We’re celebrating Women’s History Month throughout March. Check back regularly as we add new profiles, quotes and more, or follow along on your favorite social media channel with #CboeWomen. ...
Lisa encourages women to write their own rules and resist asking for permission. Lisa Shemie never envisioned a career in law. “I was not one of those people who dreamed of being a lawyer,”...
As an educator in Cboe’s Options Institute, Roma is passionate about helping young professionals find their place in the finance industry Roma Colwell-Steinke spent the earlier part of her career...
One to Grow On Poet James Thompson of Scotland wrote in 1728, “Come, gentle Spring! Ethereal mildness, come.” One could use the kilt-friendly, Scottish writer’s words to describe the recent price...
Flattening of VIX Futures Term Structure The Cboe Volatility Index® (“VIX”) futures term structure flattened at the end of February due to some sizeable spread trades. These trades appear to...
From the trading floor to corporate, Bea’s seen it all in her 38 years at Cboe Bea Ringold got her start at Cboe as a price reporter in 1981, much to the surprise of friends and family. “People...
Over the next week, Cboe will roll out options on 11 Select Sector indices. Cboe’s Select Sector Index options are designed to provide investors with an easy way to add specific U.S. industry sector...
Today, Cboe Global Markets announced the rollout schedule of new large-sized, cash-settled options on 11 Select Sector Indexes from February 7 through 14. The first options on the Materials Select Sector...
Following a decline in the S&P 500 ® Index of 6.9% in October and a drop of 9.2% in December, more investors appear to be exploring income-producing strategies that have the potential for relatively...
Since 1983, Cboe has offered stock index options. In 2018, several new all-time records for volume and open interest were reported as investors faced heightened volatility. Index options have the potential...
Stock market gyrations this December have been attributed to the dominance of systematic trading driven by algorithms. While electronic trading may cause dramatic price swings in the market, there’s...
On December 20, Cboe’s daily Put-Call Ratio for its entire options volume rose to 1.82 , reaching its highest level in more than 23 years. Analysts and investors often follow and cite put/call ratios...
This week’s sell-off in the U.S. stock market contributed to making this December’s price performance one of the worse in many years. The Russell 2000 Index (RUT), the benchmark for the U.S. small-cap...
While many investors are concerned that benchmark indexes for major investment classes are down year-to date, it appears more investors are using S&P 500 options to manage risk and enhance income ...
More than 140 financial professionals, including top traders, strategists and researchers attended the fourth Annual Cboe Risk Management Conference (RMC) Asia on December 3 and 4 in Hong Kong. Topics...
More than 150 financial professionals, including top traders, strategists and researchers attended the inaugural Cboe Risk Management Conference (RMC) in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 6. A variety of...
Both volatility and trading activity increased in the S&P 500 ® index options market over the past month as investors evaluated proposed tariffs, trade negotiations, deficits, valuations, rising interest...
New records recently were set for volume and open interest for Cboe’s large-sized options on MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF) - One-day volume on September 28 - 9,007 (including 3,203 puts...
A prescient Barron’s article appearing on Jan. 20,2018, “Unseen Dangers in Small-Cap Stock Rally” claimed that Small-caps “as a group, less profitable, more heavily in debt, and more exposed...
On Monday, October 1, Cboe plans to further expand the Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options marketplace by adding their listing to its BZX Options exchange. Options on the RUT currently are listed on Cboe...
