This week on The Spread – the OCC gives back to the derivatives industry, the CME Group pays hefty fines to the CFTC, Cboe plans for the worst, and more.
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The Spread: Make Way for the SA-CCR
This week on The Spread, the OCC shatters its own records (again), Senator Loeffler sells put options, the SA-CCR is adopted early, and more.
2020 Options Industry Conference Cancellation; Down $52,000 in a day: Furious Robinhood customers want payback following the app’s two day outage
2020 Options Industry Conference Cancellation; Down $52,000 in a day: Furious Robinhood customers want payback following the app’s two day outage
The stock market’s fear gauge spikes to its highest since August as the coronavirus outbreak rages; European shares suffer worst day since 2016 as virus spreads, Wall Street opens ugly
Observations & Insight The Spread: Always Bet on Bull JohnLothianNews.com 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...
Large investor lays out $31 million options hedge against U.S. stock market drop; The fear of missing out will punish you once the stock market starts to make a ‘blow-off top’
Observations & Insight OCC Monthly Volume by Exchange - November 2019 Lead Stories Large investor lays out $31 million options hedge against U.S. stock market drop Saqib Iqbal Ahmed - Reuters Monday's slide in U.S. stocks prompted at least...
Tesla short sellers lose $1.5 billion in a single day; Options on Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Monthly Futures Contracts Trading to Begin on Monday, December 9, 2019
See also: Bakkt’s Slow Start Doesn’t Mean Bitcoin Futures Have Flopped, Vanity Fair’s Trump Trade Story ‘Nonsensical,’ Exchange CEO Says, and more.
Bakkt is looking to beat CME to the punch on options tied to bitcoin; Investors are getting increasingly worried that a recession or major market crash is coming, Allianz says
See also: Wall Street Rush to Safety Is Biggest Since Lehman Brothers Collapse, The Mental Game of Dealing with Volatility, and more.
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PPP Covid-19 Small-Business Aid Reopens With 60,000 Loans; Japan Inc faces potential forced sell-off of cross-shareholdings
PPP Covid-19 Small-Business Aid Reopens With 60,000 Loans; Japan Inc faces potential forced sell-off of cross-shareholdings
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Wall Street’s Bond Traders Reveal Their Limits; Bitcoin (BTC USD) Slides Below $35,000 as Crypto Mania Loses Momentum
Wall Street’s Bond Traders Reveal Their Limits; Bitcoin (BTC USD) Slides Below $35,000 as Crypto Mania Loses Momentum
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