The other day when checking the Euronext excel files for the Primary Market Maker play off, I noticed something strange. A small market maker has completely left the Euronext option market. MMX, a startup consisting of a couple former All Options traders, signed for more than a dozen quoting licenses last year – and itRead more
A small follow up on the play offs for primary market makers in half a dozen stock options. It was announced in October and held during December and January. With rival option exchange TOM capturing a lot of market share amidst shrinking volumes, quoting tight on Euronext is getting a little bit yesterday’s game. Quoting the tightestRead more
All your SNS are belong to us. In a swift move the Dutch state nationalized the bank and insurance group SNS Reaal on February 1st. It was in the air for a while, but still shocking to see shares drop from 84 cent to, well, zero. As expected, trading in shares SNS is suspended atRead more
It’s has been confirmed WEBB Traders takes over Caerus. They have a lot in common. They are both start ups launched after the demise of Van der Moolen. WEBB is mainly active on the cash market, and Caerus is market maker in the derivative business. No surprise It doesn’t really come a a surprise. InRead more
Knight went down on a single system glitch. Buttonwood lost it all on a rogue trader in Ethanol futures in December. This product is uncharted territory for me, but I’m told its closely connected to other commodity futures such as corn. The trader had a reputation among other Ethanol traders. According to unconfirmed chatter hisRead more
