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FIA EXPO 2020: Lots of Ideas, But Little Agreement, As Libor Faces Deadline
As the deadline for the end of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) looms at the end of 2021, a host of legacy issues and alternative rate choices remain on the table, members of an FIA Expo panel on short-term interest rate rates agreed. But while the panelists...
FIA Expo: Good Fragmentation vs. Bad Fragmentation
Deborah North, partner at the law firm Allen & Overy, moderated the Wednesday morning panel titled “Is Market Fragmentation the Future?” at FIA Expo 2020.
The Spread: Plenty of Options
This week on The Spread – record-high options trading volumes, new products from Intercontinental Exchange and HKEX, and more.
JPMorgan Isn’t Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump
Observations & Insight $14,541/$300,000 (4.8%) Patrick Kenny and Paul Nockels ++++ ++++ Lead Stories JPMorgan Isn't Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index's futures curve jumps higher in December, and...
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.
China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself
First Read $9,241/$300,000 (3.1%) Monica Mulvihill ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The women of WILD are holding an online auction and spooky trivia event to support their "Next Generation Women in Finance Scholarship FUNraiser." The auction started on October 16 and...
How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change
Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just.
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.
David Johnson – Open Outcry Traders History Project
David Johnson was trading OTC stocks and options for Pershing in 1970. He was in the right place at the right time when the CBOT decided to launch an options exchange.
Singapore and India exchanges end dispute over derivatives; CME, Nasdaq to Launch Water Futures Contract
Singapore and India exchanges end dispute over derivatives; CME, Nasdaq to Launch Water Futures Contract
The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True
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.
JPMorgan Says Big Options Bets Swing Stocks in Thin Markets; Citadel Securities’ David Silber Says Stop Blaming Options
JPMorgan Says Big Options Bets Swing Stocks in Thin Markets; Citadel Securities’ David Silber Says Stop Blaming Options
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2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) ++++ Celebrate a Legacy of Leadership and Support for the Scouting Movement from the Chicago Financial Community Join Me Thursday at the LaSalle Street Trading Tech Awards Event On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:30 PM, the LaSalle...
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OCC November 2020 Total Volume Up 71 Percent from a Year Ago
Observations & Insight FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID's Chaos Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew...
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