With the final phase of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) roll-out now in sight, we invite you to join State Street and leading industry experts as they discuss the challenges Phase 6 firms face in 2022, the approach the market participants are taking to solutioning, and the urgency now required to ensure compliance; all…

In this episode of OPEX Effect, we dive into the recent market volatility and its connection to options flows. We discuss the sudden VIX spike to 65, examining the factors that led to this extreme event, including low liquidity, the unwinding of correlation trades, and the impact of zero-day options.

Advances in volatility-based benchmarking have paved the way for the development of innovative tools for dynamically managing risk. Meet the S&P 500 Futures Edge Volatility Index Series, the next generation of volatility management benchmarks.

What are the potential benefits of a passive approach to covered calls? S&P DJI’s Phil Brzenk and ProShares’ Simeon Hyman take a closer look at the S&P 500 Daily Covered Call Index, its performance, and why the index uses a daily approach vs. a more standard weekly or monthly approach.

WTF is “Gammageddon”? What do 0DTE options have to do with it? Should I be fearful? Should I be greedy? We’re getting into all of it in this episode where we dig into just what zero days to expiry (0DTE) options are, who’s trading these things, who’s on the other side, and why (and why not) any of it could matter to…

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of options and their impact on market dynamics. We start with an "Options Dealer Flows 101" primer, explaining key concepts like delta hedging, gamma, charm, and vanna to help viewers understand how options flows can drive stock prices.

Since its major breakthrough in August, gold has consistently stayed above the crucial psychological mark of $2,500, displaying a strong bull flag pattern. Could this be the start of a new golden era? Bill Baruch from Blue Line Futures sheds light on this technical trend.

S&P DJI’s Jason Ye and Altere Financial’s Andy Sharp join Nadine Blayney at Ausbiz to discuss how some advisors are using indices to help inform income-seeking clients as they plan for the future.

Rob Hocking, Senior Vice President and Head of Product Innovation at CBOE Global talks about the biggest developments he’s seeing in the world of options, including short terms 0DTEs.

As we cue up some new guests for the Alpha Exchange, some reflections from your host on the Black Scholes model and its 50th anniversary. No model is perfect and traders must grapple with real world frictions not entertained by the model. I discuss how option market participants make adjustments and why. Hope you enjoy!

MacroVoices Erik Townsend welcomes Nomura’s Charlie McElligott to the show to discuss the formative banking crisis, monetary policy including yesterday’s 25 bps hike into the banking crisis, how to trade the Fed boxing itself into a corner, 0DTE options, abysmal performance of Commodity Trend funds in 2023, and much more.

A Bank for International Settlements study says over $60 trillion of off-the-books currency swaps could be a profound, systematic risk. Rob Johnson joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.

To estimate the value of an equity in a company is difficult. It depends not only on future cash flows including new investments and changes in capital structure and dividends payouts, but also changing discount rates.

Central bank buying and geopolitical tensions have propelled the upward momentum in gold. "The breakout in gold is multi-dimensional," says Bill Baruch with Blue Line Futures, who is specifically watching the buying spree by the BRICS nations.

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In our latest episode of the OPEX Effect, we discuss the upcoming November options expiration. We also talk about the impact of 0DTE options on the market, the relationship between options expirations and VIX expirations, positioning in the Mag 7 stocks and a lot more.

In this discussion, we explore new trading opportunities in Equity Index options and why including these contracts in your portfolio is beneficial.

Many commodity prices have experienced downward pressure in 2023. What factors are behind this weakness? CME Group Chief Economist Blu Putnam explains.

With the VIX at a 3-year low, Kris Sidial, tail risk manager & co-chief investment officer of The Ambrus Group, returns to Forward Guidance to tell Jack about what it’s like hedging tail risk during a volatility bear market (bull market in risk, bear market in vol). Sidial sheds light on the spectacular rise of Zero Day…

Watch our informative webinar to learn more about CME Group Gold futures and options.