VIX

Options Are Signaling a More Placid Stock Market Through Yearend; Equity Market Structure Wrestles with “Inaccessible Liquidity”

by Matt Raebel | Nov 20, 2020

Options Are Signaling a More Placid Stock Market Through Yearend; Equity Market Structure Wrestles with “Inaccessible Liquidity”

It’s a great time to be an options trader; Traders Shorting VIX Spur Inflows to $1.2 Billion Fund Down 34%

by Matt Raebel | Nov 17, 2020

It’s a great time to be an options trader; Traders Shorting VIX Spur Inflows to $1.2 Billion Fund Down 34%

Dow on verge of 30,000 and first record close in 10 months on back of Apple’s stock surge;

by Matt Raebel | Nov 16, 2020

Dow on verge of 30,000 and first record close in 10 months on back of Apple’s stock surge;

Stock Bulls May Soon Be Emboldened by VIX’s Drop to Key Level

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 12, 2020

Observations & Insight $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: 2020 Was a Very Good Year - for ICE Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Far from being felled by the COVID pandemic - or anything else that has happened in 2020 - the Intercontinental Exchange had its best...

Options buyers shift to U.S. value stocks on vaccine hopes

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 11, 2020

Observations & Insight $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ Opening remarks of FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken at Expo-V 2020 FIA Welcome to FIA Expo. I'm Walt Lukken and I want to thank you for being a part of the FIA community. While it's unfortunate that we aren't able...

Resilience, Complacence, Reticence: Clearing During Volatility

by Thom Thompson | Nov 11, 2020

A Tuesday morning panel called “Clearing During Volatility” gathered Sarah Shore (Goldman Sachs), Lee Betsill (CME), Dale Michaels (OCC), Gert Ellerkmann (ABN AMRO Clearing Bank), and Jackie Mesa (FIA). The session focused on the February - March 2020 kind of...

The Spread: Plenty of Options

by Matt Raebel | Nov 9, 2020

This week on The Spread – record-high options trading volumes, new products from Intercontinental Exchange and HKEX, and more.

SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up

by Matt Raebel | Nov 9, 2020

SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up

JPMorgan Isn’t Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 6, 2020

Observations & Insight $14,541/$300,000 (4.8%) Patrick Kenny and Paul Nockels ++++ ++++ Lead Stories JPMorgan Isn't Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index's futures curve jumps higher in December, and...

The stock market’s fear gauge tumbles despite ongoing election uncertainty

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 5, 2020

Observations & Insight $14,341/$300,000 (4.8%) Rich Mackey Lead Stories The stock market's fear gauge tumbles despite ongoing election uncertainty Matthew Fox - Markets Insider An uncertain outcome of the presidential election and a potential divided Congress...