THE REAL FORCE DRIVING THE GAMESTOP REVOLUTION / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Real Force Driving the GameStop Revolution Individual traders banded together this past week to move markets like never before. But the ...

THE DAY-TRADING BARBARIANS AT THE GATE WON´T SACK WALL STREET / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

The Day-Trading Barbarians at the Gate Won’t Sack Wall Street The frenetic trading of options by retail investors isn’t large enough to disr...

THE GREAT 2021 SQUEEZE MANIA / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

The Great 2021 Squeeze Mania  Doug Nolan Yet another week for the history books.  For posterity: GameStop gained 400%, AMC Entertainment 278...

BUCKET LIST: WHY EVERYONE IS AN OPTION TRADER / THE ECONOMIST

Bucket list Why everyone is now an options trader On average last year almost 30m equity options changed hands each day In the bucket shops ...

IS THERE A ROLE FOR OPTIONS INSURANCE IN EQUITY PORTFOLIOS? / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Is there a role for options insurance in equity portfolios? Nassim Taleb and Cliff Asness, two high-level thinkers on finance...

WHEN YOU HAVE OPTIONS, VOLATILITY IS YOUR FRIEND / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood When you have options, volatility is your friend The jumpier prices are, the more valuable is a right to buy or sell IMAG...

COST OF "BLACK SWAN" BET ON FALLING MARKETS HITS PRE-CRISIS LOW / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Cost of ‘Black Swan’ bet on falling markets hits pre-crisis low Hedge funds could make 25 times their money if S&P 500 falls 7 per ce...

OUT OF THE PITS: "OPEN OUTCRY" IS IN RETREAT BUT FUTURES AND OPTIONS TRADING-VOLUMES SURGE / THE ECONOMIST

Out of the pits “Open outcry” is in retreat but futures and options trading-volumes surge The market is now mainly electronic—but is st...

CONFIDENCE IN STOCK MARKETS SHAKEN BY VIOLENT SWINGS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Confidence in stock markets shaken by violent swings Philip Stafford ©David Bromley Violent swings on the world’s stock markets i...