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Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
HSBC Lost About $200 Million in One Day on Gold Market Turmoil; Saudi Aramco’s Stock Trades on a Different Planet
First Read Patience is a Virtue When Looking Toward the Future Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News How do you run a business based on IPOs when the global economy is contracting? Stay calm and look forward to the next generation of stocks. Not...
Wall Street Quants Are Turning Their Skills to the Virus Fight; The Federal Reserve Is Changing What It Means to Be a Central Bank
First ReadHits & TakesBy John Lothian & JLN StaffHappy birthday to the Cboe. Their executive chairman and CEO Ed Tilly penned a blog post to commemorate the Cboe's 47th anniversary. More details below.Today JLN has an interview with ChartIQ Chief...
Bakkt Goes Live With Options, Cash-Settled Futures Products; It’s Cheaper to Bet on a Pound Rally and Investors Are Noticing
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We've created a list of the five most influential stories of 2011 for each of our newsletters, as well as from MarketsReformWiki, to help define what was a very eventful year across almost every market and industry sector. The year was punctuated by one major story...
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First Read $27,651/$300,000 (9.2%) Elizabeth Cook and Robin Trott ++++ SEC Commissioner Peirce Rolls Out Welcome Mat For New Chairman Thom Thompson - John Lothian News "Even though there are unknowns, there are potential benefits," is what SEC Commissioner Hester...
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‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
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