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Markets Were Already Braced for Chaos—and Then Came the Diagnosis; HSBC’s Wild Ride Pushes Hedging Costs to Highest in a Decade

by Matt Raebel | Oct 5, 2020

Markets Were Already Braced for Chaos—and Then Came the Diagnosis; HSBC’s Wild Ride Pushes Hedging Costs to Highest in a Decade

Hedge fund Gammon gains 600% with well-timed bets on volatility; Eurex’s incoming options speed bump could disadvantage liquidity takers, HFT firm warns

by Matt Raebel | Aug 21, 2020

Hedge fund Gammon gains 600% with well-timed bets on volatility; Eurex’s incoming options speed bump could disadvantage liquidity takers, HFT firm warns

US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall

by Matt Raebel | Jul 21, 2020

US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall

Traders Test Fed’s Power With Bets on More Currency Volatility; Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ jumps on fears of coronavirus resurgence

by Matt Raebel | Jun 12, 2020

Lead Stories Traders Test Fed's Power With Bets on More Currency Volatility Susanne Barton and Robert Fullem - Bloomberg Citi's Fitzpatrick recommends 6-month euro-dollar call options; Expect 'virus differentiation across economies': Deutsche...

Regulators across Europe clash over bans on short selling; Euronext confirms it will not make bid for BME

by Matt Raebel | Mar 31, 2020

First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff Pat Arbor is the subject of the latest MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders HIstory Project video. Arbor, the longtime chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade in the late open...

The Fed Brings the Global Financial System Back From the Abyss; The Global Oil Market Is Broken, Drowning in Crude Nobody Needs

by Matt Raebel | Mar 30, 2020

First ReadNot the Ronin Death WatchBy Thom Thompson for John Lothian NewsThe CME announced on March 20 that it had auctioned the portfolios of Ronin Capital, a direct clearing member, because its capital was insufficient "going forward." Friday's Issues...

Goldman Sachs warns of imminent risk for stocks due to complacency on coronavirus; Options markets flash euro warnings after currency plunges past $1.08

by Matt Raebel | Feb 20, 2020

Observations & Insight DASH Taking Order Routing to Next Level, Exec Says JohnLothianNews.com DASH Co-COO Stino Milito talks about options, algos, transparency and price improvement. How can order routing be improved? Milito explains...

Record Wall Street rally triggers boom in options; Mania has taken hold in the equity market and there is “no respect” for risk, says one strategist

by Matt Raebel | Feb 19, 2020

Lead Stories Record Wall Street rally triggers boom in options Jennifer Ablan - Financial Times While the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq have surged to record highs in recent weeks, another rally has taken hold. The US options market has been...

Cboe Chief Flags ‘Unprecedented’ Early Hedging of U.S. Election; How the Euro Could Defy Analysts and Options Market Ahead of Fed

by Matt Raebel | Jan 24, 2020

Lead Stories Cboe Chief Flags 'Unprecedented' Early Hedging of U.S. Election Luke Kawa and Lananh Nguyen - Bloomberg In 30 years at the premier U.S. options exchange, Ed Tilly has never seen an election sow more anxiety than the 2020...

Euro Falls and Options Traders Have a Told-You-So Moment on ECB; Young trader’s epic Beyond Meat stock misfire: ‘Biggest mistake of my life’

by Matt Raebel | Jan 23, 2020

Observations & Insight Lee Tenzer - Open Outcry Traders History Project JohnLothianNews.com Lee Tenzer is one of the giants of the Chicago markets. He was an inaugural member of the Crowd of Fame from the Options Industry Council. Lee E....