SGX to Launch Asia-Pacific Government Bond Futures- #Wealth #AssetManagement #AssetFinance
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will debut Asia‑Pacific government bond futures on 20 April, covering sovereign bonds from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. The contracts, margined and settled in US dollars, offer three maturities—three, five and ten years—based on FTSE Russell’s new Asia‑Pacific Liquid Government Bond Index Series. By providing a standardized, transparent instrument, the futures enable international investors to hedge sovereign‑rate risk and manage exposure across the region’s emerging‑market bond markets. This launch marks the first exchange‑listed regional government‑bond futures on SGX.
Gold & Silver Rebound Rally Arrives, As Mainstream Headline Circle-Jerk Continues
Gold futures surged $142 to $4,699 per ounce on Tuesday, while silver futures rose $4.78 to $75 per ounce, marking a notable rebound after two months of steep declines. The rally coincided with a broader stock market upswing fueled by...
PerpTools – How DEXTools Is Building the Full DeFi Trading Stack
In this episode of the Brave New Coin Crypto Conversation, host Andy Pickering talks with Waoul, Director of Dext Ventures and CMO of PerpTools, about DEXTools' evolution into a full DeFi trading stack. Waoul explains how PerpTools integrates on-chain perpetual...
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Effective March 31, 2026, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) options will settle through the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) system, ending broker‑to‑broker settlement for new exercise and assignment activity. The underlying deliverable remains 100 GLDD common shares....
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Effective March 30, 2026, the Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund (CAF) options will transition from broker‑to‑broker settlement to Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) via the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). This change eliminates the need for bilateral clearing for all exercise and...
Market Watch: May Nymex Contract Inches Lower
May natural‑gas futures slipped slightly, closing at $2.884 per million British thermal units after peaking at $2.977 on Tuesday. Analysts attribute the dip to record U.S. production and a seasonal warming trend. Demand estimates show residential and commercial consumption at...
Famous Last Words: “Get Your Own Oil”
The article highlights that front‑month Brent and WTI futures have moved in lockstep since 2022, underscoring a highly integrated global oil market. It rebuts former President Trump’s claim that U.S. oil prices consistently diverge from world prices, labeling the view...
Oil Futures Slip Into Backwardation as Hormuz Bottleneck Persists
With the Hormuz Strait all but closed, the crude oil futures curve is back to the backwardation levels of the first few days of the conflict. The front contract is about $23 higher than the 9th contract, indicating that the...
Big‑Bank Collars Neutralize Retail Bets on S&P
Don't even ask the question. The answer is yes, it's within the collar. Think the S&P is going to rip to new all-time highs? Sorry, there's a short call at 7155 capping your upside. The hedge fund already sold it....
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Incentive Stock Options: Tax Benefits & Employee Plans
Incentive Stock Options (ISOs) are a privileged form of employee equity that allow key staff to purchase company shares at a preset price, typically with a ten‑year exercise window and vesting schedules such as a three‑year cliff or graded vesting....
Intensive Option Webinar: Volatility Trading
Lawrence G. McMillan’s intensive four‑hour webinar, recorded in December 2012, delves into volatility trading and the practical application of option theory. It teaches how to measure implied volatility, spot mispricings, and construct disciplined trades that prioritize risk management over pure speculation....
War News Fuels Reflexive Sell, Spurs Leveraged ETF Buying
Gamma. Roll delta flips, month end equity buying not needed as much given price, sudden massive leveraged ETF buying now needed. All this in an environment which makes folks think the war news is actually the thing driving markets....
Silver Open Interest Hits Historic Lows on COMEX, SHFE
Extremely Low Positioning: Both #COMEX and #SHFE #silver open interest are currently trading at the very bottom of their historical ranges
NFXL: Leveraged Exposure To NFLX
The Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2x ETF (NFXL) delivers 200% of Netflix’s daily price movement by combining actual NFLX shares with swap contracts. Launched on October 3, 2024, the fund holds roughly $130 million in assets and trades about $27.6 million each day, with...
Confidential Swaps Launch: Private, Cross‑Chain On‑Chain Trading
Confidential swaps are now live on https://t.co/uilYXjP7S7! Confidentiality is the key unlock for onchain adoption. @near_intents is now the first cross-chain execution layer with protocol-level confidentiality. 35+ chains. Non-custodial. Not a wrapper, not a mixer. Users can share viewkeys optionally for...
VIX >30 Predicts Strong Yearly Market Gains
The $VIX closed above 30 in each of the last 2 trading days. Historically, this level of fear in the Volatility Index has been associated with above-average future stock market returns (+21% over the next year on average). But the...
Goldman Traders Spot Hedge Fund Capitulation as Short Sales Surge in U.S. Equities
Goldman Sachs’ prime trading desk says hedge funds have trimmed global equity holdings for a sixth straight week, widening short positions and flagging a broad capitulation in U.S. stocks. Short exposure in European macro products hit 11%, a decade‑high, while...
The Market Brief
U.S. equity futures rose after reports that former President Donald Trump may end military operations against Iran, even as the Strait of Hormuz stays partially closed. The news eased the pressure that had driven the S&P 500 and Dow toward their...
Wall Street Futures Rise as Traders Eye Rebound After Week-Long Slump
U.S. equity futures jumped on Monday, with the S&P 500 up 0.8% and Dow futures gaining 500 points, as analysts cite bargain hunting and easing war‑related anxiety. The move follows a week of steep declines across major indices.
TRACE Reveals Massive Negative Gamma, Expect Intraday Volatility
This is TRACE, the most accurate SPX GEX map you can get. It also updates faster than any GEX map 😏. Remember: +50% of SPX flow is 0DTE and so if you are tracking gamma, you need to see that...
Pre-Market IV Report March 31, 2026
The pre‑market IV report shows implied volatility surging for several semiconductor and tech names, with SanDisk (SNDK) at 104, Western Digital (WDC) at 93 and Micron (MU) at 72, all near the top of their 52‑week ranges. Straddle pricing signals...
Trump’s Hormuz Hint Sparks Overnight Futures Volatility
Coming up on @TheStreetPro Strategic Ambiguity or Absence of A Strategy? * You can't make up what happened last night in futures trading * A confusing statement by the Administration on abandoning the strategy of taking the Strait of Hurmuz makes little...
Adaptive Biotech COO Julie Rubinstein Sells $1.2M in Stock Amid Transition
Julie Rubinstein, COO and President of Adaptive Biotechnologies, exercised stock options and sold 81,342 shares for roughly $1.21 million, cutting her direct holdings by 11.2%. The transaction, executed under a pre‑filed 10b5‑1 plan, comes as the firm prepares to report positive...
US Gas Futures Drop Below $3, Boosting Clean Generation
U.S. GAS FUTURESprices for the front-month have slipped well below $3 per million British thermal units to encourage more gas-fired generation and reduce coal combustion. Inflation-adjusted front-month futures have averaged just $3.05 so far in March (21st percentile for all...
Nike, RH, and Beyond Meat: Potential Earnings Lotteries
Nike RH & BYND may be the Earnings Lottos tomorrow They all may also IV crush 🤣
1inch Launches AI‑agent API Suite, Letting Bots Execute DeFi Swaps Directly
1inch announced that AI agents can now access its full suite of 15 APIs via the 1inch MCP, enabling real‑time swap execution, portfolio analysis and on‑chain transactions. The move positions the DeFi platform as the backbone for the emerging “agent...
Oversold Positions Drive Extreme Tail Moves in Markets
So this is not to say this setup isn't better than say September, but I can't think of a worse game to play without knowing the entirety of bounds 'Oversolds' and positioning often have their largest moves in the tails...
Gold Futures Trade Long Above VWAP, Target 4724–4691
[FREE] 👉 Live trade 9am NY: https://t.co/66dSROf2rQ ─────── 📈 GC Current Price Above VWAP · Bias: Long ⬆️ Buy rips through 4724.20 ⬆️ Buy dips at 4691.50 ─────── 🌏 Asia ORB Readings High: 4724.20 | Low: 4691.50 | Range: 32.70 pts
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Effective March 30, 2026, the Options Clearing Corporation announced that the National Securities Clearing Corporation will no longer accept settlement of Wix.com Ltd. (WIX) options, requiring all exercises and assignments to settle on a broker‑to‑broker basis. No exercise restrictions are imposed, and...
Equity Put/Call Ratio Near 2‑Year Highs Signals Short‑Cover
The 5-day Equity-Only Put/Call Ratio has been sitting near 2-year range highs The setup for a short-covering rally was there Tough tape if you can't stay reactive $SPY $QQQ https://t.co/5RbeIFVmNC
Few Can Handle >30 Volatility Both Ways
Actually, the takeaway should be that very few humans can risk manage something both ways (up and down days) when that something's Vol ramps > 30. At least this human didn't
Volatility Indexes Stay Elevated, Market Stressed Despite Credit Relief
Volatility indices across the spectrum have continued to remain elevated, from oil (OVX) to stocks (VIX) to bonds (MOVE). The market has remained in a state of stress, even as the drawdowns in the private credit leaders have moderated. https://t.co/iWYDR6GvD2
White Smoke Signals New JPMorgan Collar Strike
White smoke can be seen billowing out of the top of the JP Morgan building as a new JPM collar strike has been chosen https://t.co/UWJFjOF7Rr
Long-Term Positioners Target March and June 2027 Calls
The long-term positioners coming into some calls for names today March 2027 and June 2027, one ingredient I like to see after nasty moves lower
0DTE SPX Straddle Slides to $32, Echoing FOM
to put this into context, i mark the average open px for the 0DTE SPX straddle at $44 2 hours left $32 is like an FOMC day https://t.co/nvzRnpkt0F
JPM Collar Pin May Boost Markets, Ease VIX Backwardation
"so the JPM collar pin of 6475 for end-of-day Tuesday ** could ** help to pull up markets to relieve the VIX backwardation we are in" 🤣😇 Lucky init.
JPM’s PM Moves, Not Just Short Gamma, Drive
If you think the only thing that's happening on $JHEQX collar is short gamma you are completely missing what the PM at JPM was doing to roll the collar before the rip and what they now have to do.
Selling QQQ $515 Puts Sets $495 Floor
Nasdaq (QQQ) 3250 September $515 puts sold to open $20.10, making $495 a floor level to eye later this year and even $515 itself is AVWAP off 2022 lows and long-term channel support https://t.co/AYJgeMyq8o
Going Long on Big‑Tech Options Through 2026‑2027
i put on some medium and longer term positions past few days. $TSLA long 400 calls June 2027. (2X'd position) $MSFT short 350 puts and long 370 calls June 2026. $GOOGL short 260 puts and long 290 calls April 27th.
All the “Puts” Are the Same Simple Concept
Now we got the Buffett Put along w the Fed Put, the Trump Put and the Vanguard Put. This really isn't complicated, ppl just like to make it so.
Initiating Long Bond Shorts to Bet on Steepening
I am also beginning to leg into long bond shorts against a portion of this position to play for a steepener.
Euro, Pound Near Key Levels as Billions in Options Expire
$Eur approaching $1.15. Between today and tomorrow around 6.5 bln euros of options expire. $GBP approaching $1.3250 where GBP650 mln options expire today. https://t.co/bSx6eAhEKQ
Equity and Energy Futures Rise Simultaneously
Equity futures are up, but so is energy. Maybe we can have it both ways. 😀 https://t.co/i3bGq3ZY9M
Avoided Major Risk: #RussVol Breakout Into F‑Bucket
The mainline of risk to have avoided was this #RussVol Breakout into the F-Bucket https://t.co/bOeSGKPost
Managed Money's Oil Options Net Long 50× Average
Goldman Sachs on the oil options market: “… The rally has spread beyond the spot crude market, with net long options managed money positioning 50 times higher than its 10-year average as investors bought options with strikes as high as $450...
Asia's Coal Prices Surge as Gas Supply Tightens
Asia's coal benchmark is at a 17-month high as Middle East conflict chokes gas supplies 🪨⚠️ Australian Newcastle coal futures for April hit $144.25/ton on Monday (the March contract expired Friday at $135.60) Asian countries are expanding use of coal to cut...
Maintain Credit Spreads, Avoid Blowouts for Weeks
Just keep credit spreads from blowing out for a few more weeks is all I ask.
VIX Spikes only During Historic Crises, Signaling Costly Volatility
There has only been a few times in the past 20 years that the Volatility Index ($VIX) has traded at these levels: • 2008 Global Financial Crises 50+ • Covid-19 crash 50+ • U.S.-Iran Conflict 35+ Think of the VIX as a “fear”...
LeverageShares Proposes Inverse 2x Bitcoin Volatility ETF
LeverageShares filing for an inverse and -2x Bitcoin Volatility ETF. Like $XIV and $TVIX but for Bitcoin. https://t.co/N8XxMw12uQ
Binance to Offer 100x Leverage Oil & Gas Futures
Tomorrow, Binance will launch futures trading for oil and natural gas with leverage of up to 100x. Something is brewing… https://t.co/2UrdYDAhxr