I saw a MIAX press release about Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) fee disputes and it got me thinking why there would be reason for dispute. Please note, I don’t know if the following is on any exchange’s collective mind, but it seems...
NYSE Amex
Options Industry Perspectives: Exchange Leaders Trade Viewpoints at OIC 2015
At the Options Industry Conference this year, the exchange leaders panel directly followed a presentation by Andy Nybo, head of derivatives at The Tabb Group, that offered a rather bleak look at the options industry. Total volume year-to-date was down 8.7 percent...
Ivers Riley: A Man for All Markets
There are pioneers, innovators and leaders in every industry. Ivers Riley is one of the rare individuals to wear all three titles. Riley, who died February 17, 2015, at the age of 82, is one of those executives who was part of several transformational events in the...
JLN Options: Brazil Weighs Buying Coffee Through Options After Price Plunge
Lead StoriesBrazil Weighs Buying Coffee Through Options After Price PlungeBloomberg NewsBrazil is considering introducing coffee options allowing growers in the world’s top producer to sell beans to the government at a fixed price after futures plunged in New York,...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review
Fears of the “fiscal cliff” had ramifications in the VIX and the VIX ETNs, which spiked higher as the equity markets declined. Trading of put options on Lockheed Martin’s stock jumped in the past week ahead of the surprise news that its incoming chief executive,...
Steve Crutchfield – NYSE Amex
JLN Options editor Sarah Rudolph spoke to Steve Crutchfield, CEO of the options business at NYSE Amex, about the 2012 Security Traders Association of Chicago (STAC) Conference and upcoming trends impacting the options market. Crutchfield, who spoke on a STAC panel...
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A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
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Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
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