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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

by Matt Raebel | Oct 28, 2020

VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries

‘Complete Mess’: Traders Fear Volatility Long After Election Day; The Stock Market Rose Thursday. It Might Just Be Staving Off the Inevitable.

by Matt Raebel | Sep 25, 2020

‘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

by Matt Raebel | Aug 11, 2020

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;

by Matt Raebel | Mar 30, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Mar 24, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Mar 13, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Mar 12, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Feb 27, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Feb 25, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Jan 24, 2020

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

by Matt Raebel | Nov 15, 2019

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

by Matt Raebel | Oct 14, 2019

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Fed’s Dudley Warns on Dangerous ‘Speculative Mania’ Around Cryptocurrencies

by Jeff Bergstrom | Feb 23, 2018

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

by Jeff Bergstrom | Sep 11, 2017

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...