Options Trading on Election Outcomes (CNN) The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), a small trading exchange in Chicago, has recently asked federal regulators for permission to sell options that are tied to the outcome of various 2012 elections in the US – elections that include the US presidency and control of the US Senate and [...]
Currency Options Sink as Options Trading Investors Close the Books (Wall Street Journal) Currency option prices are sinking as investors and traders close out their books for the year. Moreover and a week ago, the currency market’s “fear” gauges were dropping – making options prices more volatile on lower trading volumes.
Options Trading Players Cautiously Bullish on Gold (Businessweek Bloomberg) Gold received its biggest rout in three months and some analysts have warned of further declines but it appears that options trading players remain bullish to some extent.
US Options Trading Surges as European Options Trading Slumps (Financial News) There is a growing split between US and European equity derivatives trading according to November’s trading statistics. In fact, US options trading rose 10% year-over-year in November while European options trading sank by nearly one third. Specifically, Amex increased its share of the competitive [...]
Banking ETFs Gain 11% and Options trading Investors Take Notice (Barron’s and Forbes) On Friday, financials powered higher thanks to renewed optimism over US employment data along with signs of progress with Europe’s debt crisis. In fact, the PowerShares KBW Bank ETF (KBWB) rose 3.4% on Friday and had its best week of gains since [...]
Enter your email address below to receive updates each time we publish new content.