This week on The Spread, Softbank ditches a controversial options investment, the CME becomes the new king of bitcoin derivatives, and more.
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SoftBank abandons its ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets; While OPEC+ Fights, Mexico Wins Over $2 Billion With Oil Hedge
SoftBank abandons its ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets; While OPEC+ Fights, Mexico Wins Over $2 Billion With Oil Hedge
Stock Bulls May Soon Be Emboldened by VIX’s Drop to Key Level
Observations & Insight $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: 2020 Was a Very Good Year - for ICE Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Far from being felled by the COVID pandemic - or anything else that has happened in 2020 - the Intercontinental Exchange had its best...
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop; Masayoshi Son’s Personal Stake in SoftBank Trading Unit Draws Fire
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop; Masayoshi Son’s Personal Stake in SoftBank Trading Unit Draws Fire
SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up
SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up
SGX expands clearing relationship with CME Group
First Read $14,991/$300,000 (5%) Myriam Herrera, Alexander D.Lamb and Anonymous ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. Presidential election by the major media networks and the...
The Spread: A Freight Train of Volatility?
This week on The Spread, Cboe is set to acquire BIDS, TT branches out to South Africa, and more.
Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge
The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge
The Wildly Popular Trades Behind the Market’s Swoon and Surge
First Read Illinois' Social Equity License Applicants Get Their Day in Court By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Controversy over the application process for the state of Illinois' 75 social equity licenses to open cannabis dispensaries found its way into court on...
The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks
This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
JPMorgan Says Big Options Bets Swing Stocks in Thin Markets; Citadel Securities’ David Silber Says Stop Blaming Options
JPMorgan Says Big Options Bets Swing Stocks in Thin Markets; Citadel Securities’ David Silber Says Stop Blaming Options
ED&F Man agrees debt restructuring in eleventh-hour rescue; JPMorgan fires employees who took Covid relief funds
ED&F Man agrees debt restructuring in eleventh-hour rescue; JPMorgan fires employees who took Covid relief funds
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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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