http://www.nasdaq.com/article/brokerage-firm-bgc-partners-extends-hostile-takeover-bid-for-gfi-group-20141209-01010
Brokerage Firm BGC Partners Extends Hostile Takeover Bid For GFI Group
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Mysterious ?Glitch? Trade Foretold Apple?s Fall
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102253291
Could China?s Volatility Outbreak Foreshadow Something More Sinister?
http://www.futuresmag.com/2014/12/09/could-chinas-volatility-outbreak-foreshadow-someth?t=forex
S&P 500 Little Changed As Tech, Energy Offset Global Rout
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-09/u-s-index-futures-fall-on-concern-fed-to-alter-stance-on-rates.html
Huge Call Trader in SPLS
65323 SPLS Jun 16 calls went up in 1 giant block with 2.4 million shares of stock so this is most likely a call and stock trade on a delta neutral basis with a slight long bias.
Possible Strangle Buyers in CLD
705 CLD May 7.5 puts and May 12.5 calls went up in 2 blocks. The trade is showing more like a collar on some volume.
Bloomberg: Ford Hedging Costs Eclipse GM?s On Lower Profit Outlook
Shares of Ford Motor Co. (F), viewed for years by options traders as a safer bet than General Motors Co. (GM), have suddenly gotten riskier.
China: Stock Options Market Launch Moves Closer
http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1658253/stock-options-market-launch-moves-closer
Key Indicator Suggests Chinese Stocks Will Rise
http://online.barrons.com/articles/key-indicator-suggests-chinese-stocks-will-rise-1418086583
New Law Would Make Taxpayers Potentially Liable For TRILLIONS In Derivatives Losses
http://etfdailynews.com/2014/12/08/new-law-would-make-taxpayers-potentially-liable-for-trillions-in-derivatives-losses/
Volatility Update: Market Claims Spot On “Nice” List … For Now
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjkinahan/2014/12/08/volatility-update-market-claims-spot-on-nice-list-for-now/
China Publishes Draft Rules On Stock Options, Signals Launch Is Near
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/business/09-Dec-2014/china-publishes-draft-rules-on-stock-options-signals-launch-is-near