Derivs - Equity

For the second time in a week, officials at the China Financial Futures Exchange last Friday implemented tougher rules for traders attempting to sell.

The Canadian state of Quebec has delayed the implementation of a new rule that would require registration for foreign brokers trading derivatives for investors located there.

Markets for VIX products suggest that many traders sold into last week's volatility spike, with mixed results.

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The recent high volatility across equity markets has opened up opportunities for traders to deploy strategies that were unprofitable during long periods during the post-global financial crisis era.

The global stock market meltdown caused a sharp selloff in US equities on Monday and the VIX index revealed investors’ fear of further falls.

After macroeconomic fears caused a brief spike in equity volatility, earnings season comes to an end.

In the third systems failure in three months, derivatives trading on the primary Russian exchange Moskovskaya Birzha (MOEX) was halted for half an hour on Wednesday before service resumed.

With China’s devaluation having brought rising uncertainty across global markets, volatility measures for many options on exchange traded funds have not kept pace with those that reference their underlying securities.

Nasdaq’s aggressive entry into energy futures markets has coincided with macro-economic forces that threaten to dampen investor interest in the space.

Beneath listless summertime stock market trading, options markets continue to signal increasing worry.

Citigroup has hired Stephen Roti to head its global corporate equity derivatives team.