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Both - the VIX option matrix has much crisper pricing. VXX options are machine priced and can get sloppy. If you have good technology and ample capital there are frequent fat arb. Opportunities, but they disappear quickly and are capital intensive. As for spread the markets in the options are...

Earnings Results Snowflake slashes forecast due to ‘unsettled demand,’ stock slumps after earnings Last Updated: May 24, 2023 at 11:43 p.m. ETFirst Published: May 24, 2023 at 4:15 p.m. ET By Emily Bary comments 0 ‘While enthusiasm for Snowflake is high, enterprises are preoccupied with costs...

First met him at Gilford Securities on LaSalle St. https://www.wsj.com/articles/enron-short-seller-lists-miami-beach-condo-for-21-million-eb9321af?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

Adequate capital so you can adjust. Spreads instead of outright naked, but risk adjusted performance needs to be considered vs. not sleeping. Keep in mind that multiple listed options are fairly efficient - so the returns reflect the risk. Don't assume the horrible event won't happen.

Lead Stories Cboe prepares for European stock market listings grab; US trading venue operator to take on Euronext and Deutsche Borse for IPOs Nikou Asgari - Financial Times Cboe Global Markets is planning to start trying to lure companies to list on its markets in Europe, aiming to reverse a...

What Form of Magic Will Keep Citadel Happily Ensconced in Chicago? Rich Miller - River Cities' Reader From Illinois law: "No unit of local government shall levy any tax on stock, commodity, or options transactions." That statute has long been targeted for elimination by the Chicago Teachers...

Since the CBOE created the ProCustomer designation, there is a backlog of applications. Mostly VIX and SPX. Doesn't really make it any cheaper and for many it's still very capital-intensive. Great leverage and a little easier - not easy - Parallax was probably the best-known pioneer.

Off-Exchange Trends: Beyond Sub-Dollar Trading By Cboe - May 23, 2023 Share Tweet Share Off-exchange U.S. equity volumes have increased significantly in recent years, trading over 4.6 billion shares in April 2023. In a previous analysis, Cboe’s North American Equities Execution Consulting team...

Generally Generally you are far better off with institutions. They won't buy systems or methodology - they buy people and invest in them. Assuming you've really developed something novel and successful. Most are also very willing to host a meeting after listening to a compelling pitch. The...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-billion-dollar-oil-trade-faces-a-big-test-c479ece Big Test Washington awaits bids to refill crude reserves with modified price proposal By David Uberti May 22, 2023 8:00 am ET 229 Strategic Petroleum Reserve storage in Texas. The U.S.’s second effort to buy...

‘Doomsday machine’: Here’s what could happen if the debt ceiling is breached The debt ceiling is used by politicians to demand concessions or ‘we will blow up the financial world,’ says David Kelly, chief global strategist at JPMorgan’s asset-management business By Christine Idzelis Updated May...

The regulators allow you to set requirements about minimums. No other TD/Schwab people griping. These circumstances generally get worse.

TD making a change would end up with more people griping. Possibility the OP is living under a release restriction which would have affected the account(s) and not applied firm-wide.

Jump Trading Did Secret Deal to Prop Up TerraUSD Stablecoin, SEC Says Chicago firm made about $1 billion through dealings with crypto mogul Do Kwon’s company, according to the agency By Alexander Osipovich May 15, 2023 4:22 pm ET Jump Trading hasn’t been accused of wrongdoing in connection...

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Two Trading Apps That Allowed Chinese Citizens to Invest Overseas Get Pulled From China Futu and Tiger Brokers earlier agreed to stop accepting new customers from mainland China By James T. Areddy and Elaine Yu Updated May 16, 2023 11:00 am ET Futu offers services to Chinese citizens who...

There could be a agenda here. @trend2009 griped on the board of having his account booted by IB - set to closing only.

Fake Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ran Ponzi Scheme, US Alleges Bob Van Voris - Bloomberg A former Chicago commodities trader was arrested and charged with fraud for lying to clients about everything from a non-existent collection of 122 luxury cars to phony returns that exceeded 200%. Phillip...

Ken Griffin's Hand-Picked Math Prodigy Runs Market-Making Empire; Citadel Securities CEO Peng Zhao left for college at age 14, caught Griffin's eye early in his career and built systems now mopping up market share Katherine Doherty - Bloomberg Among all the tales Wall Street leaders tell of...

Single-Stock ETFs Get Vote of Confidence in Huge 32-Fund Filing Vildana Hajric - Bloomberg Single-stock exchange-traded funds made a splash in the industry when they debuted last year. Now one issuer is hoping to double the existing lineup. GraniteShares is looking to launch 32 new funds focused...