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.
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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
Barclays Sees VIX Plunging to Pre-Covid Level in Clear Biden Win; The Stock Market Senses Trouble Ahead
Barclays Sees VIX Plunging to Pre-Covid Level in Clear Biden Win; The Stock Market Senses Trouble Ahead
Nasdaq Whale Emerges as Facebook, Amazon See Option Trades; OCC Clears New Annual Exchange-Listed Options Industry Volume Record
Nasdaq Whale Emerges as Facebook, Amazon See Option Trades; OCC Clears New Annual Exchange-Listed Options Industry Volume Record
Fears of a disputed US election fuel market volatility bets; Dollar slides in flows-driven market; investors await U.S. debate
Fears of a disputed US election fuel market volatility bets; Dollar slides in flows-driven market; investors await U.S. debate
Citigroup halts market making in retail options; Crypto Is Beating Gold as 2020’s Top Asset So Far
Citigroup halts market making in retail options; Crypto Is Beating Gold as 2020’s Top Asset So Far
Billions Rotate Through Giant Tech ETF Thanks to Options Boom; Short Sellers Are Rushing Back Into Stocks as Volatility Returns
Billions Rotate Through Giant Tech ETF Thanks to Options Boom; Short Sellers Are Rushing Back Into Stocks as Volatility Returns
CME jumps into Cboe’s pool; Bitmain spin-off’s crypto exchange to launch bitcoin options as pricing competition heats up
Lead Stories CME jumps into Cboe's pool Lynne Marek - Crain's Chicago Business The futures exchange operator is getting into the volatility business in part because another key business is slumping. Chicago futures exchange operator CME Group...
Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation
After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...
What Rout? RBC Still Sees Bullish Behavior in U.S. Options; Finance’s ‘fear index’ spurred by coronavirus worries
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...
More Investors Play the Stock-Options Lottery; Payback Time Arrives for Stocks as Geopolitics Shatters Calm
Observations & Insight Options Markets To Get Liquidity Boost Matt Raebel - JLN A new rule finalized last month by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency might...
The Case for More Clearing of Treasury Securities
In this video, DTCC Managing Director and Head of Global Public Policy Mark Wetjen reflects on the Treasury flash crash of 2014 and lays out why more Treasury trading activity should involve a central counterparty. Produced by Mike Forrester ...
OCC Developments To Consider Before the Options Industry Conference
The Options Industry Conference kicks off today, May 1. Much has changed for the industry’s central counterparty, the OCC, since last year’s gathering in Amelia Island, Fla., and in this video, OCC CEO John Davidson walks viewers through those...
ECB scraps clearing powers request in EU tussle; Europe’s bourses say report refutes data profiteering claims
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffThe FIA is looking for a new VP of Global Industry Operations and Execution to oversee FIA's Operations and market Technology Divisions. Here is a link for...
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China Vows to Investigate Bond-Market Misconduct; CFTC’s Tarbert: Global standards for crypto and CCPs are top industry priorities
China Vows to Investigate Bond-Market Misconduct; CFTC’s Tarbert: Global standards for crypto and CCPs are top industry priorities
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Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans
Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans
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