CME Group’s May volume declined 12 percent compared year-over-year.
CME Group May Volume Falls 12 Percent Year-Over-Year
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What?s Lurking Under The Low Vix?
http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2014/06/04/whats-lurking-under-the-low-vix/?mod=sfmw
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes – WAG, GM, DIS, AAPL, FB, RSH
Top 10 Most Active Equity Options & Strikes For Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Exchange Operator ICE To Cut At Least 15 Order Types From NYSE
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-intercontinental-nyse-idUSKBN0EE1RS20140604
The Striking Price: Sell Stocks, Buy Options
http://online.barrons.com/news/articles/SB50001424053111904651304579604092792581558?mod=BOL_twm_da
Unusual Activity Alert: Bullish Stock Bearish Vol in Select Sector Materials ETF (XLB)
Today a customer sold 7500 of the Jan 2015 45 puts collecting 1.22.
Unusual Activity Alert: Synthetic Buy-Write in SPDR Oil and Gas (XOP)
This trade will profit if XOP slowly rises to 80 over the next few days. It should be viewed as mildly bullish the underlying and bearish the volatility.
As Bank Swaps Trades Come Under Rules, Electronic Trading May Rise
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-derivatives-trading-sefs-idUSKBN0EF1FQ20140604
Unusual Activity Alert: Opening Buy in the VIX
The VIX, was trading at 12.04 with the June future trading 13.25, when 40,000 of the June 15 calls traded for .38.
Unusual Activity Alert: Looking for a Slow Rally in Walt Disney Inc. (DIS)
Walt Disney Inc. was trading 83.68 when a customer bought 25,000 of the Jan 2015 80 calls paying 7.60 a contract.
Futures Exchanges Defend Trading Practices
http://marketsmedia.com/futures-exchanges-defend-trading-practices/
Japan?s Osaka Exchange Looking To Expand Into Commodity Markets
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-03/japan-s-osaka-exchange-looking-to-expand-into-commodity-markets.html