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Eleven of the world's biggest banks are investing £170 million in LSEG's Post Trade Solutions, acquiring a 20% stake. Meanwhile, LSEG will pay the banks £1.15 billion, as the amount of revenue the banks are entitled to get from SwapClear, the LSEG clearing house, will reduce due to the deal. Will this new partnership accelerate innovation in the OTC derivatives market? Read more about this from our latest news story on FOW: #LSEG #OTCDerivatives #posttradesolutions #futuresandoptions #marketinsights #derivatives https://lnkd.in/gp5PuPxH

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CME Group is launching event contracts with FanDuel, designed for retail traders with hourly expiries on major index futures, sized at $1. CME chief Terry Duffy states these binary contracts aim to allow anyone to participate, potentially changing how everyday investors interact with financial markets. What does this mean for the democratisation of finance? Find out more from our latest story on FOW: #CMEGroup #Fanduel #indexfutures #financialmarkets #futuresandoptions #derivatives #marketinsights https://lnkd.in/gr2kbxbt

What do you think is driving the surge in gold volatility, and what could it mean for the gold market's future? An expert from Cboe Global Markets said “Gold option volumes hit a record high last week as well, with over 2.1 million contracts trading both Thursday and Friday." Also, one month implied volatility (a forecast of how much an asset's price will fluctuate in the future, derived from current options prices) on gold options hit last week a five-year high of 30%, beating the previous peak when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Find out more about this from our latest article on FOW: #goldrally #gold #goldoptions #impliedvolatility #futuresandoptions #marketinsights #derivatives https://lnkd.in/g3kKTSgy

Power of index options! Cboe Global Markets has partnered with Taiwan's Capital Futures to offer S&P 500 (SPX) and Volatility Index (VIX) options to Taiwan investors, providing them with new hedging and trading opportunities during local daytime hours. This expansion aligns with Cboe's recent growth in derivatives volume, which saw a 40% increase in September average daily volume, largely driven by index options. Read more about this from our latest news story on FOW: #Cboeglobalmarkets #Capitalfutures #indexoptions #spx #vix #futuresandoptions #marketinsights #derivatives https://lnkd.in/g4KWX8YT

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in trading seems to have become a double-edged sword. While AI-enabled trading infrastructure has accelerated high frequency trading, it has also paved the way for fraud and market abuse. Can we have a fix for this? Nasdaq is quick on the trigger, as the electronic trading giant is giving an AI-upgrade to its market surveillance technology, which is used by over 50 exchanges and 30 regulators across the globe. Read more on how the American exchange is using predictive analytics to improve fraud detection in our latest article on FOW: #marketabuse #frauddetection #AI #artificialintelligence #Nasdaq #marketsurveillance #tradingtechnology #futuresandoptions #derivatives #marketinsights  https://lnkd.in/dhKqcXDa

The Middle East is growing to become the new sweet spot for traditional exchanges which are aiming to expand their operations. But why? Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), are working to transition their economies away from oil dependency, which accelerated their financial sectors, including alternative assets. This is where the opportunity lies for growth of derivatives and risk management. The CME Group has opened its first Dubai office, marking the US exchange giant's first operational base in the fast-growing Middle East region. Read more about the CME Group's future plans in the EMEA region from our latest article on FOW: #Dubai #DubaiInternationalFinancialCentre #CMEGroup #EMEAMarkets #MiddleEast #TradingInsights #MarketIntelligence #Derivatives #FuturesTrading #OptionsTrading #FuturesandOptions https://lnkd.in/gxJrnUve

Given a highly volatile metal market, who's the hero? An options contract or futures? Well, it's not a simple choice! While options offer flexibility, futures also come with higher potential reward. Experts note that options allow traders to restructure their positions better and stay with conviction, which is the biggest factor why metal traders are looking at options to manage volatility strategies, at this moment. Also, the London Metal Exchange is planning to roll out an electronic options market at the end of next year. Read more about the currents trends of base metal markets, especially through #LiberationDay, from our analysis on FOW: #copper #electronicoptionsmarket #UStariffs #basemetals #TradingInsights #MarketIntelligence #Derivatives #FuturesTrading #OptionsTrading #FuturesandOptions https://lnkd.in/gW9249yy

As silver soars to record highs globally, India, which has one of the fastest growing commodity derivatives markets in the world, is going full steam ahead to deal with #backwardation that hit the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. Whenever spot price of an underlying asset is higher than its futures price, exchanges take up risk management measures to curb excessive speculation in F&O trading. Find out from our latest article on how the Indian commodity exchange is dealing with global volatility in precious metals' prices: https://lnkd.in/gdgZ4cgu #RiskManagement #Silver #Gold #SilverFutures #SilverRally #TradingInsights #MarketIntelligence #Derivatives #FuturesTrading #OptionsTrading #FuturesandOptions

📊 Asia’s derivatives markets are transforming - fast. Our latest FOW report, Clarity For Complex Markets: Asia Derivatives Focus, unpacks the key themes shaping regulation, retail participation, technology and energy transition across APAC. Get the insights behind the data. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMWF3yQD #Asia #MarketIntelligence #Derivatives #FuturesTrading #OptionsTrading #FuturesandOptions