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We could be witnessing a regime change in asset correlations and market volatility, according to a recent Optiver webinar that brought together hundreds of international financial players, Optiver senior traders from the US, Europe, and Asia were joined by hedge fund portfolio managers who covered major themes -including market fragility, inflation and elevated near-term volatility.

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The launch of Mini-Nasdaq 100 options is several weeks behind us and traders continue to find uses for the smaller size Nasdaq-100 contracts. For those unaware, XND is 1/100th of the NDX, so the index options based on XND offer exposure to the Nasdaq-100 in a size that is more reasonable for many traders. First,

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Each year, in late June, FTSE Russell conducts a major realignment of their family of equity indices. Last year it went off without a hitch in the middle of the pandemic as in 2020. The completion of last year’s reconstitution saw over USD125 billion in crossing trades executed on the closing bell at the NYSE

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A few weeks ago Nasdaq-100 Micro Options (XND) began trading offering a smaller index option alternative for market participants focused on the Nasdaq-100. There are now XND series expiring every Friday which gives traders a chance to express a short term view using these contracts. The recent availability of weekly expirations prompted me to check

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The most recent IMF growth projections call for a global GDP rebound of 6.0% this year and 4.4% in 2022. Some countries are expected to experience faster growth than others and it should be no surprise that the leader will be China. The IMF’s most recent growth estimates for China are 8.4% in 2021 and

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As capital markets continue to evolve at a rapid pace, the global trading community requires products and instruments designed to meet the ever-growing needs of their clients. Anton Rutskov, equity derivatives trader at BMO Financial Group, recently spoke with Montréal Exchange to discuss the evolving product suite and how they are an integral part of his trading toolkit.

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There are several old Wall Street sayings that those of us that have been around since the last century are used to hearing.  One that does not get thrown around as much as it use to is “Sell in May and go away”. Which basically meant that traders and investors would not miss out on

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Recently I was catching up on the goings on in the equity derivative space and came across an article discussing the impact of President Trump’s executive order banning investment in companies tied to the Chinese military. In Trump ban on Chinese stocks sinks demand for index options in Hong Kong the author highlights a dramatic

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The big trading news in Chicago, for people over a certain age (including me), was CME Group announcing a majority of the trading pits are to be permanently closed. This led to many older market participants recalling their first time on the trading floor, the energy felt when entering the floor each day, etc. The

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Day trades are normally associated with individual stocks or futures contracts. However, with the expansion of expirations available, especially in broad based index options, the opportunity to take a position in an option that expire the same day. A couple of day trades using NDX options showed up this past Wednesday, April 28. About 30

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