Volatility
The Right Place at the Right Time
Technology can’t solve all of the market’s problems. But sometimes events can conspire to make it seem like it can. James warns on the propensity among technologists to believe in false prophets.
NYSE Fined $14 Million by SEC for Reg SCI Violations
The exchange settles after multiple investigations conducted into outages and systems issues over past several years.
Bitcoin Futures Face Turbulent Times in the Windy City
Bitcoin conquered the world in 2017, but the performance of the futures looks like it will have to wait longer for take-off.
EDI Launches Option Analytics Service
The service provides daily analytics and reference data for listed options, as well as stock borrowing rates to support strategy testing and financing activities.
Northfield Partners with Alexandria for Sentiment-Based Risk Models
The offering aims to help users quantify risk based on the latest news.
CME Debuts Bitcoin Futures amid Muted Trading
Thin volumes have marked bitcoin futures contracts launched by its rival, but traders hope CME's move will bolster order book depth.
Chicago Catches Crypto Fever with Barrage of Bitcoin Developments
Digital commodities such as bitcoin have captured the imagination of exchange operators but regulators—and even some market participants—are hesitant.
OTCGH’s EOX Expands US Implied Volatility Pricing
The expanded pricing service adds implied volatilities for new locations, as well as historical volatility and other datasets.
Ground Zero: Digital Currencies in Asia
As cryptocurrencies gain interest from investors around the globe, Wei-Shen Wong examines the splintered Asian marketplace to see how regulators are adopting different strategies when it comes to overseeing these complex instruments.
CME Brings Bitcoin into Mainstream with Futures Launch
Exchange giant takes a major step in developing a derivatives market for the controversial commodity.
The Entrepreneur: Furio Pietribiasi, Mediolanum Asset Management
The Italian managing director of Mediolanum AM explains why technology is critical to today's financial services industry.
Frontier Finance: Shaky Foundations Hinder Digital Currencies
Digital currencies are going through birth pains as an asset class, but some believe they can become the next commodity of choice for traders
SEC Extends Reach to Digital Currencies
US regulator makes strongest move yet toward overseeing finance’s Wild West
T3Index Readies Volatility Index Family
Officials say derivatives based on the indexes will provide a direct way to invest in volatility.
CBOE Launches New Livevol Data Portal
The new site will allow users to subscribe to data on a more granular level, giving access to just the specific datasets they need.
Study: Enterprise Risk Analysis Takes on Greater Importance Amongst Institutional Investors
Regulations, cost control and changes in investment techniques are requiring new data management solutions and processes.
Stoxx Bows High-Yield, Low-Volatility Index, Data
The new index wil allow investors to gain exposure to European stocks with high dividends and low volatility.
Deltix Adds Wall Street Horizon Data for Earnings Date Alpha
The vendor is seeking to help clients capitalize on volatility around earnings announcement dates.
Deutsche Börse Launches Volatility Analytics, Trade Alerts
The analytics will help alert traders to volatility-related market movements.
Bloomberg Pumps OTCGH Natural Gas Options Data into Terminal
Combining the OTCGH data with Bloomberg's existing natural gas volatility curves will provide a more accurate market view.
Japan Exchange, S&P Dow Jones Ally for Bond Volatility Index
The index will leverage methodologies created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange for its VIX index.
CBOE's Lowenthal Adds VIX, LiveVol Duties
CBOE vet will assume business development responsibilities for a broader range of services.
Update: CBOE Buys Livevol to Boost Volatility Analytics
CBOE will apply Livevol's tools to its proprietary data, analytics and indexes.
CBOE Buys Livevol Options Data, Analytics Platforms
CBOE will leverage Livevol's data assets to create greater insight into CBOE's data.