QFEX Launches with $9.5m Seed Round to Disrupt Global Trading
QFEX, a Cambridge‑backed trading exchange, launched after closing a $9.5 million seed round that values the startup at $95 million. The platform offers 24/7 direct trading of traditional assets, perpetual futures with no expiry, and up to 50× leverage, eliminating brokers and associated fees. Founded by former high‑frequency traders from Tower Research and Citadel, QFEX aims to replace the $100 billion exchange, clearing and brokerage industry with a faster, cheaper, peer‑to‑peer model. The launch positions the company as a disruptive force in global markets.
Brent Backwardation Hits 98th Percentile Amid Hormuz Closure
BRENT futures have surged into a severe backwardation as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to create an acute shortage of barrels. The six-month calendar spread has soared into a backwardation of almost $11 per barrel from less...
Nifty50 Poised for Breakout, Trade in Play
Looks like a breakout on Nifty50 to me.....😁 Price pushing above the recent consolidation and attempting to reclaim structure. Of course, the market loves turning breakouts into fakeouts… so let’s see... Entered >> Nifty 10 Mar 24,550 CE @ 375. If momentum follows...
Margin, OMS, Clearing, Prediction Markets in Focus at FIA Boca
The FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton will showcase Trading Technologies' latest initiatives, highlighted by the rapid integration of OpenGamma to deliver advanced margin‑optimization analytics. By pinpointing lower‑margin counterparties and alternative clearing venues, OpenGamma helps clients free capital...
New Signal
Timely post by @71Ksander on EWY: https://t.co/Aq1A2m75tU I'm publishing a large post tomorrow... intuitive signal that would help with tricky names like EWY. There was differing views on its vol in our Discord but a pattern I've seen before. Decided to...
Bond Traders See Increasing Chance Of No Fed Cuts This Year
Bond options traders are increasingly betting the Federal Reserve will not cut rates this year. The probability of a no‑cut scenario rose to 25% by Wednesday, up from 17% before the Iran‑Israel conflict escalated. Higher oil prices from the Middle‑East...
Iran War Leads To Commodity Force Majeures
Gold and silver prices rebounded on Wednesday as the market digested escalating tensions in Iran. Gold futures rose $28 to $5,152 per ounce while silver futures gained 29 cents to $83.77. The conflict has revived fears of commodity force‑majeure events,...
Implied Correlations Hit Highest Since Nov 2025
One-month and three-month implied correlations reached their highest levels since November 2025, Citadel Rubner https://t.co/fVOlYRc8tW
Nikkei Futures Are up 3.8%
Nikkei futures surged 3.8% to 56,310, reversing a 3.6% drop the day before. The index remains up 7.7% year‑to‑date and 45% over the past year, reflecting strong investor appetite for low‑multiple Japanese stocks and tech exposure. The Bank of Japan...
Coal: Unexpected Hedge for AI Boom and Economic Rebound
I know it's only March but if you know anyone in your family is going to be on the naughty list you may want to consider hedging your future coal purchases with a long $COAL position. You're competing against the...
Call OI Climbs as 0DTE Puts Curb Put Accumulation
TLDR: Call OI keeps going higher while Put OI does not. These PC chart on X differ in a bunch of ways. What "S&P Ratio" specifically means can differ: are you including SPX options, is it single stocks only, is it...
Cherry Picks: Why the Equal-Weight S&P 500 Is Beating the Market-Cap Index
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal‑Weight ETF (RSP) has outperformed the market‑cap heavyweight SPY over the last six months as the so‑called “Mag 7” mega‑caps lagged. February recorded a record inflow into RSP, reflecting growing investor interest in a more balanced exposure to...
STG Group Launches New Market Maker
STG Group has launched STG Securities, a new broker‑dealer division that will act as an electronic market maker, building on the firm’s systematic and quantitative trading expertise. The launch follows the 2024 acquisition of Automated Volatility Trading, bolstering STG’s options...
#58493
On February 25, 2026 the Board of Trustees of Investment Managers Series Trust II announced the termination and liquidation of the Tradr 2X Long DASH Daily ETF (ticker DASX). Trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange will cease on March 13, 2026, and the fund will liquidate its assets around March 20, 2026, distributing...
Buy Stocks Cheap by Shorting Puts During Volatility Spikes
one way i like to use put contracts: 1) i have an idea of what price i want to be long a stock 2) if volatility spikes i will short puts with a strike at or near that price level 3) if the...
BSE to Roll Out Monthly Futures, Options on Sensex Next 30
The Bombay Stock Exchange will introduce cash‑settled monthly futures and options on the Sensex Next 30 index, which tracks the most liquid large‑cap stocks outside the flagship Sensex 30. SEBI has approved the contracts, setting expiry on the last Thursday of each...
Press Release: Global Corporates Bolster FX Risk Management Amidst Trade Uncertainty
Global corporates are intensifying foreign‑exchange risk management as trade volatility spikes. A new Treasury Today survey shows 88% now hedge FX, with 61% of previously unhedged firms contemplating hedging. Despite a 67% surge in hedging costs, activity has risen and...
Is It Possible To Buy An Options Calendar Spread For Zero Cost?
The article explains that a zero‑cost options calendar spread is not feasible because the longer‑dated leg always carries more extrinsic value, resulting in a net debit. Using a Kimberly‑Clark put‑calendar example, the spread costs $20 (0.20 per share). Even with...
U.S.-Iran Attacks, Trump Tariffs: Where Should Investors Draw The Line?
U.S.–Iran hostilities and renewed Trump tariff threats pushed the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow below their 50‑day moving averages, deepening market volatility. The IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) gapped down, testing its 10‑week average, while individual breakout candidates like Ubiquiti, Motorola...
SLVO's Hidden Weakness Meets Its Match In KSLV
Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF (KSLV) employs an active, option‑based layer that captures more of silver’s upside than the covered‑call‑centric SLVO. The strategy’s unleveraged silver exposure and return‑of‑capital distributions give it a tax‑advantaged edge. The analyst upgrades KSLV to a...
Fund Managers Slightly Boost Dutch Gas Positions Pre‑crisis
INVESTMENT MANAGERS purchased the equivalent of 12 terawatt-hours (TWh) of futures and options in the European benchmark Dutch TTF contract over the seven days ending on February 27. Nearly all the buying came from repurchases of previous bearish short positions....
LSEG to Upgrade Australian Securities Exchange’s Derivatives Trading Platform
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has signed an agreement with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to upgrade the ASX 24 derivatives trading platform. The partnership will embed LSEG’s Markets Technology, delivering a high‑performance, low‑latency system with greater resilience and lower...
Andover Companies Aims to Upsize New Locke Tavern Re Cat Bond to as Much as $300m
Andover Companies, a long‑standing mutual insurer in the Northeast, is seeking to upsize its upcoming Locke Tavern Re cat‑bond to between $250 million and $300 million. The new Series 2026‑1 issuance will feature two tranches—Class A and Class B—each expanded to $125‑150 million, with price guidance...
RFR Adoption in Cleared Rates Swaps – 2025 Update
The 2025 cleared rates‑swap data show that just over 62% of the $1,076 trillion notional is tied to risk‑free rate (RFR) indexes, leaving a 38% minority still anchored to legacy IBORs. Major currencies such as GBP, JPY and CAD have largely...
DERIVSOURCE: Options Trading Spikes on Iran War
The US‑Israel‑Iran war has triggered an immediate surge in derivatives trading, especially ultra‑short‑dated options. Zero‑days‑to‑expiration (0DTE) contracts now dominate SPX volume, accounting for two‑thirds of activity. Traders are buying protective puts to hedge against further escalation, while crypto options have...
SPS Commerce Trades Cheap, Unusual Call Spread Amid Sale Push
I'll do this one public...always liked this Co. and is wildly cheap at these levels... Unusual Call Spread in High Quality Software Player at Record Cheap Valuation with Limited AI Disruption Risk SPS Commerce $SPSC with an interesting trade of 3/3 as...
Patient Shorts Pay Off in Live Trading Session
Patient Shorts Rewarded - live trading room Tuesday ;-) $VIX $SPX $EWY $EWT $EWJ $SNDK $STX $WDC $MU Charting VIX for intraday scalps PLUS timing the top in South Korea ;-) https://t.co/zuRtN2DthN
#58490
Effective March 3, 2026 the NSCC will no longer accept exercise and assignment activity for Trineso PLC (TSE) options, prompting the OCC to shift all settlements to a broker‑to‑broker model. The underlying deliverable remains 100 TSEOF shares, but if delivery is impossible the...
Corgi Funds Files for 88 New 2x Leveraged ETFs
So Corgi Funds just filed for 88 (yes eighty eight) 2x levered single stock ETFs. Here's a sample of some of them. h/t @Todd_Sohn cc @TaxAlphaInsider @DaveNadig @sumitroy2 https://t.co/Pl5FFaII2y
OpEx Set to Unload 35% of US Options
Citadel Rubner: OpEx will represent the largest technical event of the month, with ~35% of US options exposure set to roll off by March 20 https://t.co/CZEymqKzhl
Spot Prices Wrap: Bulls Wrest Control of Physical Natural Gas
Bulls have taken control of the physical natural gas market as spot prices showed mixed movement but futures advanced. Traders are looking past the early‑March shoulder season, focusing on colder weather forecasts and strong LNG export activity. Geopolitical tension from...
Multi‑billion FX Options Expire Thursday Across Major Currencies
Notable Thurs FX option expirations: 1.9 bln euros at $1.1685 $1 bln at JPY157 GBP535 at $1.3350 $305 mln at CAD1.3650 $335 mln at MXN17.50 $755 mln at BRL5.21 DTCC listed https://t.co/bSx6eAhEKQ
VIX May Signal Short-Term Market Bottom, Says Adami
Is the VIX showing signs of a short-term market bottom? 🎙️@GuyAdami on the correlation between the $VIX & $SPX https://t.co/BIswcB9QAe
Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 03/01/2026
Leveraged and inverse ETFs posted strong weekly gains, with Defiance’s IONX leading at 36.79% after IonQ’s earnings surge. Gold‑related leveraged products such as GDXU, AGQ, and NUGT posted 20%‑plus returns driven by rising precious‑metal prices amid Middle‑East tensions. Regional and...
Citi Flags Extreme SPX Bearishness, Skew Near 3‑year Highs
Citi: Options investor positioning in the SPX index is extremely bearish, with skew close to 3-year highs https://t.co/8bOEw1FFfS
New Podcast “The Options Trench” Emphasizes Measurement Over Prediction
Moontower 🌙Launching podcast/YT series: The Options Trench 🌙Make it make sense 🌙"measurement not prediction" in the wild https://t.co/SVLluHexwT refs: @outlieroptions @halfkelly @Citrini7 @shaneparrish https://t.co/6sjaG9EPz6
Options Traders Target Sea Stock as Higher Costs Weigh
Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE) missed fourth‑quarter earnings expectations as higher operating costs and a slower GMV growth outlook weighed on the e‑commerce giant. The stock fell 16.9% to $87.43, extending a 30.7% YTD decline and approaching its 52‑week low. Options...
Silver Trade
gave a 15c stop here on $SLV here live on @ttvresearch @traderTVLIVE , now 60c ITM #silver #trading https://t.co/YFv9KiHwyY
Long Calls on Nine High‑Growth Stocks
we're long 9 call options in #AllINsync: $PFE $JOBY $OXY $AA $COIN $TSLA $PLTR $HOOD
Free Put, Cheap Call Spread on CRWD
$CRWD "Trade Idea 2: Buy the March 6 Expiry 380/390 Call Spread ($4.80) and sell the March 6 Expiry 350 Put for free." sell to close call spread , puts expire
Oscillator Model Misses Zone, No Moves Since Buy
my $SPX $VIX oscillator model didn't manage to even get into the zone... nothing since the last buy signal... https://t.co/I6WWFOsvwS
Short March $MSTR Puts Prove Profitable
starting to feel a little better about being short the 3/20 $MSTR puts (sub 100). https://t.co/e2kBNgXmzp
Shorted Indices, S&P Futures Spike, Positions Closed
We shorted the Indices on this BS report. The S and P futures ripped (+28 handles) and we put them out: * $SPY $682.35 * $QQQ $604.37 @dougkass @thestreetpro @tomkeene @business
SPX Futures Slip 3 Points After SPY Reclaims Range
$spx futures -3 as today settles out a bit after $spy hit $669 and reclaimed $675 to get home back on the range https://t.co/NY794d92MH
78% Downside
Today was a 78% downside day. Has no significance. DVOL/(UVOL+DVOL); Lowry’s definition. Data per https://t.co/iX5L1DJIjD. See https://t.co/7TpOm9eA5A for explanation.
U.S. Sees -2% as Volatile; Nikkei Drops 10%
Americans think a -2% day is crazy volatile, while the Nikkei is down 10% in the first three days of March https://t.co/997R5MoBjs
Nifty50 Faces Crucial Support Tests Amid Volatility
Based on Monday’s India VIX and the geopolitical mess, I see 3 key supports for Nifty50 tomorrow (4th March): >> 24,500 >> 24,150 >> 23,450 Gift Nifty hints we may open below 24,500. If 24,150 holds, bulls survive....🔥 If the last support breaks, we’re not talking...
RBOB Contract Roll Added 25¢ to Gasoline Price
Gasoline prices... remember the March-April RBOB contract roll was +25 cents on its own https://t.co/WAOPFvCQdz
Understanding Straddle Approximation and Skew's Impact on Volatility
Today's spaced repetition covers a lot of ground. 🌙Visual derivation of the .80 straddle approximation 🌙How skew distorts vol-based risk measures 🌙 Practical tips& discussion
Oil Approaches Its Most Bullish Season Yet
We are nearing oil's most bullish time of year. $CL_F $USO $WTIC More from me on @stockcharts: https://t.co/2c4CuouCWe https://t.co/o1k2jBw7MM