Mini and micro futures contracts at various exchanges have been gaining a lot of traction lately, presumably because of the "Robinhood effect" of retail traders coming into the markets. Our own John Lothian led a panel at FIA Expo-V Thursday titled "How Small Can You...
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FIA Expo: Good Fragmentation vs. Bad Fragmentation
Deborah North, partner at the law firm Allen & Overy, moderated the Wednesday morning panel titled “Is Market Fragmentation the Future?” at FIA Expo 2020.
FIA Expo 2020: Overview of Innovator Pitches
Correction: TradeX does not hold customer data. The Innovator’s Pavillion is one of the most intriguing parts of FIA Expo - a small, curated collection of starry-eyed startups aspiring to make their mark. On the first day of FIA’s virtual Expo-V conference, each of...
The Spread: The Final Countdown
This week on The Spread – the VIX hits a 5-month high one week before the U.S. election, FIA Expo goes virtual, and more.
The Spread: A Freight Train of Volatility?
This week on The Spread, Cboe is set to acquire BIDS, TT branches out to South Africa, and more.
The Spread: Is 2020 Over Yet?
This week on The Spread: the CME launches futures trading on the VOLQ, Eurex launches futures and options trading on two ESG indices, and more.
Symphony: Timed Perfectly for the Pandemic
John Lothian interviewed David Gurle, the founder of Symphony, about how the company, its customers and prospective customers are responding to the provider of secure collaboration for global markets in light of the pandemic.
The Spread: Radio Killed the Video Star
This week on The Spread – election volatility makes options more expensive, the CME has a COVID scare, and more.
The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True
This week on The Spread – analysts predict more volatility than usual around the U.S. election, institutional traders watch Reddit to predict price movements, and more.
The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks
This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
The Spread: Running Hot
This week on The Spread - the Fed opts for higher inflation targets, the OCC gets featured, Cboe has a new options product, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Welcome to The Spread, I’m Matt Raebel. Congrats to those who bet on the...
FDIC Enlists Fintech to Serve Pandemic-Challenged Minority Institutions
While the economic disruptions of COVID-19 are widespread, they have “disproportionately” disrupted minority depository institutions, also known as MDIs, said Jelena McWilliams, chairman of the Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation. Speaking Wednesday in the second of...
The Spread: Mini Derivatives Arms Race
This week on The Spread, FTSE Russell and SGX form a strategic alliance, Cboe’s mini VIX futures sell like hotcakes, and more.
Legal cannabis ups the ante for alternative payment systems
Chicago entrepreneurs seek to bring cash-heavy retail industry into digital age
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Big Business Backs Away From Trump’s Party But Longs for Old GOP
First Read $24,451/$300,000 (8.2%) ++++ A more perfect union; FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken shares a personal perspective on Washington riots Walt Lukken - FIA Normally, this column offers opinions on the global policies and trends of our industry, but last week's...
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Options Feedback Loop Revives Bust Warnings in Soaring Stocks; Short Interest in World’s Biggest ETF Plunges to Decade Lows
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