The alternative option exchange TOM has released a fresh research report. The option prices across the three exchanges with options on Dutch stocks are compared. The best bids and offers in the market on Eurex, Euronext and TOM are compared for December 2015. TOM hired reputable market research company Markit to do the job. Good decision,Read more
The Belgian government proposed an hilarious tax two months ago. Short term profits will be taxed (33%) for retail investors. Losses aren’t taken into account. The idea is the capital markets are bad, just like smoking or alcohol. Slowly, details emerge. All exchange traded instruments are assumed to be within the scope of the tax.Read more
The equity options volumes traded on the European exchanges see less block trades and more liquidity on screen. This is positive in multiple ways. First, it helps price discovery when the transactions are openly traded in the screen. It removes barriers of entry for smaller investors. A market where only block trades switch hands, while screens remainRead more
Don’t mention the war. Euronext created country indices for Germany, Spain and Italy. Stock indices consisting of 30 stocks each. Developed these indices somewhere in the summer, but now the plan is to introduce derivatives on these indices. Futures and options on a competitor for the DAX. I don’t make this up. Plans will probablyRead more
Summit Partners sees the peak of the financial market. Sold their stake in Flow Traders two weeks ago, now they are selling forex trading platform 360T in an auction to Deutsche Boerse. 3rd largest FX spot market While 360T may not directly ring a bell to everyone, it’s one of the largest independent (=non bank) foreignRead more
