http://fortune.com/2014/10/16/stocks-dont-drop-off-cliff/
A Day When Stocks Didn’t Nose Dive
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Small-Cap Stealth Rebound Shows Risk Appetite Still Alive
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-17/small-cap-stealth-rebound-shows-risk-appetite-still-alive.html
CME Group Volume Reaches All-Time Daily High
http://leaprate.com/2014/10/17/cme-group-volume-reaches-all-time-daily-high-of-39-6-million-contracts-on-october-15/
HFT Firm Fined $1 Million For Manipulating Nasdaq
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/athena-to-pay-1-million-in-sec-hft-manipulation-case.html
Hot Options Report: AAPL Calls Top The List
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Thursday, October 16th
The Striking Price: The Next Market Crash: How To Prepare For It
http://online.barrons.com/articles/the-next-market-crash-how-to-prepare-for-it-1413481774?mod=bol_yahoo_myyahoo
Volatility Trade Obsesses Market As VIX Note Does $6.5B
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/volatility-trade-obsesses-market-as-vix-note-does-6-5b.html
Combo Unwind in HYG
10k HYG Dec 83 put/92 call combos traded today for even money. It looks liek the successful close of a short delta trade.
Bloomberg: Volatility Soars As Fed Walks Away From Stimulus Program
For the third time since the end of the financial crisis, market volatility is soaring at the same time the Federal Reserve walks away from a stimulus program.
Call Buyers in ESI – Someone Is Going to School
On an otherwise flat day, ESI is up 37% and call buyers are active looking at the Nov 6’s.
Flight-to-Quality in Gold Futures Options
Yesterday’s market decline sparked a flight-to-quality in gold futures options, with overnight OI in the top 10 strikes increasing by over 5k contracts.
Doubt Volatility Is Here to Stay? Just Look At The VIX
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/10/15/doubt-volatility-is-here-to-stay-just-look-at-the-vix/