VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
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‘Complete Mess’: Traders Fear Volatility Long After Election Day; The Stock Market Rose Thursday. It Might Just Be Staving Off the Inevitable.
‘Complete Mess’: Traders Fear Volatility Long After Election Day; The Stock Market Rose Thursday. It Might Just Be Staving Off the Inevitable.
If there’s an ‘actionable bubble’ in the stock market, this might be it, says BTIG’s Emanuel; Bitcoin Volatility Surges Amid Flirtation With $12,000 Threshold
If there’s an ‘actionable bubble’ in the stock market, this might be it, says BTIG’s Emanuel; Bitcoin Volatility Surges Amid Flirtation With $12,000 Threshold
Stock market won’t hit coronavirus lows until these 3 criteria are met, says Goldman Sachs;
Observations & Insight Not the Ronin Death Watch By Thom Thompson for John Lothian News The CME announced on March 20 that it had auctioned the portfolios of Ronin Capital, a direct clearing member, because its capital was insufficient...
European traders press for looser rules to ease options trading; Volatility Ain’t What It Used to Be
Lead Stories European traders press for looser rules to ease options trading; Industry body warns of 'severe dislocation' in derivatives if requirements do not change Philip Stafford - FT Market makers in Europe are urging regulators to bring...
Cboe Global Markets to Suspend Open Outcry Trading on Chicago Trading Floor as Precautionary Measure
Observations & Insight The Spread: Crash and Burn JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread: the coronavirus causes crashes not seen since 2008, derivatives trading hits record volumes for major exchanges, Robinhood has yet another...
Stock market’s fear gauge spikes to highest since financial crisis
Lead Stories Stock market's fear gauge spikes to highest since financial crisis Carmen Reinicke - Markets Insider Amid a morning of wild trading, Wall Street's fear gauge has spiked to levels last seen in 2008. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX)...
The Invisible Forces Exacerbating Market Swings; Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ on pace for 2nd-biggest weekly jump in its history as coronavirus sends stocks into correction
Observations & Insight We forgot to mention after the OCC's record-breaking news yesterday that the MIAX PEARL Options Exchange also set a new contract record this week with 2,326,629 contracts executed, beating their previous record of...
Virus Fears Propel VIX to Biggest Daily Surge Since Volmageddon; Virus Risk No Longer Just a Blip on the Horizon
Lead Stories Virus Fears Propel VIX to Biggest Daily Surge Since Volmageddon Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index surged to its highest in more than a year Monday as renewed fears about the coronavirus outbreak battered risk...
Online Brokers Go From Zero to Hero; U.K.’s Financial Watchdog Names Chris Woolard Interim Chief
First ReadEndgame vs. Infinity War: Justice for JiteshJohn J. LothianWhen I started writing about the CFTC's civil enforcement case against Jitesh Thakkar and Edge Financial Technologies, I asked for Justice for Jitesh. I asked for the CFTC to drop the...
Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off; Unusual Calm Hangs Over Stock Market
Lead Stories Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off Laurence Fletcher, Tommy Stubbington and Leo Lewis - Financial Times Hedge funds are taking the blame for a drop in Japanese government bond prices that has reverberated around global debt markets....
China Import Slump Casts Gloom Over World Buffeted by Trade War; Pound bruised as Brexit deal doubts creep in
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Fed’s Dudley Warns on Dangerous ‘Speculative Mania’ Around Cryptocurrencies
First Read FCMs Big And Small Suffer Major Losses On Latest Black Monday Jim Kharouf - JLN On February 5, the historic trading day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,175 points and the S&P 500 plunged 113 points, many customers suffered significant...
VIX creator Bob Whaley: investors don’t grasp Wall Street ‘fear gauge’; Swedroe: Embracing The Downside
Lead Stories VIX creator Bob Whaley: investors don't grasp Wall Street 'fear gauge' Graham Rapier - Business Insider Business Insider recently spoke with Bob Whaley, the Vanderbilt University finance professor who created the wildly...
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VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
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