This week on The Spread, traders make a $40 million bet on VIX options, FINRA reminds its members to vet options trading accounts appropriately, MIAX announces a new partnership, and more.
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Robinhood Options Trading: Profits, Stock Market Swings, and Now—New Scrutiny
Robinhood Options Trading: Profits, Stock Market Swings, and Now—New Scrutiny
GameStop Frenzy Puts Spotlight on Trading Giant Citadel Securities; Silver surges as retail investors take aim
GameStop Frenzy Puts Spotlight on Trading Giant Citadel Securities; Silver surges as retail investors take aim
Divided U.S., Not Covid, Is the Biggest Risk to World in 2021, Survey Finds; EU share trading flees London on first day after full Brexit
Divided U.S., Not Covid, Is the Biggest Risk to World in 2021, Survey Finds; EU share trading flees London on first day after full Brexit
Retail trading boom spills over into fine wine market; US banks rack up $200bn in fines and penalties over 20 years
Retail trading boom spills over into fine wine market; US banks rack up $200bn in fines and penalties over 20 years
Hedge Funds Are Highly Invested in Stocks; Yen to USD: Japan Retail Traders Set Record in 2020 Blitz
Hedge Funds Are Highly Invested in Stocks; Yen to USD: Japan Retail Traders Set Record in 2020 Blitz
SEC Approves Plan to Bring More Detailed Stock-Market Data to Public; Citi Trial Shows Chain of Gaffes Leading to $900 Million Blunder
SEC Approves Plan to Bring More Detailed Stock-Market Data to Public; Citi Trial Shows Chain of Gaffes Leading to $900 Million Blunder
Wall Street Dealers in Hedging Frenzy Get Blamed for Volatility; Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High
Wall Street Dealers in Hedging Frenzy Get Blamed for Volatility; Bitcoin Options Market Suggests Investors Preparing for All-Time High
Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere; Australian Bourse Halts Trading in Longest Outage in Decade
Covid Is Resurging, and This Time It’s Everywhere; Australian Bourse Halts Trading in Longest Outage in Decade
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.
VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again
VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again
Harris Kay Joins Murphy & McGonigle
The law firm of Murphy & McGonigle has opened a Chicago office staffed by industry veteran Harris Kay. Kay worked with the principals of M&M at a previous firm, so this is a coming home of sorts.
Cloud Stock Mania Comes With Eerie Echoes of Dot-Com Boom and Bust; A Columnist Makes Sense of Wall Street Like None Other
Cloud Stock Mania Comes With Eerie Echoes of Dot-Com Boom and Bust; A Columnist Makes Sense of Wall Street Like None Other
The Race to Replace the City of London Begins; JPMorgan Probe Revived by Regulators’ Data Mining
The Race to Replace the City of London Begins; JPMorgan Probe Revived by Regulators’ Data Mining
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Options on Coinbase Global start trading in robust volume; US stocks slump as global COVID-19 cases increase
Options on Coinbase Global start trading in robust volume; US stocks slump as global COVID-19 cases increase
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