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DERIVSOURCE: Options Gain Ground as Structural Shifts Reshape Listed Derivatives Markets

FIA and Marex examined the factors driving exchange-traded derivatives activity in Q2 2026.

FLASH FRIDAY

The Day Wall Street Closed — For Four Months

On July 31, 1914, the NYSE began its longest-ever shutdown amid the first days of World War I.

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TRADER TV

TS Imagine Integrates Prediction Markets Data into Institutional Workflows

Aim is to enable trading firms to translate changes in event probabilities into portfolio-level insight.

Options Xchange Group Plans to Enter U.S. Listed Options Market as an Exchange Operator

The firm's leadership team includes industry veterans Peter Maragos, Sean Feeney, and Jim Hyde.

CME Expands Retail Access to Four Indexes

E-nano equity index futures are one-tenth the size of micro E-mini futures

UBS Faces Record $125m in AML Penalties After Regulators Flag Compliance Failures

The enforcement marks the largest BSA penalty against a broker-dealer to date.

Cboe Emphasizes Focus on Growth Opportunities

Exchange group is building a suite of solutions in the event and prediction market space.

Clear Street Private Markets Launches Pre-IPO Access

CEO says investors are increasingly demanding exposure to private companies before they go public.

VOL REPORT: The Fed Holds, But Bond Volatility Breaks Higher

Interest rate volatility showed in the VIXTLT Index rising from the 16th to the 68th percentile.

Texas Stock Exchange Celebrates Successful Launch of Trading 

Company says its world-class system can process billions of messages, reliably and with low latency.

ON THE MOVE: Kepler Cheuvreux Adds Michael Massimino; Societe Generale Promotes Hatem Mustapha

The weekly recap of new hires, promotions and job changes in capital markets trading and technology.

TradeStation Expands Futures Offering with CME Group Spot-Quoted Futures

The initial offering includes eight SQF contracts across equity indices and digital assets.

BitGo’s Stefan Von Haenisch: Execution Quality Will Define the Next Phase of Institutional Crypto Trading

MD discusses the challenges of building deeper liquidity and creating more resilient digital asset markets.

Kraken Focuses on Europe in Rolling Out Options

The crypto platform is launching European-style, cash-settled options on bitcoin and ether.

TMX Group and MEMX Announce Strategic Combination of MEMX and BOX

The expanded US multi-asset class operator will hold three exchange licenses and represent 10% of US listed options volume.

TRADER TV

WIF Kickoff Reception Highlights

Check out the highlights from Markets Media’s recent Women in Finance networking event held at Nasdaq to kick off the nominations for the upcoming annual WIF Awards scheduled for Nov 16, 2026 at the Gotham Hall in New York.

COMMENTARY

Wall Street’s AI Problem Isn’t Speed. It’s Proof.

By David Trainer, CEO, New Constructs

DERIVSOURCE

How Firms Can Assess Derivatives Competence Before it Becomes a Risk Problem

Derivatives experience is much more than just a line on a CV, Max Heppleston of H-Squared writes.

RETAIL REPORT

CME, FutureSports Partner on Futures on Sports Indexes

New contracts will provide hedging and risk transfer capabilities for the sports ecosystem.

ON THE MOVE

ON THE MOVE: Barclays Hires Nick Field; Joe Tuccio to Spotex

The weekly recap of new hires, promotions and job changes in capital markets trading and technology.