This is a guest post by Cornelius Müller, who works for Eurex / Deutsche Börse. It appeared first on brokerdealer.nl. This isn’t an academic paper, as you may expect the author is a supporter of a certain derivatives exchange. Still, he has valid points, nice charts and a great overview of the European option competition between exchanges.Read more
The alternative options exchange TOM is gaining speed. Last thursday the ten millionth option contract traded and market share climbed to 28% percent of the combined Euronext / TOM volume. However, it’s striking both exchanges agreed on ignoring the big elephant in the room. Increasing market share First, the good news. Over time, clients ofRead more
This weekend the annual Financial Football Tournament was organized again by Bennington. Usual place (FC Abcoude), usual good atmosphere and the usual strong teams from abroad. Not surprising, amidst weeks of rainy days the tournament was on a bright sunny day. We do God’s work, so it’s only fair he returns us the favor by sending someRead more
Threw my orange jersey in the garbage can. After the painful defeat against the Germans, there’s more important football on our schedule. Not in a distant Soviet state, but in the cozy village of Abcoude the ninth edition of the Financial Football Tournament will be held. The well known trading software provider ORC has stepped in asRead more
Only a couple of years ago the world of trading was easy. The banks and hedge funds traded OTC against each other and everything smaller such as market makers traded the regular way. A few years and a few banks later, things have changed a little. Apart from offering regular block trading, Eurex is alsoRead more
