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...
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Trader’s Pile Into Bullish Bets; Tesla options action; Summer vol
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Wednesday's Miscellany JLN Staff MLex has a (paywalled) story titled CFTC's Giancarlo cites threat from China futures markets in bid for more money....
The Spread – Playing Ketchup – 7/19
"Summer breeze, make me feel fine." - Seals & Croft As there was not an installment of “The Spread” last week, we added a brief lightning round to the end of this week’s options news recap. This week’s episode also features...
Million-Dollar Bet Bitcoin Skyrockets to $50,000; A Year for the History Books; VIX of Tech Stocks
Observations & Insight Editor's Note Due to the Christmas holiday, there will not be a JLN Options Newsletter Friday, Monday and Tuesday (December 22, 25 and 26). Have a good time - bust out the apparel that hides in the back of a drawer for 11 months, have some...
Global equity markets turning increasingly slump-proof; Stock market is moving wildly after earnings; VIX Call Options Crazy as Fear Gauge Breaks Records
Lead Stories Global equity markets turning increasingly slump-proof; Demand from yield-starved institutional investors propping up stock prices Takenori Miyamoto - Nikkei Asian Review Tokyo -- Massive corrections have largely become a thing of the past for global...
Interactive Brokers’ market making segment feels impact of options business wind-down; A striking stat shows why even the bears are tempted to bet on stocks; Vix index sends mixed messages to investors
Observations & Insight Hits and Takes By JLN Staff Today is day two of the Chicago version of MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity at the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. We have the largest audience scheduled today for two sessions, one at 1 PM...
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ETF trading surges on European stock exchanges
First Read $26,851/$300,000 (9.0%) Denise Knabjian ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The U.S. has surpassed the 25 million Covid-19 infections level, according to data reported Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. JPX has signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU,...
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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
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