Archive for April, 2009

Bid-ask spread tightens in option market

26 Apr 2009

Before the outbreak of the crisis, the world of derivatives was as exciting as a the running episodes of Sesame Street. Some minor changes, but basically every day the same. Press releases could be copy-pasted from the previous month. Volume of traded options went up, and bid-ask spreads went down. This has all been ruined [...]

Comments on Optiver-Binck deal

16 Apr 2009

Comments on posts on websites are highly appreciated. Mostly short views and opinions on other market makers and trading in general, it’s fun to read and now and then carry valuable clues of how trading firms are doing. Yesterday evening a comment was written on the proposed deal between market maker Optiver and broker Binck. [...]

VDM haunted by claims

12 Apr 2009

The only listed Dutch trading firm Van der Moolen has settled charges for improper trading within its US specialist unit back in 2004. It has sold the US specialist activities in December 2007 to the prestigious Lehman Brothers. One would expect this would end the stream of legal problems for the troubled firm. Wrong, according [...]

Play-off for market makers

11 Apr 2009

Twice a year Euronext is auctioning licenses for market makers in options. The market makers don’t have to pay for the right to send their quotes, they just have to fulfil their duty. The right to send quotes to the market is granted to the market makers who commit themselves to the tightest bid-ask spreads. [...]

IMC: You’re fired, buddy

2 Apr 2009

Trouble at IMC. Everyone needs a hobby. Some collect stamps, others paint miniature battlefields and the most nerdy of all write weblogs. At Dutch market maker firm IMC they have been collecting side activities. A free newspaper, a website for investors, asset management and some risk consultancy. And the remains of a bank. The era [...]


  • anonymous: The AMX and FMX Index contracts will go into pre-open 16:40 (CET) All other AEX contracts will go i [...]
  • Cees Vermaas: Bel futures will open at 16:35 (CET) and the option at 16:37 (CET) Members are advised to check the [...]
  • anonymous: Due to a technical issue trading in AEX (including the AMX & FMX) and Bel futures and options co [...]
  • anonymous: and again!!!! i love it [...]
  • anonymous: Only the amsterdam segment of Enxt is having problems, its a conspiracy......... [...]
  • anonymous: All trades done during the opening of the Amsterdam individual stock options and Amsterdam Currency [...]
  • anonymous: Opened....and closed again. [...]
  • anonymous: Euronext Liffe is closed....again. [...]
  • anonymous: yes its very moronic to even read the article with headline of Dow 100,000 .. what's more moronic th [...]
  • anonymous: So you quote someone, without actually reading his article, and call him a moron based on that? Now [...]

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