Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
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Bitcoin Tops $35,000 for Fresh Record as Wild Swings Resume; Saudi Arabia’s Surprise Supply Cut Ripples Through Oil Markets
Bitcoin Tops $35,000 for Fresh Record as Wild Swings Resume; Saudi Arabia’s Surprise Supply Cut Ripples Through Oil Markets
Volatility in U.S. stocks jumps as investors brace for Senate ‘blue sweep’; Day Trader Quickly Put to Test After End-Of-Year Buy Frenzy
Volatility in U.S. stocks jumps as investors brace for Senate ‘blue sweep’; Day Trader Quickly Put to Test After End-Of-Year Buy Frenzy
Ethereum options trade volume surged in November to hit $1.76 billion for the month; Gammon Capital Up 449% Is Betting on New Wave of Market Turmoil
Ethereum options trade volume surged in November to hit $1.76 billion for the month; Gammon Capital Up 449% Is Betting on New Wave of Market Turmoil
Refinitiv FX Volumes Drop in October as Lackluster Activity Weighs; Aggregated open interest on Bitcoin, Ethereum options hit all-time highs this weekend
Refinitiv FX Volumes Drop in October as Lackluster Activity Weighs; Aggregated open interest on Bitcoin, Ethereum options hit all-time highs this weekend
Banks turn to AI as regulators press for Libor exit; US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools
Banks turn to AI as regulators press for Libor exit; US Treasury refuses to extend some of Fed’s crisis-fighting tools
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 15: Digitizing the Capital Markets
Carlos Domingo is the founder of Securitize, the aptly-named blockchain company that securitizes assets in the form of digital tokens. The company recently signed a deal with an SEC and FINRA-registered broker-dealer and ATS called Distributed Technology Markets, LLC, and seems on track to become an end-to-end digital securities platform that offers both securities issuance and trading through secondary markets.
CME changes rules to stoke trading; How the World’s Dullest Market Quietly Created a Synthetic Dollar Empire
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The Financial Times says investors are anticipating a Joe Biden win in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election. The Kremlin is increasingly alarmed about the prospect of a Biden win,...
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 14: The 80/20 Split
DrawBridge Lending LLC sees itself as the “bridge” between the cryptocurrency world and the world of institutional trading. In this episode, DrawBridge CEO Jason Urban discusses the finer points of running a business based around lending against cryptocurrency, the state of institutional demand for digital asset products, how to work with regulators, and more.
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
CME to pay $3.5m over leak of secret trade data; Ex-BoE deputy governor fears ‘utter mayhem’ from clearing house reform
CME to pay $3.5m over leak of secret trade data; Ex-BoE deputy governor fears ‘utter mayhem’ from clearing house reform
ION-Broadway deal stumbles on UK competition concerns; Covid Still Poses Challenges for Financial System, Fed’s Quarles Says
ION-Broadway deal stumbles on UK competition concerns; Covid Still Poses Challenges for Financial System, Fed’s Quarles Says
Robinhood announces changes to options trading after 20-year-old trader’s suicide; Hedge funds lack conviction on oil outlook
Robinhood announces changes to options trading after 20-year-old trader’s suicide; Hedge funds lack conviction on oil outlook
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 12: IOU on a Blockchain
Philippe Bekhazi, the founder and CEO of the XBTO Group, has a long history of creating technological tools for trading, devising portfolio and risk management solutions for clients trading equities, FX, rates, and credit instruments. On this episode of the CMW Podcast, he discusses how XBTO went from a prop trading desk to one of the biggest investors in the growing digital asset space, as well as the rise of digital asset derivatives and stablecoins, and the future of digital money.
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GameStop and Bitcoin Renewed a Push to Digitize the Stock Market
First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff There is a new Van Gogh exhibit in New York billed as Van Gogh - The Immersive Experience. The site of this exhibit is the former trading floor of the NYMEX. The NYMEX trading floor...
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Big $40 million options trade bets on near-term stock market tumble; London Whale lessons for Credit Suisse and Nomura
Big $40 million options trade bets on near-term stock market tumble; London Whale lessons for Credit Suisse and Nomura
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