The game has changed, old tricks don’t work anymore. Not for Euronext Liffe, that is. Steadily introducing new options on stocks may have worked in the past, but is currently facing strong headwinds. Don’t expect much enthusiasm for quoting the new Ziggo options. Market conditions have seen better days. Currently the number of serious market makers is [...]
In their unusual move to reduce the fees, Euronext raised the stakes. The trading in options and futures on the midcap AMX index needs to flourish. Market makers can trade for free. Their commitment may be the bottleneck. For a liquid options market, there needs to be a good market in the futures. This future [...]
After sleeping decades without any competitors, Euronext Liffe started to pick up some speed in defending their option market against new entrants. The one cent tick size started today. The other major announcement was the introduction of options and futures on the AMX Midcap index. No time to lose. Introduction of the AMX futures (FMX) will [...]