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Ethereum options trade volume surged in November to hit $1.76 billion for the month; Gammon Capital Up 449% Is Betting on New Wave of Market Turmoil

by Matt Raebel | Dec 14, 2020

Ethereum options trade volume surged in November to hit $1.76 billion for the month; Gammon Capital Up 449% Is Betting on New Wave of Market Turmoil

The Spread: Brexit Stage Right

by Matt Raebel | Dec 11, 2020

This week on The Spread, MIH and MGEX complete their merger, Cboe’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Carol Kennedy and the CFTC’s Chairman Heath Tarbert announce their retirement, and more.

How T3 Index’s “VIX-Like” Index for Bitcoin Works

by Matt Raebel | Jul 15, 2020

T3 Index, the creators of the SPIKES Volatility Index have created a new volatility index, which uses bitcoin options to track the volatility of the world’s first and most widely-traded cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC).

The stock market’s fear gauge spikes to its highest since August as the coronavirus outbreak rages; European shares suffer worst day since 2016 as virus spreads, Wall Street opens ugly

by Matt Raebel | Feb 24, 2020

Observations & Insight The Spread: Always Bet on Bull JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options...

The Spread: Always Bet on Bull

by Matt Raebel | Feb 21, 2020

This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options spike, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. References Dash Taking Order Routing To Next...

Morgan Stanley Soared in Currency Derivatives Before Lira Mess; Time to Get Tactical on European Rates as Returns May Fall

by Matt Raebel | Dec 6, 2019

See also: The Big Bet Now Is On Britain’s Unreliable Polls: Trading Brexit, Wave Goodbye to Libor. Welcome Its Successor, SOFR, and more.

War for Madrid Exchange to Widen as Deutsche Boerse Considers Bid

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 19, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Donnie Roberts is one of my favorite people and he is the next participant in the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project. He came to Chicago after graduate school with a Marine Corps...

Risk of Big Rates Swings on Brexit Vote Is Options Trading Arena; Charles Schwab on no-commission trading: ‘Wall Street would have never done this’

by Matt Raebel | Oct 18, 2019

See also: The Weekly Fix: Coming Full-Circle to a Mid-Cycle Adjustment; Wave and Vertalo start by tokenizing yield, with race horses and whiskey as long term possibilities, and more.