Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record; DERIVATIVES SOFR trading tails off after ‘big bang’ boost
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Stock and Bond Market Volatility Diverges on ‘Blue Wave’ Bets; Joseph Sullivan III Helped Create Chicago Options Exchange
Stock and Bond Market Volatility Diverges on ‘Blue Wave’ Bets; Joseph Sullivan III Helped Create Chicago Options Exchange
THE SPREAD: OIL TANKS
This week on The Spread, oil markets go contango, Quantitative Brokers releases a timely futures and options trading algorithm, FIA cancels more events, and more.
Angelo Evangelou: SA-CCR Early Greenlight a Great Step in the Right Direction
The SA-CCR is an expansive set of rules that applies to more than just the options markets, but Angelo Evangelou, Cboe’s chief policy officer, explained why Cboe is excited about the change and optimistic about its potential impact on the options markets.
The Spread: Make Way for the SA-CCR
This week on The Spread, the OCC shatters its own records (again), Senator Loeffler sells put options, the SA-CCR is adopted early, and more.
VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic; The Booming Short-Volatility Bet That Lost 46% in a Single Month
Lead Stories VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic Ing-Haw Cheng - MarketWatch The speed of the fall in the stock market and increase in market volatility over the past month has been stunning. From...
Global stocks tumble after dire warnings on virus toll; Dow caps worst first quarter ever with 410-point drop on continued coronavirus fears
Lead Stories Global stocks tumble after dire warnings on virus toll Adam Samson, Mamta Badkar and Hudson Lockett - Financial Times A new quarter brought a fresh jolt of volatility to global equity markets on Wednesday, with Wall Street trading...
The Spread: Ronin Runs Into Liquidity Issues
This week on The Spread, the OCC's daily clearing volume for March exceeds its average for the past three months; Ronin Capital suffers from liquidity setbacks, major exchanges plead for flexibility, and more.Produced by Mike Forrester.TranscriptWelcome...
Options markets to get liquidity boost
A new rule finalized last month by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency might make it easier for banks to keep less capital tied up, potentially clearing the way for them to do more business with market makers.
Out with the old…
This week on The Spread, as we say goodbye to the 2010s, we take a look at a few changes coming ’round the bend.
A notoriously bearish hedge-fund manager is more convinced than ever that a crash is coming; ‘Giant Risk Event’ Makes Hedging a Good Bet in 2020, TD Says
See also: Singapore Poised to Allow Crypto Derivatives on Approved Venues; Hedge funds struggle as stocks keep behaving like bonds, and more.
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A weekly recap of options news regarding regulation, market participants, market structure, and trends in the industry.
ISDA, SIFMA, ABA, BPI and FIA Comment on SA-CCR; Options Market Share Continues Shift
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightThe Spread - There Goes the Sun - 3/18JohnLothianNews.comLast year we filmed our FIA Boca edition of "The Spread" in a pool. However, we were at a different Airbnb...
Criminal Past Haunts Surviving Founder of QuadrigaCX; Fed Faces Crucial Portfolio Decision
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadChicago Mayor Emanuel addresses FinTank meeting, makes case for Chicago as crypto and fintech hubChuck Mackie, JLNIn what might prove to be a seminal moment in the development of the...
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Europe Is Heading Toward a New Financial Crisis; ETFs Could Rock the Bitcoin World
Europe Is Heading Toward a New Financial Crisis; ETFs Could Rock the Bitcoin World
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Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
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