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Derivatives
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We are currently in the unusual market situation called "market up, vol up", where volatilities go up while the market rallies. It is driven by retail...
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Option traders were charged by the SEC for 'painting the tape' on meme stock options after arbitraging exchanges on their Maker-Taker model. Explanations....
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Somebody gave you an insider tip and you want to use options? Think again. The SEC sees you coming. Good luck justifying yourself to a jury. The...
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Investors are not happy with Infinity-Q, the derivatives hedge fund that had a slight 'mismarking' and is now in a wind-down. We've learnt a few more...
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Regulation, enforcement & litigation
FINRA slapped its largest penalty eve, $70m, to Robinhood for numerous and shocking failings. That fine will raise the firm's IPO price....
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Robinhood has demonstrated and deleterious effects on day traders, including enormous tax losses, suicide, anxiety, addiction.Meanwhile, the firm is the subject of major regulatory and legal...
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The SEC has hit yet another nail in the binary option coffin, and what a big nail that is. SpotOption was the industrial-size engine behind this...
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Investments & markets
Should US stocks settle T+1? The current T+2 settlement date is considered antiquated, and the Robinhood affair (gee, them again???) has relaunched the debate. Here is...
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Investments & markets
Geode handles $700 bn of Fidelity's index tracking assets. Geode Diversified, the much smaller hedge fund business, took a 36% loss on COVID's volatility rally. It...
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‘When you combine ignorance and leverage, you get some pretty interesting results.” Warren BuffettThree good notes from the derivatives research teams of Morgan Stanley, Société Générale,...