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Survey Says Advisors Need to Take it Up a Notch with Technology
New survey says wealthy investors wants to their brokers to take it up a notch technologically…
Rosenblatt Study: Dark Pools Take Record Share of January Equity Trading
In new Rosenblatt study, dark pools represented a record amount of equity trading volume in January.
VIX Options Reach Single-Day Record
VIX options hit record heights in Tuesday’s trading.
VIX Futures Sets New Single-Day Volume Record
On Monday, VIX futures hit a new one-day trading record.
Option Block 223: Making Money for the End of the World
If your trade wins big, but the world ends, can you still spend the money?
2/25/13 Options News Rundown
All the options news that’s fit to report for Monday, Feb 25
VIX Jumps 35% On Stock Selloff
The VIX jumped 35% as the stock market faced its worst day of 2013.
TABB Report:US Equity Options MMs Need Scalable Technology to Compete
A new TABB Report disclosed that US equity options market makers need scalable technology to compete in today’s market structure…
SPX Weeklys Hit Record Volume
SPX Weeklys hit record volume on Thursday.
Option Block 222: Bonds. Contrarian Bonds.
Bonds were supposed to sell off, so what do they do? Rally! Plus GOOG, AAPL, SPX & more.
CFTC Files Charges Against NYMEX, Two Former Employees; CME Responds
The CFTC filed charges against the NYMEX and two former employees for disclosing nonpublic information; CME responded to the news.