Posts Tagged ‘Nino

Last round of play offs for the primary market maker licenses ended last week.  In nearly a dozen option classes the traders have been trying to quote as tight as possible for two months. The best liquidity provider wins. It wasn’t IMC so send the tightest quotes. IMC lost play offs. All of ‘m. The [...]

Great, it’s time for the annual play-off for market maker licenses. The auction for primary market maker (pmm) licenses was held two months ago. The contestants had a month for learning the tricks of the trade. From December 1st they will start for real. Tight markets in scores of option classes. The market maker with [...]

I confess, in the light of the current market crisis and US downgrade this isn’t the most spectacular news. Market makers have been competing for the primary market maker (pmm) licenses in a few stocks. This head to head competition is always interesting, as the market maker with the best quoting performance is selected. But [...]

The liquidity provider roles have been auctioned again (pdf). Traders can sign on for competitive market maker (cmm, quoting some options most of the time) or more ambitious for primary market maker (pmm, quoting all options all of the time). It’s hard to judge whether or not quoting options gives a comparative advantage to other [...]

There has been a traditional bit of competition between derivative markets Eurex and Euronext. Mostly for the sake of tradition and maybe a little bit for the European Union (look mother, we’re playing competitors). Loaded with employees, slow to adapt and absolutely unfit to combat lean and mean contenders, the exchanges look more like a [...]


  • 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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