This week on The Spread, the CME announces the re-opening of its Eurodollar Options trading floor, Cboe announces the re-launch of an old product, JLN highlights an unsung hero of the OCC, and more.Produced by Mike Forrester.Transcript:Welcome to The...
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The Spread: Hangin’ In There
This week on The Spread: Worldwide traded options volumes rise, Will Acworth notes the impact of the closing of the trading floors on the options markets, and more.
Stock Market Volatility Tops Financial Crisis With VIX at Record; European countries ban short selling after markets plunge
Observations & Insight Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation JohnLothianNews.com After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had...
The Spread: Coronavirus Causes Conference Cancellations
This week on The Spread – FIA Boca and OIC cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, and record-smashing options trading and clearing volumes crash Robinhood, but not the OCC.
What Rout? RBC Still Sees Bullish Behavior in U.S. Options; Finance’s ‘fear index’ spurred by coronavirus worries
Observations & Insight The OCC set a new record for cleared volume of options contracts yesterday - 42.2 million. This surpasses the previous record of 41.9 million cleared contracts on August 8, 2011. Check out the OCC's volume data on the...
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Dead Chickens, Frozen Oranges Confront Farmers in South After Severe Cold
First Read $29,826/$300,000 (9.9%) Charles Bohm ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME set new record volumes in the Ultra 10-Year Note and 30-Year Bond futures on February 23. Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million...
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GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
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