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Euro Traders Betting on a Break of $1.10 This Month; Traders Line Up Bets Hong Kong’s Dollar Peg Will Snap
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead StoriesEuro Traders Are Starting to Bet on a Break of $1.10 This MonthVassilis Karamanis - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION)ECB stimulus, auto tariffs threat and charts back up bears; Jackson Hole...
Nomura Says ‘50 Cent’ Has Banks Scrambling for VIX Hedges; Interest Rate Options Growth
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Israeli Firm Stole Millions Using Bogus Options – CFTC; Junior RBC analyst charged with insider trading
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead StoriesIsraeli Firm Stole Millions Using Bogus Options, CFTC SaysJanan Hanna - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION)Four Israeli citizens and the financial firms they owned or operated were sued by...
Machines are coming for your pricing models; Long VIX call gains; VIX MDL Update
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Deutsche Bank faces $1.1 billion bill to exit derivatives; Exchange operator Cboe profit beats on options and futures trade
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Cboe nears deal to move HQ to Old Main Post Office; OCC July Cleared Volume Up 7.9 Percent
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Gatsby Raises $1.5M for Commission-Free Options Trading Platform; TNS acquires NetXpress
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Deutsche Bank sets equity derivatives sale deadline; Eerily quiet markets; Citi trading cuts
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Trader Reaps $1.7 Million Payday on Wednesday’s Volatility Buys; VIX spending spree
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightUnderstanding Government and Regulation: Lessons From The InsideMarketsWiki EducationAndy Busch, former chief market intelligence officer at the CFTC, had some...
JLN Options: VIX Call Buying Explodes; Northern Trust enhances global options trading capabilities
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Options Traders Wager On Smooth Sailing For Tech; Standard Chartered goes live with FX options platform
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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 readies plan to boost capital; One direction – Brexit-hit pound facing gravity of parity
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Options Feedback Loop Revives Bust Warnings in Soaring Stocks; Short Interest in World’s Biggest ETF Plunges to Decade Lows
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