Firstly, clients often do this knowing that they are protected should their account reach a negative balance; either because the protection is mandated by regulators or knowing the difficulty brokers have collecting on negative balances. This gives the client a nearly risk-free trade with a large downside to the broker who still needs to honor…
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Globalization is often spoken of as a major sea change over the past four decades or more. Technology and telecommunications advances have made the world a more connected commercial marketplace, more so than ever before in the history of mankind. The process has redistributed wealth across the planet, cut global poverty in half, and made…
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Concern is growing within the Bitcoin analyst community of late, since its 30-day volatility measure has been dipping from a recent high of nearly 130% to a current low of 64%. BTC has earned a reputation for being the most volatile asset class in history, and for good reason, but its latest descent has confused…
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Volatility? What volatility? Where did it go? Suddenly Bitcoin seems to have forgotten its most identifying trait, to be the most volatile asset class in history. For the past thirty days, there have been several fits and starts, but the world’s favorite cryptocurrency has displayed fairly stable price behavior of late, as if Bulls and Bears had…
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The sudden breakout in Bitcoin prices last week, the highest since early December, have seen analysts rallying behind the positive climb, with many viewing the bounce as the long-awaited return to an impending bull run. The rise is not solely reserved for Bitcoin as alt coins too take a leap forward, Messari reports. While the…
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The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has just informed that it is seeking feedback on its proposed recommendations to assist trading venues and regulatory authorities in the implementation of mechanisms to manage extreme volatility. Extreme volatility in securities markets can undermine IOSCO’s objective of ensuring that markets are fair, efficient and…
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Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Futures Exchange has announced on the day after the U.S. election on Wednesday, November 9th that record volume was set in futures contracts on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) traded in non-U.S. trading hours with an estimated 263,663 contracts changing hands. This record surpasses the previous single-day record of…
Read moreHere's this month's commentary on S&P Dow Jones risk & volatility index dashboard: Calm has returned: VIX closed at 11.77, its lowest level for over a year. Along with VIX, nearly every volatility measure is down since our last report. The greatest falls were in short term U.S. equity volatility and in British pound sterling volatility.…
Read moreThe following piece was compiled by Andy Hecht from CQG's Commodity Strategist blog. Mr. Hecht is a sought-after commodity trader, options expert, and analyst who spent nearly thirty-five years on Wall Street.
Read moreMarkets start the week off with a bang, with the currency market experiencing massive volatility and huge daily ranges in all major pairs. How is your account holding up?
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