Matt Raebel

The Spread: The Final Countdown

by Matt Raebel | Oct 30, 2020

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?

by Matt Raebel | Oct 23, 2020

This week on The Spread, Cboe is set to acquire BIDS, TT branches out to South Africa, and more.

The Spread: Remembering Joe Sullivan

by Matt Raebel | Oct 16, 2020

This week on The Spread, a binary options fraudster is charged by the CFTC, the father of the VIX publishes a paper on leveraged ETPs, and we take a moment to remember the remarkable life of Joseph Sullivan.

The Spread: Is 2020 Over Yet?

by Matt Raebel | Oct 9, 2020

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.

Mini VIX Futures – Trading Views with Cboe’s Arianne Criqui

by Matt Raebel | Oct 8, 2020

Arianne Criqui, Head of Options and Global Client Services at Cboe, talks shop about the 47-year-old exchange’s popular new mini VIX futures and how its customers can benefit from their use.

The Spread: Radio Killed the Video Star

by Matt Raebel | Oct 2, 2020

This week on The Spread – election volatility makes options more expensive, the CME has a COVID scare, and more.

Tim McCourt from the CME Group – Micro E Mini Options

by Matt Raebel | Sep 30, 2020

Tim McCourt, Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Products at the CME Group, discusses the launch, reception, and use of the CME’s new options contracts on its Micro E Mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures.

The Spread: This Is How It’s Done

by Matt Raebel | Sep 25, 2020

This week on The Spread: record high $1 billion worth of bitcoin options expire, the OCC publishes best practices and a plan for the future, and more.

The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True

by Matt Raebel | Sep 18, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Sep 11, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Aug 28, 2020

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...

The Spread: Mini Derivatives Arms Race

by Matt Raebel | Aug 21, 2020

This week on The Spread, FTSE Russell and SGX form a strategic alliance, Cboe’s mini VIX futures sell like hotcakes, and more.

The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 14: The 80/20 Split

by Matt Raebel | Aug 20, 2020

DrawBridge Lending LLC sees itself as the “bridge” between the cryptocurrency world and the world of institutional trading. In this episode, DrawBridge CEO Jason Urban discusses the finer points of running a business based around lending against cryptocurrency, the state of institutional demand for digital asset products, how to work with regulators, and more.