A kind of meta story. The stock Euronext has been listed on the exchange Euronext for a few weeks now. On August 28th there will be options introduced on the stocks Euronext, on the Euronext derivative market. (AN14-011) Euronext options (code : ENX) will be a part of the new “spotlight” segment. Currently there areRead more
Surprising news last Friday. Cees Vermaas suddenly announced to leave Euronext – with immediate effect. The CEO of Euronext Amsterdam didn’t give a reason for his departure, nor did the exchange. In general, a reason to be suspicious. Apparently the man is moving to competitor CME – as the new head of the European branch. CRead more
It’s going downhill at Euronext. In a press release, the exchange announced to introduce weekly index futures in the fourth quarter of this year. That’s the most silly idea I’ve heard in a while. In the AEX, there have been weekly options for a long time. A big succes, decent volumes (although most of itRead more
Euronext shares will float today after the IPO has been priced towards the low end of the range. It’s also the third friday of the month with a lot of futures and options expiring. A lot, but also a lot less compared with earlier years. The shrinking turnover is one painful development for the exchange.Read more
Last month TOM released their own Dutch market index NL20. Nice for the regular newspapers who have another press release to copy-paste, and some goodies for the rest of the market. Orange sunglasses. Truth is nobody cares about any new market index, as long as it can’t be traded. See for another irrelevant index the Telegraaf’sRead more
