Banking On It
Spencer Doar
Editor
Activities in big bank options market making, Boris Johnson’s surprise announcement and James Harden’s offensive basketball acumen are all covered in this week’s episode of “The Spread.”
The following are links to the stories referenced:
–Reuters -> BNP Paribas plans bid for Deutsche Bank’s equity derivatives
–Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance -> Barclays in Talks to Sell Automated Options Business to GTS
–Financial Times -> Bets on pound volatility climb after Johnson’s no-deal gambit
–Bloomberg -> The Day The Vix Doubled: Tales of ‘Volmageddon’
–Bloomberg -> Founder of Stricken Hedge Fund Promoted Naked Option Selling
–Reuters -> Mexico nearing $1 billion oil hedge program: sources
–Youtube -> Flip that Flow – Noah Warsaw
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