http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/once-powerful-the-s-e-c-is-seen-as-sluggish-and-ineffective/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&
Once Powerful, Mary Jo White?s S.E.C. Is Seen As Sluggish And Ineffective
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OPINION: Trade Reporting, What Is It Good For?
http://marketsmedia.com/opinion-trade-reporting-good/
Six Years After Lehman Went Bust Derivatives Still A Threat
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2014/08/13/willful-blindness-rules-the-day-on-wall-street/
Can Volatility ETFs Protect In A Crash?
http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2014/08/13/funds-and-etfs/etfs/can-volatility-etfs-protect-against-a-market-crash-k0XpBTrt652D5hCc6YGXpM/article.html
Barclays Index Unit Said To Draw Offers From Nasdaq, CME Group
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-13/barclays-index-unit-said-to-draw-offers-from-nasdaq-cme-group.html
The Striking Price: How To Invest In Amazon
http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB50001424053111904537004580089603900208796?mod=BOL_mwnews_popview
Unusual Options Activity: AMAT, F, NQ
There was some unusual options activity today including rolling calls in NQ and F, and straight up call buying in AMAT before earnings.
Top Ten Most Active Stock Options
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The High-Tech Arms Race That’s Causing Stock Market ‘Tsunamis’
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/13/opinion/stock-market-tsunamis/
CLEARING: CME’s Sprague Warns About Failure To Settle Clearing Impasse
http://www.tradersmagazine.com/news/viewpoints/clearing-cmes-sprague-warns-about-failure-to-settle-clearing-impasse-112764-1.html
Junk-Bond Anxiety Grows As Traders Buy Up Bearish Puts
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-13/junk-bond-anxiety-grows-as-traders-buy-up-bearish-puts.html
Bloomberg: Options Traders Bracing For More Losses In Junk Bonds
Demand for protection against declines has pushed the number of outstanding puts on the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond exchange-traded fund