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CFTC Testifies for more Crypto Authority; Cboe Launches First New Canadian Offering; Regulators Warns against Online Dating Scams
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: “Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: Ethereum’s Daily Options Volume Matches Bitcoin; Crypto Exchanges Airing Super Bowl Commercials; Cboe’s MATCHNow Technology Migration
JOHN’S TAKE: John talks about “Dating or Defrauding” & Super Bowl Crypto in John’s Take
TERM OF THE WEEK: European-Style Options” is the Term of the Week with tastytrade’s Jermal Chandler
Options Trading sees Big Boom; Cboe to Launch Nanos; BSTX uses Blockchain
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: “Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: High Brokerages Earnings; Options Trading Surge; Launch of Nanos by Cboe
JOHN’S TAKE: John about Micros and Nanos in John’s Take
TERM OF THE WEEK: Options Term of the Week is Contract Multiplier with Kevin Davitt of Cboe
Stock Market Selloff Worries Investors & Regulators; Adam Dell Launches Domain Money; CME Group Announces Records
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: Regulators Crack Down on Trading apps; Adam Dell Launches Domain Money; The CME Group Announces New Options Records
JOHN’S TAKE: John talks with Henry Schwartz, president of Trade Alert LLC, for “John’s Take”
TERM OF THE WEEK: What is The VIX Index Anyway? with Russell Rhoads
Crackdown on Crypto Ads; Biden Nominates William Brodsky; Greenwood Project Expanding Outreach
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: “Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: Crackdown on Crypto Ads; Biden Nominates William Brodsky; Greenwood Project Expanding Outreach
JOHN’S TAKE: John talks with Barchart’s Mark Haraburda for “John’s Take”
TERM OF THE WEEK: “Gamma” with Jermal Chandler
Coinbase Purchases FairX; NinjaTrader Acquires Tradovate; UBS Faces Legal Battles – THE SPREAD – January 14, 2022
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: Coinbase Purchases FairX; NinjaTrader Acquires Tradovate; UBS Faces Legal Battles
JOHN’S TAKE: Cboe’s Empowerment Program is the theme of ”John’s Take”
TERM OF THE WEEK: Tom Jarck of MIAX explains “VSPIKES”
OCC Sets New Records; Cboe’s Reports Record Options Volume; Remembering R.J. O’Brien – THE SPREAD – January 7, 2022
Alex Perry’s Optionstopia takes a look at this week’s options news highlights, including remembering Robert J. O’Brien, Sr.
JOHN’S TAKE: Cboe’s Empowerment Program is the theme of John’s Take
TERM OF THE WEEK: Tom Jarck of MIAX takes us through the “Options Term of the Week.”
Fed to Reduce Bond Purchases in March; Trader Bet $65 Million in Options; Blockbuster Options Activity Recorded
OPTIONS NEWS: Fed Moves Up Bond Taper, $65 Mln Option Bet & Blockbuster Options Activity in Alex Perry’s Optionstopia.
JOHN’S TAKE: Cboe looks at Meme Stock and Options Trading in John’s Take.
TERM OF THE WEEK: “European-Style Options” is the Term of the Week with tastytrade’s Jermal Chandler.
Risky Options Trading Worries Regulators; Bitcoin’s Weekend Woes; CME Unveils Trading Challenge Winners – The Spread – December 10, 2021
OPTIONS NEWS: FINRA seeks to more closely monitor options trading to protect new retail investors; Crypto volatility continues; MIAX notches another record; Top 5 winners of CME Group’s trading contest include Loyola University Chicago, University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University
JOHN’S TAKE: A bittersweet farewell to John J. Lothian & Co.’s office on LaSalle Street
TERM OF THE WEEK: Jermal Chandler looks at American-style option parameters
Oil Bounces After Omicron-Triggered Flash Crash; VIX Options Trade Surges; OCC Options Volumes Reach Record Highs – The Spread – December 3, 2021
— Stock market volatility gets renewed boost as new Covid-19 variant gains foothold; VIX trading, benchmark index up, options totals surge;
— John’s Take: This week’s Nasdaq, AWS deal sends more exchanges into the Cloud;
— Jermal Chandler breaks down the formula for put/call parity in the latest ‘Term.’
JPMorgan fights Tesla over warrants; Consumers worried, but in a buy-now mood; CME micro minis, MIAX SPIKES futures set records – The Spread – November 19, 2021
— Tesla continues to grab headlines, options trading mostly remains brisk;
— John’s Take: Private equity plays the industry name game;
— Russell Rhoads broadens ‘Terms’ with a China A 50 Index comparison.
Tesla Trade Spurs Early-Week Stock Selling; Inflation Index Jumps; Options Volume Continues to Set Records – The Spread – November 12, 2021
– Tesla CEO Elon Musk sells shares, briefly captivates the equity market; Higher inflation news chills Treasury trading; Options volume continues to set records;
– John’s Take profiles Stable, the winning innovator of the year at FIA Expo 2021;
– EQDerivatives’ Russell Rhoads explains the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index in the Term of the Week.
U.S. Growth Slows, But Tesla Options Rev Up; Cboe Goes Nanos For Retail; John’s Take Previews Expo; Strategizing with Butterfly Spreads – The Spread – October 29, 2021
– The U.S. economy sputtered to a 2% growth rate in Q3, but Tesla traders are unfazed; Cboe expands S&P 500 Index options offerings for retail with smaller options; ethereum gets a boost from new ETF expectations;
– John’s Take previews next week’s in-person return of FIA Expo;
– Catching up with long butterfly spreads in the Term of the Week with Jermal Chandler.
Crypto Steals Headlines With Cboe-ErisX Deal, U.S. Bitcoin ETF; John’s Take Connects With ICE Mortgage Tech; A Look at Cash-Secured Puts – The Spread – October 22, 2021
– Crypto edges into the mainstream with Cboe-ErisX acquisition announcement, first-ever bitcoin U.S. ETF debut; SEC’s GameStop study a reflection without regulation;
– John’s Take reviews the data-driven mortgage experience with ICE Mortgage Technology;
– Are you bullish on a stock? The Term of the Week looks at a cash-secured put strategy with Jermal Chandler.
Stock Rally Resumes Despite Mixed Bag of Data; John’s Take Dives Into FIA Tech’s Atlantis; Covered Calls Unmasked – The Spread – October 15, 2021
– Equity options volatility ebbs as markets resume rally, fixated on upbeat earnings;
– John’s Take looks at FIA Tech’s expanded Atlantis service for options brokers;
– Why use Covered Calls? The options Term of the Week with Jermal Chandler.
Most equity markets trek higher, undaunted by debt ceiling debate, jobs report; A fresh take on the Term of the Week – The Spread, October 8, 2021
– Stocks up on the week, put options dominate amid roller-coaster moves;
– An all-new look at the Term of the Week with Alex Perry.
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THIS WEEK’S VIDEOS
“Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights: Cboe Completes Acquisition of ErisX; CME Group to Launch options on Micro WTI Crude Oil futures; Cboe FX Markets’ Trading Volume Drops
ALEX PERRY’S OPTIONSTOPIA: “Alex Perry’s Optionstopia” takes a look at this week’s options news highlights:Cboe Completes Acquisition of ErisX; CME Group to Launch options on Micro WTI Crude Oil futures; Cboe FX Markets’ Trading Volume Drops
More Optionstopia
John’s Take: Why I hate Chuck Mackie and Thoughts on FTX’s CFTC Request
I have a love/hate relationship with Chuck Mackie. I love him because he is a great guy, good citizen and cheerful practitioner of solving the world’s problems with market based solutions. I hate him because he really knows how to make me work, and work hard. Don’t worry, there are others on this list too (Hello Barbara).
On Thursday Chuck emailed me and asked when I was going to write a comment letter for the FTX request to the CFTC for LedgerX LLC, doing business as FTX US Derivatives, “to amend its order of registration as a DCO to allow it to modify its existing non-intermediated model.”
Euronext presents “Options Term of the Week”. The Value of an Option at Expiration
TERM OF THE WEEK:Euronext presents “Options Term of the Week”. The Value of an Option at Expiration
