Futures and options

123 articles tagged with this keyword

/markets

Goldman Sachs takes quantum leap on options pricing

Goldman Sachs has conducted research on the application of quantum computing in the options priing market.

/markets

AFP: 2025 FX market trends and the impact of the US Election

Can a smaller FX and global payments provider compete against the large and regional banks when it comes to buying and sending foreign currency payments to suppliers overseas? “Absolutely,” said Monex USA CEO John Doyle.

/crypto

Standard Chartered invests in crypto-asset platform One Trading

Standard Chartered's investment arm, SC Ventures, has joined a funding round for European crypto-asset exchange One Trading.

/crypto

LCH gets green light to clear Bitcoin index derivatives

London Stock Exchange Group-owned LCH has secured regulatory approval to clear cash-settled Bitcoin index futures and options contracts.

/crypto

Grayscale secures SEC legal win over bitcoin ETF

A US federal appeals court has sided with an asset manager in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

/markets

TT boosts cross-asset offering with Abel Noser Solutions acquisition

Capital markets tech vendor Trading Technologies has agreed to buy Abel Noser Solutions (ANS), a provider of transaction cost analysis for investment managers, brokers, asset owners and consultants. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

/markets

FIA Tech snags $25.4 million for Trade Data Network

Seven major global banks have shelled out $25.4 million to fund the ongoing development of a post-trade service for exchange traded derivatives.

/crypto

Coinbase opens international exchange

Crypto giant Coinbase has opened a derivatives exchange for institutional investors outside of the US as it seeks to reduce its reliance on its home market in the face of regulatory scrutiny.

/retail

EToro to buy US options trading app Gatsby

Social investment platform eToro is boosting its presence in the US after inking a definitive agreement to buy options trading app Gatsby for around $50 million.

/regulation

CFTC sues Gemini over 'false statements' relating bitcoin futures plan

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has sued Gemini Trust accusing the crypto exchange of false statements relating to the self-certification of a bitcoin futures product.

/crypto

Micro investing app Acorns adds bitcoin futures

Savings and investing app Acorns is now offering users the option to invest a portion of their portfolio in bitcoin futures.

/crypto

Goldman Sachs executes first OTC crypto trade

Goldman Sachs has teamed up with Galaxy Digital Holdings to execute its first over-the-counter crypto options transaction.

/markets

FIA Tech opens R&D hub in London

FIA Tech, the US technology offshoot of the Futures Industry Association, has opened an R&D hub in London, its first overseas location.

/sustainable

TP Icap launches climate index

TP Icap is teaming up with environmental risk management outfit Speedwell to launch an index that uses global weather data to track climate change thereby allowing financial risk related to the rate of change to be traded.

/crypto

Cboe buys digital asset exchange ErisX

Cboe Global Markets is making a major move into the cryptocurrency arena, agreeing to buy ErisX Digital Holdings, which operates a digital asset spot market, a futures exchange and a clearing house. Financial terms were not disclosed.

/crypto

Liti Capital to finance ‘landmark’ case against Binance

Proceedings against Binance will be brought in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre by a group of disgruntled Binance customers who were unable to trade on the platform during this year’s infamous May 19th crypto crash.

/markets

Clearing firms invest in FIA Tech

A group of 10 clearing firms have committed $44 million to the Futures Industry Association's FIA Tech.

/crypto

Cryptocurrency’s complex quest toward building institutional infrastructure

If the normalisation of Bitcoin and crypto-at-large is to be achieved, there are fundamental challenges that this ‘non-analogue’ asset will be faced with. During Citi’s Digital Money Symposium, panellists of the ‘Institutional Infrastructure for Crypto’ session explored the obstacles crypto firms have faced while trying to carve out a footing within the institutional ecosystem.

/markets

ION to buy Dash

ION Investment Group is set to snap up another fintech, agreeing to buy options technology and execution provider Dash Financial Technologies.

/cloud

All roads lead to the cloud for risk management in capital markets

Capital markets firms are acknowledging that the cloud is a catalyst for establishing competitive advantage and the financial services sector has been taking steps to prioritise digital transformation.