Tag: options

December 12, 2016 BY admin

QT Info Systems adds options functionality with CityTrader from OptionsCity

OptionsCity Software, a global provider of electronic trading solutions for professional futures and options traders, today announced that QT Info Systems, a Chicago-based market data vendor, is integrating CityTrader into its premium QT Market Center Pro front-end to help meet customer demand for advanced options functionality. Daniel Rooney, Head of Global Sales for OptionsCity said:…

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September 15, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Options trading now available at AMP Futures using Rithmic

AMP Futures, a Chicago-based Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) today announced that the Rithmic R | Trader platform now includes options trading. Rithmic is a developer of high performance multi-asset trade execution software. This Initial Release includes Options Trading on all CME exchanges: CME CBOT NYMEX COMEX 2nd phase release will enable live options trading using CQG 3rd…

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August 24, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Budo Group's Agricultural Options Trading desk signs with Rival Systems for electronic market making

Chicago-based Rival Systems (Rival), a trading software company established last year, today announced an Agricultural Options Trading desk within Budo Group has selected Rival Trader for its electronic market-making and trading activities. Veteran trader Rod Valeroso said the move to adopt the derivatives front-end platform followed an extensive search to find an advanced platform with…

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July 14, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CFTC orders Michigan Introducing Broker fraudster to pay over $7 million

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondents Atlantas Group, Inc. (Atlantas) and Edmund Hysni for committing solicitation fraud in connection with options on futures contracts trading on the Chicago Board of Trade and the Commodity Exchange, Inc., and against Hysni for willfully making material…

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July 13, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CME to list new European-Style FX Option Contracts in place of American-Style

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) announced today that effective Sunday, August 7, 2016 for trade date Monday, August 8, 2016, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, CME will list six new European-style Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Option. The European-Style Option Contracts will exercise into the nearest quarterly futures contract on the last trading day…

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July 12, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CBOE launching SPX Monday-expiring Weeklys options

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that it plans to list S&P 500 Index (SPX) Monday-expiring Weeklys options, beginning August 15, 2016, pending regulatory approval.  With the expected introduction of SPX "Monday Weeklys," CBOE will now offer SPX options with Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly expirations. CBOE's new SPX Monday Weeklys options will generally have the same…

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October 28, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Sucden Financial unveils new arbitrage tool on its STARtrading platform

Sucden Financial announced today it has developed a new advanced trading feature on its in-house developed STARtrading platform. The Dynamic Spreader now allows users to monitor and trade on two exchanges/markets simultaneously, taking advantage of any arbitrage opportunities. Traders may trade the sugar premium, for example buying New York (Raw) sugar contracts whilst simultaneously selling…

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