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Hedge Funds Behaving Like We Just Had a Financial Crisis; MiFID II SI derivatives regime delayed til 2010
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightEyes on the House: STA's OutlookJohnLothianNews.comThe midterm elections ushered in a new legislative balance of power. That means that the U.S. House Committee on...
Is the VIX Being Gamed?; Bullish Options Positioning; Traders Love Crypto Stock Moves
Lead Stories Is the VIX Being Gamed? A Sudden Swoon Has Traders Talking Again Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Cecile Vannucci - Bloomberg It made for quite a chart. On the morning of Dec. 20, just as billions of dollars of futures tied to the Cboe Volatility Index were set to...
Options Market Plugs Away; Market Unease; Millennials & Investing
Observations & Insight Save the Date for OIC 2018 OIC Mark your calendar for next year's Options Industry Conference, which will be held May 2-4, 2018, at the picturesque Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, located just off the coast of Florida. /goo.gl/YEjt8M...
Who trades options the most? Millennial investors; EU’s Market Rules Revamp May Be Slower Than Traders Fear; Suspicion of VIX manipulation
Observations & Insight Hurdling Options Obstacles: OptionsPlay Finds Advisors Need as Much Help as Retail Investors Spencer Doar - JLN When trading options, the options chain is both an advertisement and entry point for the retail investor. But for an options...
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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