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The Spread: Brexit Stage Right
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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.
The Spread – A SPIKE in Volume
A snarky recap of the week’s notable (and sometimes just random) options-related news, hosted by JLN Editor Spencer Doar.
U.S. Options Market Makers Report Good June; Wall Street Desks Endure Worst H1 in a Decade
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightMore on Yesterday's SPIKES Options Trade****SD: Above is a chart of yesterday's most active index options. Trade Alert's Henry Schwartz provided this background on...
OCC allows risk offsets for SPIKES, VIX; Investors take note of “gamma trap”
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead StoriesOCC allows risk offsets for SPIKES, VIXJames Thursfield - Global Investor Group (SUBSCRIPTION)Sources say the OCC now allows portfolio risk offsets for the SPIKES and VIX...
The Spread – Numbers on the Board
A snarky recap of the week’s notable (and sometimes just random) options-related news, hosted by JLN Editor Spencer Doar.
New Product, New Exchange, and Equities on the Way for MIAX
MIAX has done nothing but make moves of late. The exchange group launched options on SPIKES (a volatility index based on options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust), opened the U.S. options industry’s 16th exchange (MIAX Emerald), announced it...
MIAX in Minneapolis – SPIKES Futures to List on MGEX
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightThe Thorny Speed Bump QuestionJohnLothianNews.comIf the industry can agree on one thing, it's to disagree about speed bumps. In this video, Chicago Trading Company...
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Crop Trading Giants Start Blockchain Platform With Brazil Deals
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the LINK for the DTCC press release about the proposal to shorten the U.S. settlement cycle to T+1 within two years. Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has an...
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A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
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