded in October, ending a run of three consecutive weekly gains. The precious metal has struggled to move north of the key $2000 mark, though the metal hasn’t exactly sold off yet.

Learn about the 10 most traded currencies like the dollar, euro and yen and learn why forex traders prefer trading these major currencies

Today’s publication of US jobs report has further cemented expectations that the Fed has reach peaked interest rates. Bond yields and the dollar have sold off as a result, with indices and gold moving higher.

Learn everything you need to know about the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners ahead of its IPO, now delayed to 2024.

AIM stocks account for a large percentage of retail trading as, despite the risks, there is an excitement to the market’s volatility. Find out everything you need to know about the AIM stock exchange and how you can take a position on AIM stocks with us.

Apple acquires approximately three or four companies a week to help with its continued growth. Take a look at some of Apple’s most famous acquisitions that propelled it from the brainchild of three college dropouts to the largest company in the world.

Amazon is known all over the world, but did you know it’s a combination of at least 128 businesses? Take a look at some of Amazon’s most famous acquisitions that took it from a garage business to the third-most-valuable company.

AirTrunk is one of the largest hyperscale data centre developers in Asia-Pacific. Based in Australia, the company is exploring a listing on the ASX that could value them at AU$10 billion.

Navan, formerly TripActions, is one of the fastest growing travel start-ups in the industry. The tech company is expected to list in April 2024 after confidentially filing for an IPO.

BMC Software, an IT software management provider, confidentially filed for an IPO in February. Recent competitor analysis suggests the projected market capitalisation post-listing may be higher than expected.

The MOVE index projects the yield spread between long and short-term bonds to give an idea of current market volatility. Read more for a MOVE index definition and strategies.

The VIX is one of the most widely-used measures of market volatility, for both the S&P 500 and wider stock market. So, what is the VIX, how is it calculated and how can you take your first position on volatility? Find out below.

We talk a lot about how volatility creates opportunities for traders. But what happens when there’s only a little market movement to take advantage of? Find out what to trade when there’s low volatility and what the best low volatility trading strategies are.