Options
ForecastEx, event contracts, and a new way to think about markets
Waters Wrap: Anthony speaks with the former CEO of OneChicago David Downey about his new venture and the future of prediction markets.
Cboe pushes rule change to make way for proprietary Opra alternatives
As US options data has grown in volume and cost, Cboe says changing the public feed's governing document would make way for more competition from private alternatives, including its Cboe One Options Feed, launched in 2023.
Lightning strikes: Options boom threatens data overload
Concerns over creaking infrastructure in US options markets are fueling talk of measures to limit the exponential amount of data being generated.
All eyes turn to North America as T+1 arrives
As T+1 settlement becomes a reality in North America, long-lingering questions will get their answers.
Nasdaq to market new options strike listing tech to other exchanges
The exchange operator is experimenting with emerging technologies to determine which options strike prices belong in a crowded market, with hopes to sell the tech to its peers.
After contentious Opra upgrades, vendors brace for a faster future
Upgrades to the datafeed widely used to gauge the current market price for options contracts went into effect in February after three separate delays, which market participants say were caused by persistent bandwidth issues at some important recipients.
Opra outages cause consternation in options markets
UBS warned clients they were looking at “bad data” on options screens
ASX, SGX earnings driven by diversified revenue
After the Chess disaster, ASX focuses on rebuilding confidence, while SGX continues investing in its derivatives business. Meanwhile, HKEx mulls data play.
Data projects underpin Cboe’s growth strategy
APAC expansion and strong indices performance are stepping stones in the Chicago-based exchange’s development.
Hacked off: banks demand answers after Ion cyber attack
Clients have been left in the dark about the ransomware attack that disrupted futures trading last month.
This Week: Finos, Cboe Global Markets, Aiviq/Alliance Bernstein & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Data analytics dominate M&A agenda for exchanges in 2022
While there weren’t many headline-grabbing acquisitions in 2022, the year contained a handful of deals that point to expanding trends in the exchange technology industry.
Citi quants’ AI model aims to hedge earnings surprises
Machine learning tool forecasts effect of shocks on implied volatility surfaces in minutes.
Nasdaq gears up for 1st migration in a long journey to AWS
While Nasdaq is set to begin migrating its MRX exchange to AWS’s cloud infrastructure next month, the full migration program could take 10 to 15 years to complete.
It’s amateur hour: examining retail trading and options data
Cutting-edge data shows non-professionals are driven by news events and a desire to make a quick buck.
Cboe migrations give exchange a foothold in Canadian equities
Exchange group looks northward in global expansion drive with completion of three trading system acquisitions
In the world of financial data, context—not content—is the new king
For years, the mantra of the market data world has been ‘content is king.’ But with trading strategies now more dependent on being able to see the big picture, the value of context could quickly overtake the data itself.
Cboe completes integrations of triple acquisition, turns focus on risk and analytics
In 2020, Cboe Global Markets acquired three businesses in rapid succession. Two years later, the tech stack integrations are complete, and the now-combined entities make up the majority of the exchange’s rebranded Risk and Market Analytics Group.
This Week: Cboe, Ice, ABN AMRO/Temenos & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: As M&A heats up, integration concerns mount
In the order and execution management space, and in the mid-tier market data platform provider space, there’s been a fair amount of M&A activity in recent years. Anthony looks at why some market observers are worried about this consolidation.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of financial democratization
From crypto and Web3 to Robinhood and Reddit, democratization underscores it all. While it’s a largely benign concept that aims to level the playing field between institutions and individuals, it’s also really hard to get right.