Peter Maragos

Dash CEO on Buy-Out and SEC Fee Pilot

by Spencer Doar | Jun 1, 2018

In March, Dash Financial Technologies co-founders Peter Maragos and David Karat, in partnership with private equity firm Flexpoint Ford, acquired Dash in a management led buyout. In this video, Dash CEO Maragos describes the thought...

Dash Buyout; LJM-Wells Fargo lawsuit; Options-based funds study

by Spencer Doar | Mar 7, 2018

Observations & Insight Bits for Weekly VIX/SPX Expiration Day Spencer Doar - JLN The Onion had a good title for Gary Cohn's resignation - Gary Cohn Resigns In Protest Of Trump's Bigoted Comments Towards Aluminum. If you're wondering when this trade war could kick...

Rebates and Market Data: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel

by Spencer Doar | Jul 24, 2017

At Trading Chicago presented by FOW and John Lothian News, Peter Maragos, CEO of Dash Financial Technologies, spoke to JLN about what he sees as the most pressing issues in equity and options markets: what to do about rebates and...

Central bankers fuel volatility in FX and bonds; Millennial investing in derivatives like options and futures; Tech Stocks Hit More Turbulence Than the Rest of the Market

by Spencer Doar | Jun 29, 2017

Observations & Insight Bits & Pieces from yesterday's FOW-JLN Trading Chicago Event: Things ain't great Spencer Doar - JLN First, if you've been in a cave, look at the VIX today - popped to over 15 and has now dropped into the 13 handle. The options panel at...

The Great US Options Octopus; The 2017 Short Trade That’s Getting Pummelled This Week; Options Traders’ `Butterfly’ Bets Signal Oil Rally Not Over

by Spencer Doar | Apr 12, 2017

Lead Stories The Great US Options Octopus The Trade Derivatives - Spring 2017 The US options market is a conundrum. Although volumes have remained flat over the past five years, the number of exchanges has expanded to 14, with the potential of another opening just...