Almost precisely one year ago the Chinese market nosedived on “black monday“. Dow Jones opened 1000 points lower. The Chinese regulators were uncomfortable with the concept of free markets. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) came up with a strange package of measures. The goal was to keep the markets from falling. Selling futures was ill-advised, trading volumeRead more
Finally, some entertainment news. It was about time for some juicy gossip. After all those serious posts. This is a scoop : Roger Hodenius will marry celebrity Gigi Ravelli. Hodenius is the big man behind Flow Traders. Loving Ibiza The wedding will take place on Ibiza on September 24th. The place won’t come as aRead more
Following the IPO of Flow Traders last year, quite a few people have left the company. The younger generation is chained with golden handcuffs to the firm. The veteran staff, who were around when Roger Hodenius launched his firm, are free to go. They didn’t sign up for buying discounted shares at the IPO. They areRead more
A lot of words were used to describe the manipulation in the option market on TOM. This market structure issue is a piece-of-cake for insiders. However, normal people can find it hard to grasp. Luckily, we have more colour. The manipulation continued on Monday morning. It was easy to detect. In short, the kid manipulated theRead more
The option exchange TOM has been gamed by a trader. The case came the light last week, after a string of suspicious trades in AEX index options. The exchange hasn’t lost any money on the (alleged) manipulation. The burden was for the market makers. This case of alleged cross-venue manipulation is a bit of aRead more
