The Spread – Week of 4/23 to 4/27
Spencer Doar
Associate Editor
Who likes TV show theme songs (especially older ones that still live on through syndication)? If you don’t, well, shame on you, but watch this week’s episode of The Spread anyway for some updates on happenings in the options world.
The stories referenced can be found below:
-Bloomberg – Options Traders Pile Into $80 Oil Bets as Trump Wild Cards Mount
-OCC – A Decade After the Financial Crisis, These Lessons Can’t Be Forgotten
-Cboe – Letter from Cboe CEO Ed Tilly and President Chris Concannon regarding VIX activity
-Press Release – Matrix Executions Announces the Creation of a High Touch Trading Desk for Options
-Reformed Broker – Chart o’ the Day: The Options Boom
-Options Industry Conference – Homepage
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