This study shows how correlated information consumption (CIC) of retail investors relates to comovement in stock market outcomes. We construct clusters of stocks with CIC by employing network analysis on Google co-search data. We predict significant comovement in returns and liquidity of stocks...

Introduction -- Volatility and its estimation -- Overview of volatility derivatives -- Options delta hedging with no options at all -- Volatility derivatives in portfolio optimization -- Benefits of using volatility futures in investment strategies -- Predictive properties of the volatility term...