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@garachen Here in Euro Zone, interesting manual opportunities have been around what you termed news dissemination: -German / Italian bond spread (Eurex) -UK bonds and GBP currency futures around Brexit related complex news surprisingly, reacting within a second or two has been good enough for...

Yes they are - CFD & spreadbet. I'm sorry, I think I explained poorly. The regulatory action applies to retail customer position leverage. My lay understanding is that the resulting short options position for the dealer could be difficult/expensive to hedge as there aren't listed futures with...

Hello @garachen, I read that you traded equity index volatility. In Europe, market makers quote OTC products for retail, based on the major equity index futures. Recent regulatory changes capped the leverage available in these products which significantly limited turnover and profits for the...