All is Vanity
Matt Raebel
Editor
Short vol trades, CME’s response to the notorious Vanity Fair article, bitcoin options competition, and Cboe decommissions its legacy physical port connectivity for Cboe Futures and Cboe Options.
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The Spread: MIAX and BSX; Robinhood Infinite Leverage; VIX
MIAX acquires a controlling interest in BSX, the Bermuda Stock Exchange; a trader named MoonYachts manipulated a programming error in Robinhood to turn $2,000 into $1 million; and the VIX had a quiet week.
The Spread: Stocks rise and snow falls
A Halloween snowstorm plays a trick on FIA Expo; new research says the stock market has become more volatile each year since 1958, but the VIX was down significantly the week of Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 after a positive jobs report sent the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to record heights.
The Spread: Negative interest rates, VIX for bonds and an options bet that netted a 14,000% return
Negative interest rates, VIX for bonds and an options bet that netted a 14,000% return Will the fed cut rates? Are we headed for negative rates? Fun with acronyms (ICE buys MOVE) and a guy who lucked into a 14,000% return on an options trade...
The Spread: Cboe moves, MIAX wins, CME vs Bakkt
Cboe moves, MIAX wins, CME vs Bakkt Cboe moves C1 to its Bats technology and moves its floor, MIAX wins patent case against Nasdaq twice, and options are big news in the cryptocurrency world. Produced by Mike Forrester Follow The Spread...
