Equity options
Leveraged ETFs may have fuelled Kospi plunge
Record one-day drop in Korean equity markets follows months-long surge driven by leveraged bets
How Optimal aims to shake up US retail options trading
New wholesaler has assembled a team of market-makers to compete with Citadel, IMC/Dash and Jane Street
Real money investors cash in as dispersion nears record levels
Implied spreads were elevated to start 2026. Realised levels have been “almost unprecedented”
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025
One Trading brings 24/7 equity trading to Europe
Start-up exchange will launch perpetual futures Clob in Q1 after AFM nod
The options experts who think vol selling is a broken trade
Some say the equity volatility risk premium has vanished, others say it comes and goes
The curious case of the missing volatility risk premium
Volatility investors will need to work harder and smarter to capture value, says Capstone
Real money rides the hybrid options wave
Insurers follow hedge funds into exotic trades with equity-down, yields-down recession plays
Calamos’s $200m inflows trigger autocall ETF ‘frenzy’
First mover expands to US tech, Innovator ETFs plans rival listing on September 25
Hybrids go for gold
Spot gold surge sees investors eye dual digitals on new highs
BSE grows derivatives share despite market scrutiny
Indian regulator’s investigations have so far weighed more on the exchange’s national rival, though risks remain
Asia investors turn to inverse ETFs for hedging
US-based Direxion eyes Asia listings, while CSOP expands product range to single names
FCMs report client queries after Marex short-seller allegations
Chief executive rebutted Ningi Research charges of opaque accounting on quarterly results call
OTC books grew in 2024 but remain below peaks
Dealer Rankings 2025: US fund and insurer books were larger in 11 of 16 markets
Tidal rides retail boom to lead in single-stock options
Counterparty Radar: Volatility-selling ETF firm accounts for half of trading among US funds
Traders hedge on Jane Street manipulation claims
Market-makers side with Sebi, while bankers accept arbitrage explanation. Most want more details.
Sebi unravels Jane Street’s ‘sinister’ trades
US trading firm barred from Indian securities market after “disregarding” February warnings
Cboe pushes to harmonise equity options specs
Standardisation of expiry times and dates will boost European markets, exchange exec says
Did tariff rout expose ‘autocallification’ in US dividend futures?
Bank of America cites curve flattening and beta surge as evidence of autocall hedging
HK warrant issuers optimistic on listing cost cuts
Inclusion of listing reform in second budget speech raises hopes for action on ‘expensive’ fees
Volatility selling is down, but not out
Shrinking risk premiums could end cycle of vol suppression, traders say – but not just yet