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Tencent’s $251 Billion Rally Triggers Frenzy in Shares, Options; Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’

by Matt Raebel | Jan 25, 2021

Tencent’s $251 Billion Rally Triggers Frenzy in Shares, Options; Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’

Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans

by Matt Raebel | Nov 23, 2020

Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans

Misfiring Havens May Saddle Investors With Costly Equity Hedges; Speculators’ Bullish U.S. Stock Bets Are Near Two-Year High

by Matt Raebel | Nov 2, 2020

Misfiring Havens May Saddle Investors With Costly Equity Hedges; Speculators’ Bullish U.S. Stock Bets Are Near Two-Year High

Nasdaq Whale Emerges as Facebook, Amazon See Option Trades; OCC Clears New Annual Exchange-Listed Options Industry Volume Record

by Matt Raebel | Oct 2, 2020

Nasdaq Whale Emerges as Facebook, Amazon See Option Trades; OCC Clears New Annual Exchange-Listed Options Industry Volume Record

Fear fading on Wall Street as investors learn to love the new bull market; Are global macro hedge funds enjoying renaissance – or a final hurrah?

by Matt Raebel | Aug 20, 2020

Fear fading on Wall Street as investors learn to love the new bull market; Are global macro hedge funds enjoying renaissance – or a final hurrah?

A disputed US presidential election would fuel wild stock market volatility and possibly boost gold, UBS says

by Matt Raebel | Aug 19, 2020

A disputed US presidential election would fuel wild stock market volatility and possibly boost gold, UBS says

Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them

by Matt Raebel | Aug 7, 2020

Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them

Bullish US options trading suggests caution ‘thrown aside’; Wall St traders warn of slowdown after best quarter in a decade

by Matt Raebel | Jul 17, 2020

Bullish US options trading suggests caution ‘thrown aside’; Wall St traders warn of slowdown after best quarter in a decade

Robinhood announces changes to options trading after 20-year-old trader’s suicide; Hedge funds lack conviction on oil outlook

by Matt Raebel | Jun 30, 2020

Robinhood announces changes to options trading after 20-year-old trader’s suicide; Hedge funds lack conviction on oil outlook

Clients Bullish on Stocks and Gold as Stimulus Reigns, OCBC Says; Robinhood’s Day Trading Surge Will End Badly For Investors Money Managers Warn

by Matt Raebel | Jun 26, 2020

Clients Bullish on Stocks and Gold as Stimulus Reigns, OCBC Says; Robinhood’s Day Trading Surge Will End Badly For Investors Money Managers Warn

Cboe adds real-time trade alerts and data with latest acquisition; Someone Just Made a Big Bullish Options Bet on a Singapore ETF

by Matt Raebel | Jun 3, 2020

Observations & Insight ****JJL: Ed Tilly and his team at Cboe Global Markets have done it again, buying one of the leading data firms in the markets, Henry Schwartz's Trade Alert LLC, which happens to be a sponsor of JLN. They are starting...

What Rout? RBC Still Sees Bullish Behavior in U.S. Options; Finance’s ‘fear index’ spurred by coronavirus worries

by Matt Raebel | Feb 26, 2020

Observations & Insight The OCC set a new record for cleared volume of options contracts yesterday - 42.2 million. This surpasses the previous record of 41.9 million cleared contracts on August 8, 2011. Check out the OCC's volume data on the...

The Spread: Always Bet on Bull

by Matt Raebel | Feb 21, 2020

This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options spike, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. References Dash Taking Order Routing To Next...

Traders Flock to Tech Options as Stocks Soar; Options traders have gone full bull — here’s why they might regret it

by Matt Raebel | Feb 21, 2020

Observations & Insight Tom Zagara - Part 2 - Open Outcry Traders History Project JohnLothianNews.com Tom Zagara has lots of great stories to tell from his time as a trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. There were so many, we broke...