The Spread – Numbers on the Board
Spencer Doar
Editor
More options litigation, some poor “Game of Thrones” guesswork, Mexican oil hedging, and more topics await viewers in this episode of “The Spread.”
The following are stories referenced in this week’s episode:
–Business Wire -> Kirby McInerney Investigates So-Called “Collateral Yield Enhancement” or “CYES” Options Trading Strategy Which Caused Significant Losses to High Net Worth Clients of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Other Firms
–MarketVoice (from April 2019) -> Victory Capital reverses move into options trading, cancels Harvest acquisition
–Henry Schwartz on LinkedIn -> First block size transaction in SPIKES Volatility Index
–CME Notice of Summary Action -> Disciplinary Notice 14-9725-BC
–Reuters -> Challenges slow Mexico’s billion-dollar oil hedge this year -sources
–OCC -> OCC Announces Four New Senior Leaders
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