Lead Stories Oil price slides as hedge funds' buying fades John Kemp - Reuters Despite the increase in tensions across the Middle East after the killing of an Iranian general by a U.S. air strike, hedge fund managers added only modestly to...
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How to Survive the Financial Media Markets for 30+ Years – Bruce Morris, Tabb Group
"I met this guy on a job interview - he wanted to sell ads for us. I said, 'Show me what magazine you're with.' He said, 'Well it's not a magazine, it's a website." It's November of 1994... I said, 'What's a website?" and he showed...
The Volatility Paradox: Calm Markets but Soaring ‘Fear Gauge’ Trading; European Index Derivatives Markets Positioned to Support Trading Needs of Investors; A hot new hedge fund is based on smart computers picking off dumb ones
Observations & Insight EDITOR'S NOTE: JLN Options is happy to have Henry Schwartz, President of Trade Alert, as a guest editor this week. Take it away Henry! Complex Orders and Daily Options Volume Henry Schwartz - Trade Alert It's a great honor to edit the JLN...
Speaking Engagement: ISE’s Gary Katz Speaks Out Against IRA Options Rule
Gary Katz, president and CEO of the International Securities Exchange, testified before a U.S. Department of Labor hearing Thursday in the hope of persuading the agency to modify a proposed rule change that could take away investors' ability to use listed options in...
Keeping Tabbs on the Options Industry
The outlook for the options industry is a lot less sunny than the skies in Miami Beach, if you listen to the Tabb Group's Andy Nybo. The industry faces major challenges right now, including a lessening of liquidity, widening bid-ask spreads, and market fragmentation,...
SEFCON Snapshot 2014, Part III: The New Market Structure
The WMBA Americas hosted SEFCON V on November 12, 2014, and John Lothian News was there. We interviewed 14 SEF operators, regulators and participants and put together this three part series on the state of SEFs one year into the mandate. Part III looks at the new...
SEFCON Snapshot 2014, Part I: Technology and Innovation
The WMBA Americas hosted SEFCON V on November 12, 2014, and John Lothian News was there. We interviewed 14 SEF operators, regulators and participants and put together this three part series on the state of SEFs one year into the mandate. Part I looks at the state of...
The Changing Face of “Mom and Pop” Traders
By Catherine Clay, CEO of Livevol When Andy Nybo talks, I pay close attention. I’m sure I’m not alone because Andy, head of derivatives research at the TABB Group, delivers some great research. Some of his recent research concerns the rise of the individual retail...
Collateral Update from Ted Leveroni of Omgeo
After the 2008 financial crisis, national and international regulators laid the groundwork for new capital requirements for banks, dealers, funds and investors. From margin requirements on the $624 trillion swaps market to the stringent bank capital requirements in...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review
A recent Tabb Group report found that high-frequency trading is dominating US options trading, and that keeping up with the pace of technology in a climate of tight budgets and low trading volumes is becoming too difficult for many firms. The industry is transforming...
ISE Polishing Up New "Topaz" Exchange
ISE Polishing Up New “Topaz” Exchangeby Sarah Rudolph, JLNThe International Securities Exchange is a few steps closer to making the already crowded field of U.S. options exchanges even more crowded. On March 1, 2013, the Securities & Exchange Commission issued an...
JLN Options: CME's Daily Trading Volume for Treasury Options Hit Record Friday
Lead StoriesCME's Daily Trading Volume for Treasury Options Hit Record FridayDow Jones Business News (via NASDAQ)Total daily volume edged up 0.1% to 1,174,227, compared with 1,172,710 reached on June 8, 2007. This included a record 639,306 Treasury options executed on...
Alan Grigoletto on OIC’s new education efforts
Alan Grigoletto was recently promoted to vice president, education at the Options Industry Council (OIC), where he is responsible for expanding OIC’s educational efforts, including developing educational programs for the European markets. He was interviewed by Sarah...
Ted Leveroni of Omgeo Discusses Collateral Requirements Under Dodd-Frank
Ted Leveroni is the Executive Director of Derivatives Strategy and External Relations for Omgeo, a financial services company specializing in post-trade operations such as trade allocation, confirmation and settlement for investment managers, broker/dealers and...
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