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Liquidnet Beckons Program Traders
...executions in the public markets. These algos are called “Supernaturals.” Liquidnet has 350 members in the U.S., including 80 that are quantitative and 15 that focus on index-related trading. The...
Nasdaq’s Opening Gambit
...by institutions. Some institutions, such as index players, insist on trading at the primary market, particularly if they’re following indexes and want to eliminate tracking error. That makes closing volume...
A Closer Look at Volatility
...then, this index, formally known as the CBOE Volatility Index and commonly known as the VIX, has become a commonly citedindex that many market analysts use as a market forecasting...
Risk Bids Making a Push
...says it’s hard to say if risk bids are up because every broker has its own set of clients: Are they index clients or fundamental clients investing in small-cap, illiquid...
Options Maker-Taker Markets Gain Steam
...single-equity options market in August, while the ISE’s market share was 30.5 percent (these numbers exclude index options, most of which aren’t multiply listed). These two market leaders, along with...
Quantifying Volatile Markets
...aggressive and passive.” The firm gained 80 basis points in August. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was down 1.53 percent in the same month. Erfort, who concedes that the...
Volatility Leaves Traders Stirred But Not Shaken
...the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index or VIX jumped past 30, after a long tenure in the low- to mid-teens range for most of the past three years. Kevin...
Some Cheer Nasdaq’s New ETF Market
...important role in ETF creation and trading.ETFs are similar to index-based mutual funds, but trade on exchanges like stocks. And launching one requires initial capital funding that specialists have provided....
Getting an Edge
...should return to the marketplace, traders are likely to become even more important for small- and mid-cap stocks. To be sure, the CBOE Volatility Index, a measure of market expectations...
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
...DRC Computer Corp. The Exegy ticker plant is used for basket calculations and index arbitrage, and can be utilized for options trading. Exegy execs say they already have a handful...
