http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3715f412-2f13-11dc-b9b7-0000779fd2ac.html NYSE races to build derivatives trade By Anuj Gangahar in New York...
This is the same old song and dance that has been going on in the options market for years. I'm just glad that people are finally waking up to...
I don't know about that. It's always dangerous to short a massive and unchecked monopoly. The CME/CBOT monolith has near complete market dominance...
I think you have a better chance of predicting and trading off options volume than equity volume. Options volume is far more transparent. Also,...
I don't know. I think that's a bit of a platitude. Of course insider trading is a part of every market, but it doesn't explain the supposed surge...
CME makes a bid for the CBOT. ICE surprises the world back in March with their surprise counter offer for the CBOT. CME goes on every...
Yeah. Tell me about it. :cool: I've never understood why anyone would pay these fees. Unless your fund manager is smoking the market by...
That link is all about hedge funds, and there is definitely a school of thought that all of this shadiness in the options market coincides with...
I'm not following you there, friend. What are you trying to say? Although I think I agree with your overall point that the SEC and others...
At this point, are they even worth it for high net worth individuals. Is any fund manager really worth 2% & 20%? As for the insider trading,...
It seems like everywhere you look these days, there are more cases of shady insider trading, particularly concerning options. You can hardly pick...
I tunred on MSNBC the other morning hoping to get my daily dose of news, only to see Cramer's ugly mug staring back at me. Am I the only one...
I think we should just all agree that Fox Business News is the worst business news on television, bar none.
I concur. Fox Business news = Garbage
Not a bad tip. I've been to the options insider before, but I hadn't seen their options activity reports. I like the "seller bias" and "buyer...
Wow! And I thought that I was the cynical one on this board. But you guys have me beat hands down. :cool: I don't know if I would call gold a...
Traders on the floor of the CBOE still plug in their handhelds and stream quotes from the floor, even though there is really no reason to anymore....
I think you're a tad optimistic. I'd estimate that Google is in for a rough road, especially among the upper echelons of personnel who received a...
hmmm.....so Timber Hill is finally going public, eh? I suppose it's about time. The funny thing is that IB would probably be worth more if they...
Cramer is always going on about his "charitable trust." He makes it sound like the earnings from his holdings are all going to charity. However,...
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