https://www.cboe.com/insights/Cboe Insight Latest Feeds.en-usThu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -040060https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/option-strategies-for-2024-elections/Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/option-strategies-for-2024-elections/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/4a6ce5134e514c48a7051f540070b899https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/option-strategies-for-2024-elections/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-clear-europe-successfully-participates-in-ecb-experiment-on-use-of-dlt/Cboe Clear Europe, working alongside ABN Amro Clearing Bank N.V., successfully participated in the Eurosystems recent exploratory work testing the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT).Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-clear-europe-successfully-participates-in-ecb-experiment-on-use-of-dlt/europehttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/2788dae6d5eb4a3794e9459feeb9d47dhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-clear-europe-successfully-participates-in-ecb-experiment-on-use-of-dlt/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-2-update/Iouri SaroukhanovWed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-2-update/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/d34ce8ab461945e896edd1d10e191587https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-2-update/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/beyond-the-efficient-frontier-with-synth-equity-using-call-options-to-modernize-mpt/Learn more about using call options to modernize the modern portfolio theory in this guest authored blog from Alexander Flecker of Measured Risk PortfoliosGuest AuthorTue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/beyond-the-efficient-frontier-with-synth-equity-using-call-options-to-modernize-mpt/guest_authorshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/cf2e816b12f14e4f928b8529e265507ahttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/beyond-the-efficient-frontier-with-synth-equity-using-call-options-to-modernize-mpt/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/468c399d071e429d802668f6b4e987d9https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024-retail/Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024-retail/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/f69f9d4a52f944679d988ea20faff182https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024-retail/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024/Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/f8d68eb1712e4b5ba2e062e80cd99ccbhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/long-short-options-ideas-on-european-banks-in-june-2024/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-to-access-international-exchange-data-with-cboe-global-cloud/Accessing international exchange data is crucial for making informed trading decisions, but accessing reliable global market data can pose many challenges, from high costs to limited vendor options and the need for physical infrastructure. Recognizing these hurdles, Cboe built Cboe Global Cloud, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-to-access-international-exchange-data-with-cboe-global-cloud/indiceshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/0aceb369e2804da4858e922de9b4ee7fhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-to-access-international-exchange-data-with-cboe-global-cloud/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/what-to-know-heading-into-ftse-russells-36th-annual-russell-reconstitution/Its that time of year! FTSE Russells 36th Annual Russell Reconstitution is underway. The well-honed process of updating the U.S. Russell benchmark indices takes place each year to reflect changes in the U.S. publicly traded equity markets.Rick RosenthalFri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/what-to-know-heading-into-ftse-russells-36th-annual-russell-reconstitution/DerivativesResearchhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/a3b0852b148c428ab2168611bda85c8fhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/what-to-know-heading-into-ftse-russells-36th-annual-russell-reconstitution/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/trading-the-next-earnings-season-for-european-semiconductors/This article considers some options strategies for European semiconductor companies to target specific moves and limit your risk around expected price moves ahead of the next earnings seasonSat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/trading-the-next-earnings-season-for-european-semiconductors/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/1710d83caef94e3c963d19fe8ddf594dhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/trading-the-next-earnings-season-for-european-semiconductors/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest-institutional/Host Tariq Dennison looks at how Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) equity options can be used to sharpen your derivatives trading strategy ahead of the next earnings season.Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest-institutional/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/04635075b6c044db849c0c169ecda5c6https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cedx-options-digest-institutional/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/advising-the-affluent-building-high-net-worth-relationships-with-sma-option-income/"Make no mistake about it: option income is here to stay." Learn more about building high net worth relationships with option income with Rob Emrich III in our latest guest authored blog.Guest AuthorTue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/advising-the-affluent-building-high-net-worth-relationships-with-sma-option-income/guest_authorshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/27c0a114b2a44dc29cad7e08f8cc1c46https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/advising-the-affluent-building-high-net-worth-relationships-with-sma-option-income/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/preparing-for-november-14-election-bump-for-vix-october-futures/This Index Insights Monthly Scorecard provides an update on the performance of indices that track the levels of volatility or the performance of hypothetical strategies that invest in options or futures.Matt MoranFri, 03 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/preparing-for-november-14-election-bump-for-vix-october-futures/indiceshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/8f88ea6d31b448fd8609b1299dc2abf9https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/preparing-for-november-14-election-bump-for-vix-october-futures/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/earnings-buoy-risk-sentiment-as-volatility-falls/Mandy XuThu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/earnings-buoy-risk-sentiment-as-volatility-falls/macro_volatility_digesthttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/4631730ead524f32ad0b7f4a53c67d4ahttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/earnings-buoy-risk-sentiment-as-volatility-falls/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-european-indices-performed-since-2010/Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) is a pan-European marketplace that enables participants to access a vibrant equity derivatives market through a single access point, creating efficiencies in trading and clearing. Among its offerings are futures on 10 European country indices featured in this article.Matt MoranWed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-european-indices-performed-since-2010/indiceshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/9c1fe30385154904946fe8a7813fb069https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-european-indices-performed-since-2010/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-1-update/Iouri Saroukhanov shares his Q1 highlights for Cboe Europe Derivatives, including the expansion of its equity options universe and record index derivatives volumesIouri SaroukhanovTue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-1-update/CEDXhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/c3b668a97adc4edfbd285597eb2a1a6ahttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/cboe-europe-derivatives-q-1-update/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/vix-option-volumes-jumps-to-highest-since-feb-18/Implied volatilities jumped sharply across asset classes last week as US yields surged on the back of higher CPI inflation while Middle East tensions escalated. Rates vol led the way, with the MOVE Index up almost 19nms wk/wk to 113 bps vol though still trading below the 50th percentile on a 1Y lookback. Equity vol gained as well, most pronounced in Europe, with V2X Index up 2.7 pts vs. VIX Index up 1.3 pts to 18.8% and 17.1%, respectively (VIX now in the 80th percentile high over the past year).Mandy XuTue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/vix-option-volumes-jumps-to-highest-since-feb-18/macro_volatility_digesthttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/a713c2d703bc48ec8c2efc96d8426e78https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/vix-option-volumes-jumps-to-highest-since-feb-18/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/why-option-settlement-style-matters/There are a number of different types of options contracts available on broad-based U.S. equity indexes. Some of the most actively traded products include options on SPY, SPX and XSPSM (Mini-SPX). They all track the S&P 500 and both SPY and XSP options have the same notional size, making them somewhat interchangeable. A key difference, however, is settlement style.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/why-option-settlement-style-matters/minispxhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/c218d4344bcf48dab13ab375ce284699https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/why-option-settlement-style-matters/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-taxing-is-your-options-trade/If you're an active trader, you work hard to generate profits in your trading account. You study the charts, you watch the day's headlines, and research your entry and exit points before placing an order. If things go your way, you end up with a winning trade in your account. But if you're using a broad-market ETF to trade options on the S&P 500, you may be paying more in taxes than you would by using index options.* That means you may be giving up more of your hard-earned trading profits.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-taxing-is-your-options-trade/minispxhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/44f83106621547e19045f1bd9bca8da4https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-taxing-is-your-options-trade/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/dont-get-stuck-paying-the-dividend-on-your-short-trade/Many trading strategies, such as covered-call or spread trading, involve options writing (selling), where the primary risks are market movement and volatility. But there's another risk if you happen to be writing options on dividend-paying equities like SPY ETFs: early assignment.Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/dont-get-stuck-paying-the-dividend-on-your-short-trade/minispxhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/12f00aef0c06426ebf5eca436067ccd8https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/dont-get-stuck-paying-the-dividend-on-your-short-trade/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/debunking-options-myths/Are the misconceptions fueled by recent 0DTE confusion preventing you from fully harnessing the potential benefits of options trading? Were turning to the facts to set the record straight.Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/debunking-options-myths/DerivativesResearchhttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/b6fbb1adcbd24443bdc8fcf1f4b7758ahttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/debunking-options-myths/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/gold-volatility-surges-higher-on-upside-call-demand/Implied volatilities fell across asset classes last week in a week in a holiday-shortened week, with the notable exception of gold. GLD 1M implied vol jumped over 2 pts to 13.4% as gold prices surged to a new all-time high. GLD skew inverted further, with 1M 25-delta call now trading almost 3 vols over the 25-delta put. The extreme bullishness in gold, insofar as it reflects optimism over inflation and Fed policy, contrasts with what we're seeing in the rates market where expectations of Fed easing has remained largely stable over the past month (when the gold rally kicked off) and US 10Y real yield has been relatively unch'd.Mandy XuTue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/gold-volatility-surges-higher-on-upside-call-demand/macro_volatility_digesthttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/f76d70dd433646ceb67a571a0b4bd3ebhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/gold-volatility-surges-higher-on-upside-call-demand/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/first-quarter-gains-of-more-than-8-for-cboes-pput-bxmd-vxth-bxmh-indices/This Index Insights Monthly Scorecard provides an update on the performance of indices that track volatility levels or the performance of hypothetical strategies that invest in options or futures.Matt MoranTue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/first-quarter-gains-of-more-than-8-for-cboes-pput-bxmd-vxth-bxmh-indices/indiceshttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/44abd9fbe8944810b5c14ce152ccd262https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/first-quarter-gains-of-more-than-8-for-cboes-pput-bxmd-vxth-bxmh-indices/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-invests-in-women/Women are born leaders. Study after study finds having more women in senior positions makes companies more profitable, productive and collaborative. Its not enough to have more women at the table. Women must be invited into the conversation and their input evenly considered. And so, investing in women and valuing their contributions isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do.Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-invests-in-women/ourcboehttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/4c73d1fe034541cc9cdb7e4e8f477468https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/how-cboe-invests-in-women/https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/lauren-young-finds-community-with-the-art-therapy-project/Lauren Young, Senior Director, Index Governance, is a 2023 Community Service Award recipient for her work with The Art Therapy Project.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400https://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/lauren-young-finds-community-with-the-art-therapy-project/ourcboehttps://cdn.cboe.com/insights/767d3cad228b430fad63c3f64f34f96fhttps://www.cboe.com/insights/posts/lauren-young-finds-community-with-the-art-therapy-project/