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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.
Volatility Markets Flash Signs of Distress After Turbulent Week; Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options
Volatility Markets Flash Signs of Distress After Turbulent Week; Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options
Susquehanna International Group
According to a Bloomberg story, Susquehanna International Group is willing to take the other side of bets on the presidential race for up to $100 million per bet. The story quoted an anonymous source who said the plans are not public.
Election 2020: Tight Races Set Stage for Continued Period of Volatility
Here’s how the presidential election 2020 is unfolding in its final days: A massive early voter turnout is outpacing that of 2016, an estimated 11 million more Democrats than Republicans have requested mail-in ballots, and both President Donald Trump and former Vice...
FIA-Chicago Fed Panel Addresses the Lack of Diversity in U.S. Financial Markets
The low number of African Americans in high positions in the financial markets is shocking, but not surprising. And not much progress has been made, though not for lack of effort. What does the landscape look like, and what can be done about it?
MEMX
The US equities exchange MEMX said it was ready to go live Thursday in all NMS names, after delays caused by the global COVID pandemic. It said 541 symbols are now trading on MEMX with participation from its member firms.
Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
FIA Data Underscores Explosive 2020 Growth in Equity, Commodity Volume
Global volume in futures and options is on track for a banner year in 2020, with growth fueled largely by equity derivatives amid unparalleled levels of volatility.
U.S. Election Seen As Possible Pivot Point for Cannabis Legislation
Initiatives to legalize marijuana are on the ballot in five states this Election Day, giving voters the chance to move the industry toward wider acceptance. In addition, several Senate and gubernatorial races are seen as key to unlocking stalled legislation. JLN talks...
SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF
The SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY), the world’s biggest exchange-traded fund, has lost $33 billion so far this year as investors seek lower fee equity ETFs in a wave of cost cutting.
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again
VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again
Philippine Stock Exchange
Converge ICT Solutions on Monday raised 29 billion pesos, equivalent to $600 million, on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in the country's largest IPO since 2013. The PSE recently unveiled plans to boost its publicly traded company listings.
Scary Bitcoin volatility? $750M in BTC options set to expire for Halloween; US and European stocks slide on worsening Covid outbreaks
Scary Bitcoin volatility? $750M in BTC options set to expire for Halloween; US and European stocks slide on worsening Covid outbreaks
Futures Industry Association
The Futures Industry Association Monday released CCP Tracker, an online interactive tool that provides data on the financial resources and risk exposures of 10 global derivatives clearinghouses.
HKEX’s Kevin Rideout Talks about MSCI Move to HKEX from SGX
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited recently signed a long term agreement with MSCI to list their indices in Hong Kong rather than in Singapore at SGX, which had listed the contracts for decades.
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.
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
HKEX
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Friday introduced the first listings of ETFs in Hong Kong and Shenzhen under the Hong Kong-Mainland ETF Cross-listing Scheme, which facilitates cross-listing of ETFs between markets in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
FTSE Russell, CME Group and iShares look at what’s driving US equity markets
The 2020 rollercoaster continues in equities markets, and investors are turning to a variety of investment products to hedge and diversify, according to speakers at FTSE Russell’s webinar titled, “What’s been driving US equity markets outperformance?” on Thursday.
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