Blogs

But didn't VIX work?

By Daniel P. Collins | February 9, 2018

Dangers of clearing bitcoin and cryptocurrency derivatives in same clearing organization as other products

By Thomas Peterffy | November 15, 2017

Letter Interactive Brokers Chairman Thomas Peterffy sent to CFTC.

Leo Melamed receives highest Japanese honor

By Press Release | November 3, 2017

R.J. O’Brien hires Giemza to lead global risk department

By Press Release | October 24, 2017

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, announced today the appointment of Brad Giemza as Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer. Giemza will serve on RJO’s senior management team.

Ridgedale Advisors launches in Rye Brook, NY

By Press Release | September 29, 2017

Ridgedale Advisors LP, an investment firm specializing in the convergent/divergent investment approach, has opened its primary office in Rye Brook, New York. Ridgedale is accepting clients into its flagship Multi-Strategy Program (MSP), as well as its Multi-Source Active Commodity Alternative Index (RMAC).

CBOE launches S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat Target Income Index

By Press Release | September 26, 2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced it has launched the CBOE S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income Index (SPAI), a benchmark index designed to track the hypothetical performance of a partial buy-write strategy applied to stocks contained in the widely utilized S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, to target a specific level of total income.

SGX hits record volumes in FX futures

By Press Release | September 26, 2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced a daily volume record for its SGX INR/USD futures contract, with a total of 108,417 contracts traded on 22 September 2017, translating to a notional value of USD $3.34 billion.

CME Group launches CME FX link

By Press Release | September 21, 2017

CME connects over-the-counter spot FX and FX futures markets by creating spot FX basis spreads.

Statement on the passing of futures industry pioneer Leslie Rosenthal

By Press Release | September 18, 2017

Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG), an independent futures brokerage and clearing firm, has issued the following statement on the Sept. 16 passing of its co-founder and Managing Partner Leslie Rosenthal at the age of 84 after a brief illness.

Eris Exchange receives US patent for swap futures product design

By Press Release | September 6, 2017

Eris Exchange (Eris), a U.S.-based futures exchange group that offers swap futures as a capital-efficient alternative to traditional over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps, today announced that it has been awarded a patent on the principal component of its product design, the Eris Methodology, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.