MarketsMuse.com update courtesy of extracts from today’s edition of Traders Magazine. Yet another coin is being tossed into the fountain of Bitcoin dreams and wishes. The latest aspirant and first to file a full-blown registration for a "Bitcoin Bourse"with the CFTC is “LedgerX”, a company led by former 6-pack broker-dealer…Read More

MarketsMuse update courtesy of AsiaAsset News The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will unveil its first ETF option next month as a testing ground for the pilot stock option trading program in China. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said it has authorized the SSE to launch the pilot program with…Read More

MarketsMuse update courtesy of extracts from 31 December story in industry mag Markets Media.com The buy side is becoming more targeted with sell-side firms, employing a rifle rather than a shotgun approach as liquidity continues to shrink. A big factor behind this newfound independence has been the lessening of liquidity…Read More

MarketsMuse update courtesy of extract from ETFtrends.com column by Senior Editor Todd Shriber.. Exchange traded funds holding high-yield debt have stumbled this year due in large part to sliding oil prices. Some options traders are betting on further declines for the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca:…Read More

What will they think of next? Is trading options with a weekly expiration too long? According to latest news, the newest binary option contract from Nadex, the 20 minute option, might suit some traders' needs. The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), a regulated online binary options exchange in the U.S.…Read More

  Trading in equities options is enjoying a resurgence, thanks to recent volatility in underlying cash markets, a burst in IPO activity and heightened hedging action in the stocks of companies such as Apple, Inc. according to reporting by TradersMag. Citing a TABB Group recent study, 0ptions mart trading volume…Read More

MarketsMuse Editorial Note: Below is extract from Oct 1 edition of macro-strategy commentary courtesy of Rareview Macro LLC's daily publication "Sight Beyond Sight"..We often profile this content from macro strategy expert and author Neil Azous, simply because since we first started following SBS commentary, it has become one of those…Read More

Below courtesy of extract from Bloomberg LP 29 Sept reporting. International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. applied to create its third U.S. options exchange, to be called ISE Mercury. ISE, a unit of Deutsche Boerse AG that already operates two options venues in the U.S., said the new venue’s structure, fees…Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year after Goldman Sachs <gs.n> bungled a software upgrade and lost tens of millions of dollars from unintended trades, the 12 U.S. stock options exchanges have crafted new rules for dealing with erroneous transactions, according to draft documents seen by Reuters. Under the proposed rules,…Read More

Below extract courtesy of Futures & Options World Aug 11 article by William Mitting    ETF options could be launched in China as soon as this month as the country gears up for the full launch of options trading, a leading lawyer has said. China is undergoing a widespread reform…Read More

Wall Street Letter, one of the Industry's must-read publications courtesy of financial media company Pageant Media, just announced its "short list" of finalists in connection with WSL's 3rd Annual institutional trading awards. While the 2014 "best of" categories  cover each of the likely specialties (e.g. best agency-broker/options, best brokerage platform,…Read More

Exchanges and Finra have adopted rule changes which lift restrictions on position limits on options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). In 2012, NYSE Amex Options was the first exchange to file for and receive approval to eliminate position and exercise limits for SPY options. Subsequently, other exchanges and…Read More

  Courtesy of ETF Strategy "..MTS, one of Europe’s largest electronic fixed income trading venues, is to launch request-for-quote (RFQ) trading for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) via its multi-dealer-to-client MTS BondVision platform. The new service will offer liquidity providers access to a diverse community of global institutional investors. The platform will…Read More

  Courtesy of Wall Street Letter reporter Sean Creamer Institutional brokerage WallachBeth Capital LLC will expand its staff to bolster electronic trading across exchange-traded funds and options over the next two years, according to Michael Wallach, CEO. The agency broker-dealer aims to bring on 15-20 people, some of whom may…Read More

  Courtesy of Kaitlyn Kiernan, Wall Street Journal Twitter Inc.'sTWTR -1.67% frenzied initial public offering last week is about to be followed by a highly anticipated debut on Friday of options tracking the company’s stock. But with such a short track record in the stock, prices on the newly listed options…Read More

Courtesy of Kaitlyn Kiernan, Wall Street Journal Oct. 29, 2013 7:37 p.m. ET   The latest record run for U.S. stocks is sending up caution flags in two corners of the options market that rack investor sentiment.   Hefty demand for options that would benefit from a further rise in…Read More

Courtesy of TradersMagazine Women Trailblazers, Entrepreneurs, Mentors, Rising Stars and Others Honored for Their Achievements October 17, 2013 – Trading is and always has been a man's world. But there are exceptions to every rule. Women in trading have made their imprint on an industry that has not always been…Read More

Below courtesy of Rareview Macro;  MarketsMuse Editor caveat: Below is excerpt of independent opinion courtesy of contributor, this should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any type of securities. Portfolio Update The short position in the S&P 500 was covered and a long position was initiated yesterday…Read More