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The options market has been growing at an amazing clip for the past seven years. While other financial markets have stagnated, new entrants continue to flood into the options pits and bins. Yet, in the same month that the options industry posted 40% gains, the CME suffered its second consecutive volume decrease. In an environment where dramatic year-over-year volume increases are expected, the recent downturns at the CME are troubling...
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With their shareholders out for blood, the CEOs of the major airlines are using the derivatives markets as a scapegoat. In an appalling open letter to their customers, and on a misleading new website (www.stopoilspeculationnow.com), these CEOs have become the latest to join the fear mongering chorus against derivatives speculation. Now it's time to fight back...
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How will the recent flurry of exchange mergers and acquisitions affect the options market? It's time to check the scorecard in the ongoing battle between the CBOE, ISE, NYSE, AMEX, PHLX, BOX & NASDAQ...
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How will the 34% surge in the VIX affect the options market? It's time to check the scorecard in the ongoing battle between the CBOE, ISE, NYSE, AMEX, PHLX, BOX & NASDAQ...
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Assuming that the settlement deal is approved, the CBOE will finally be free to explore the IPOs, mergers and acquisitions that have consumed the options world in recent years. As the current king of the options hill, and the only major options exchange without an owner/controlling partner, the CBOE is now the bell of the ball. Will its suitor be NYSE Euronext?...CME? ...or is there another name lurking in the shadows?
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The irony of this entire situation is that the exercise right, and the legal battle surrounding it, have been major stumbling blocks for both exchanges...
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A few weeks ago, the derivatives market received news that cheered some observers and frustrated many more. After a long, and often ridiculous, legal battle, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) finally buried the hatchet. But what lies ahead for these two derivatives powerhouses...?
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My conversation with the OIC's Phil Gocke (tune in to Options Insider Radio Episode 17 for more information) prompted quite a few questions about the collar study we discussed. Many listeners wanted to know more about the study along with where they can review the results for themselves...
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Hosting an annual conference in Las Vegas is a trivial thing for most industries. But when your industry is perceived as a den of gamblers, thieves and worse, it takes on a whole new meaning...
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It's time once again to break down the winners and losers in the options market...
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It's time once again to break down the winners and losers in the options market...
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The question remains: what does the NASDAQ Options Market bring to the table that isn't offered by the other six exchanges?
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After years of promises and delays, NASDAQ is finally getting back into the options game with its NASDAQ Options Market. But is there room in the crowded options game for yet another player?
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The long-rumored rival to the CME monolith is finally taking shape. However, ELX failed to impress CME CEO Craig Donahue. In fact, Donahue promptly compared the new exchange to a popular brand of laxative...
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Is a "perfect storm" about to hit the options market? What do hedge fund managers & asset managers really think about algorithmic trading, options block crossing networks, electronic trading and the OTC market? Read on to find out...
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Why do hedge fund managers use options? Are pennies a blessing or a curse? Is the trading pit here to stay? An interesting new study attempts to answer these questions and many more....
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It was designed to be an institutional option product for a sophisticated clientele. However, a surprising (some might say alarming) percentage of VIX option traders are actually retail customers...
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The CBOE's Volatility Index (a.k.a the Fear Index) is a triumph of options marketing. In the past few years, it has become the de facto standard for measuring market sentiment. But that was not always the case...
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We break down the winners and losers in the options market...
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Practically overnight, the exercise right had morphed from an obscure relic of 1970s-era corporate governance to a potential piece of the CBOE IPO pie. In effect, the exercise right had become a lottery ticket for CBOT members. They were not about to surrender such a lucrative item without a fight...
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It is ironic to think that, in many ways, the CME is responsible for the entire exercise right fiasco. They never set out to pick a fight with the CBOE. However, when the CME went public, it inadvertently changed the derivatives world forever...
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The battle over the exercise right has divided the options market and the futures markets for years. However, at the end of the day, it's really just much ado about nothing....
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Happy New Year to all of our users! In this final article of the year, we take a quick look back at 2007. We also gaze into the crystal ball to see what the new year holds in store for the options market. Thanks again for helping to make www.TheOptionsInsider.com such a success in 2007. We'll look forward to seeing you again in 2008...
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It's time once again to break down the winners and losers in the options market...
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We respond to a recent Striking Price column that confused and angered many of our users...
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We respond to a recent Striking Price column that confused and angered many of our users...
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It's time to break down the winners and the losers in the equity options market...
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It's time once again to break down the winners and the losers in the options market...
