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Equity Funding Squeeze Driven By AI Rally, SpaceX IPO Stretches Banks

14. Juni 2026 um 15:00
The cost to fund US equity positions is surging unexpectedly, as a combination of the AI-driven stock rally, the massive growth of leveraged ETFs and SpaceX’s $75 billion public listing tests Wall Street’s market plumbing.

SpaceX signage during the closing bell ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Shares of SpaceX climbed in their first day of trading on Friday following a $75 billion IPO that smashed records and instantly turned the crown jewel of Elon Musk’s business empire into one of the most-valuable public companies in the world.

Galaxy Establishes Prediction Market OTC Derivatives Desk

02. Juni 2026 um 10:00
Crypto finance conglomerate Galaxy Digital Inc. has launched a trading desk to offer large investors better access to prediction markets via over-the-counter derivatives similar to those used in markets from interest rates to commodities.

The US Capitol and the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. A Washington federal judge wrestled with how reversible President Donald Trump's efforts to change the color of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would be, in the latest lawsuit targeting Trump's moves to renovate some of Washington's historic landmarks. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Big Tech Is Suddenly Impacting Niche Market for US Dividends

31. Mai 2026 um 15:00
The dominance of a few technology giants in the benchmark S&P 500 Index is now carrying over into the niche market for dividend futures and options.

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Wall Street traders gearing up for Nvidia Corp.’s earnings and a key jobs report refrained from making big bets as both events will be key in shaping the outlook for markets throughout the rest of 2025. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Big Tech Is Suddenly Impacting Niche Market for US Dividends

31. Mai 2026 um 15:00
The dominance of a few technology giants in the benchmark S&P 500 Index is now carrying over into the niche market for dividend futures and options.

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Wall Street traders gearing up for Nvidia Corp.’s earnings and a key jobs report refrained from making big bets as both events will be key in shaping the outlook for markets throughout the rest of 2025. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Citadel Securities Loses Court Fight Over New IEX Options Venue

29. Mai 2026 um 22:55
Citadel Securities lost its bid to block IEX Group Inc. from launching a new type of options exchange that intentionally slows orders, after a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the market maker’s challenge.

The Citadel Securities LLC logo on a laptop arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Friday, July 28, 2023. Citadel Securities first-half net trading revenue slid 35% from last years volatility-fueled surge as the trading firm founded by Ken Griffin seeks to compete with the big banks.

Nasdaq Gets Approval From SEC to List Bitcoin Index Options

22. Mai 2026 um 21:49
The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the go-ahead for Nasdaq Inc. to list index options based on the price of Bitcoin, the latest sign that Wall Street is becoming more tightly integrated with the world of digital assets.

Bitcoin signage during the Wealthfront Corp. initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. Wealthfront Corp. and some of its shareholders raised $484.6 million in an initial public offering, after shares in the robo-advisory firm priced at the top of the marketed range.

Citadel Securities Clearing Own Stock Options in Break From BofA

07. Mai 2026 um 17:10
Citadel Securities is taking a do-it-yourself approach to clearing its equity options trades, bringing an end to one part of a business relationship with Bank of America Corp. going back a quarter century.

The Citadel Securities trading floor at the company headquarters in New York, US, on Monday, April 29, 2024 . Photographer: Lila Barth/Bloomberg

Kalshi Completes First Block Trade, Backed by Jump Trading

27. April 2026 um 19:45
Kalshi Inc. said it has completed its first ever bespoke block trade, with Jump Trading providing liquidity for the prediction market exchange.

The Kalshi logo arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking Crypto.com and Kalshi Inc. to explain how their recently launched Super Bowl event contracts comply with derivatives regulations.

Optiver Taps Ex-Citadel Securities Trader to for Options Expansion

21. April 2026 um 22:54
Optiver has recruited Lawrence Tanzman, a former Citadel Securities trader, as the Dutch market maker expands into handling options trades sent by retail brokerages, a business long dominated by the Ken Griffin-owned firm.

The Optiver logo displayed at the company's office in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Optiver, part of a coterie of high-speed trading firms benefiting from a booming market-making industry, shifted the final batch of its 460-strong local staff into a five-floor glossy Sydney office on June 30.
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