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It's about time that deal paid off. Eurex announced their acquisition of the ISE almost a year ago, yet this is the first concrete example of a benefit from the merger. If this is the best they can do, then maybe the deal wasn't such a great thing after all.

This one just cracks me up... CME Compares Rival To A Laxative

Hmmm....I guess the "when in doubt, palms out" mentality is still alive and well in the options world. Selling premium used to be the only game in town in the options world. People like Steve Fossett and others all made fortunes using that approach. However, as the volatility began to...

WTF?!? A new Goldman research paper recommends that people should diversify their portfolios by naked shorting volatility? Does that make any sense? Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. Short Volatility: The New Asset Class?

Unusual Options Activity in SIMO Options Flow Summary & Unusual Activity Alert: General Sentiment, Dendreon Corp (DNDN) & Silicon Motion Technology Corp (SIMO) Posted on 12/14/2007 in Trading & Technology by Henry Schwartz Silicon Motion Technology Corp (SIMO) ...Shares in this...

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN1324258420071213 UBS expands electronic trading in U.S. options Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:49pm EST Market News By Doris Frankel CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. equity derivatives arm of Swiss bank UBS (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile...

http://www.finalternatives.com/node/3114 Hedge Fund Fraudster Beats Obstruction Rap December 14, 2007 A convicted hedge fund fraudster dodged an obstruction of justice rap yesterday after a judge called the testimony of the government’s star witness “an abomination.” Keith Gary...

http://www.theoptionsinsider.com/comment/?id=74 Striking Out Time Decay Posted on 12/3/2007 in Trading & Technology by Mark S. Longo The Striking Price The financial media has always turned a blind eye to the options market. In fact, you can count the number of mainstream financial...

http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/12/01/porsche-ceos-100-million-package-brings-corporate-governance-c/ Porsche CEO's $100 million package brings corporate governance concerns to Germany Posted Dec 1st 2007 6:10PM by Zac Bissonnette Filed under: Management So far, Europe has lagged...

http://www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071203/REG/712030313 The next great backdating trial It involves Brocade, again, only this one has former HR chief's defense lawyers pitting finance department against human resources in who's-to-blame game By Carleen Hawn...

I've seen this story everywhere. This woman is really eating up the publicity for this. But I suppose that's the point, since she is shopping her book after all.

http://www.theoptionsinsider.com/tradingtechnology/?id=461 Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR) Option volume in this drilling contractor normally averages 6,700 contracts. While overall market volume was strong today, NBR option volume was a standout at 6 times normal with 45,000 contracts changing...

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/11/13/8834/it%25E2%2580%2599s-a-porsche-no-it%25E2%2580%2599s-a-hedge-fund/ It’s a Porsche — no, it’s a hedge fund Porsche on Monday revealed it earned three times as much money from trading derivatives as it did from selling cars, prompting...

No one wants the AMEX. They are an antiquated exchange with fare too much overhead for their small amount of market share. On the flip side, the PHLX is the #3 options exchange, compared to #5 for the AMEX. They are also a completely electronic options exchange, so they have minimal...

Those analysts wouldn't know an option if it bit them in the good ol' rear end. "Portfolio margining has been good for the retail investor?" WHAT? "Futures are growing faster than options?" WTF!?!?!?!!? Those analysts are idiots. It just goes to prove the old Wall street adage...

Oh god...if bowtie man likes him, then I have to look elsewhere.

And this is news to who? The migration from the floor has been going on for the better part of a decade. Half of the guys that I used to trade with on the floor have gone on to start hedge funds. It's just the nature of the beast. The real headline should have read "Former NYSE...

Thanks for all the info guys. I ran into a friend of mine the other day who recently received approval for PM in his account. He seems to enjoy the increased amount of leverage that it brings. PM seems to be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the people involved. If you're a...

My guess is someone is taking a spec on some downside puts. After all, memory makers have been getting crushed for months, and there is every sign that the trend will continue or possibly get worse. However, the Zune hypothesis is just silly...

Everyone thought that Murdoch was insane when he paid half a billion for Myspace. However, this idiotic valuation of Facebook makes Murdoch look like a genius. The real question that you have to ask when valuing these Web 2.0 sites is - how much is a few months or a few years worth of...