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Instinet’s Newport 3 Looks to the Future
...the customer,” he said.Newport is a broker-neutral platform used by about 1,200 firms across geographic regions. The user base ranges from traditional asset managers to momentum players and index-driven customers,...
ITG’s Domowitz Talks TCA
...recalibrate on a regular basis. There was much-higher-than-normal volatility last fall. There were two historical peaks reached by the VIX index following the collapse of Lehman Brothers. All models suffered...
BTIG Clears the Bases for Children’s Charities
...that Tuesday’s market wasn’t overly volatile, with clients requiring high-touch assistance. Interestingly, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index closed Tuesday under 30 for the first time since the Friday...
Nomura Hires in Program Trading and Derivatives
...on single stock options, index options, and ETFs. It also plans to build out an OTC options and Delta-1 offering. Nomura states it plans “further targeted recruitment of world class...
Volatility Fuels Arbs’ Profits
...for example, showcase the environment in which these strategies have been successful. On April 2, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index–or VIX–registered in the low 40s at the end...
Uptick Redux
...went into effect in 1994–would not harm market quality. It sanctioned a two-year experiment that eliminated short-sale restrictions on 1,000 securities from the Russell 3000 index. Economists from the OEA...
ISE Offers Customers Free Ride on ETFs and Indexes
...several years, have charged customers fees for most premium ETF and index products (except the QQQQ). All of these exchanges earn the bulk of their transaction fees from broker-dealers, firms...
NYSE Arca Europe Takes on Rivals
...Jones Euro STOXX 50 index, and exclude equities already traded on the NYSE Euronext regulated markets.Arca Europe declined to name the firms in the two liquidity programs, but said it...
NYSE Amex Predicts Rapid Growth
...The vast majority of the business is in index and ETF options, rather than single-stock options. Most business conducted at the Amex is open outcry. Only 20 percent of the...
Arbitrage Strategies Make Hay in Down Market
...as the poster child for their success.The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index-or VIX-registered in the low 40s at the end of the day. More than 13.5 billions shares were...
