Traders can’t get enough of options betting on more gains in the S&P 500 Index, a gauge that has for months been in the shadow of its more volatile rival, the Nasdaq 100.
Traders can’t get enough of options betting on more gains in the S&P 500 Index, a gauge that has for months been in the shadow of its more volatile rival, the Nasdaq 100.
Forces that propelled US stocks to record highs this year remain “firmly intact” after a reset in retail investors’ speculative trading, according to Citadel Securities.
Forces that propelled US stocks to record highs this year remain “firmly intact” after a reset in retail investors’ speculative trading, according to Citadel Securities.
For months, the S&P 500 Index has remained idle, despite stomach-churning swings in individual sectors that largely canceled each other out. But traders are positioning for the setup to start changing soon.
For months, the S&P 500 Index has remained idle, despite stomach-churning swings in individual sectors that largely canceled each other out. But traders are positioning for the setup to start changing soon.
Betting that individual stocks will be volatile while the S&P 500 stays relatively calm has been a popular and successful hedge fund strategy. But with the swings in share prices reaching extreme levels, the reverse trade is gaining traction with investors.
Betting that individual stocks will be volatile while the S&P 500 stays relatively calm has been a popular and successful hedge fund strategy. But with the swings in share prices reaching extreme levels, the reverse trade is gaining traction with investors.
Brokerage and financial infrastructure startup Alpaca has raised $135 million in equity and $300 million in debt, as it looks to expand a business that helps investors trade across financial markets using artificial intelligence agents.
Brokerage and financial infrastructure startup Alpaca has raised $135 million in equity and $300 million in debt, as it looks to expand a business that helps investors trade across financial markets using artificial intelligence agents.
Options on SK Hynix Inc.’s American Depository Receipts began trading on US options exchanges Tuesday, giving traders in the world’s largest derivatives market easier access to the volatile South Korean memory chipmaker.
Options on SK Hynix Inc.’s American Depository Receipts began trading on US options exchanges Tuesday, giving traders in the world’s largest derivatives market easier access to the volatile South Korean memory chipmaker.
A worker arranges SK Hynix signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, July 10, 2026. South Korea's SK Hynix is set to make its Wall Street debut with a blockbuster US listing, marking another milestone in the AI investment boom.
Rabid interest in the World Cup has helped to drive more than $3 billion of wagers on a prediction market backed by Robinhood Markets Inc. and Susquehanna International Group, which launched just a few months ago.
Rabid interest in the World Cup has helped to drive more than $3 billion of wagers on a prediction market backed by Robinhood Markets Inc. and Susquehanna International Group, which launched just a few months ago.
A fan holds a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy during a FIFA World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on July 3.
Susquehanna International Group has lined up $500 million to work with institutions that want to use prediction markets to hedge the economic risks associated with various World Cup outcomes.
Susquehanna International Group has lined up $500 million to work with institutions that want to use prediction markets to hedge the economic risks associated with various World Cup outcomes.
Norway's Erling Braut Haaland scores against Brazil on July 5.
Normally, a three-month, 30% rally in the Nasdaq 100 Index would tempt investors to take the money and run. But right now, they’re betting the advance is just getting started.
Normally, a three-month, 30% rally in the Nasdaq 100 Index would tempt investors to take the money and run. But right now, they’re betting the advance is just getting started.
Cboe Global Markets Inc. is seeking US regulatory approval to list all-or-nothing options tied to corporate earnings results, allowing traders to wager on figures ranging from SpaceX revenue and Nvidia data-center sales to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit-loss provisions.
Cboe Global Markets Inc. is seeking US regulatory approval to list all-or-nothing options tied to corporate earnings results, allowing traders to wager on figures ranging from SpaceX revenue and Nvidia data-center sales to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit-loss provisions.
Signage in the S&P options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Cboe Global Markets Inc. is planning to launch its own prediction markets offering within months, but unlike some of its competitors it will avoid products related to sports for now.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has brought back a type of S&P 500 contract after a hiatus of more than a decade, which in the meantime has become a popular mainstay of prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has brought back a type of S&P 500 contract after a hiatus of more than a decade, which in the meantime has become a popular mainstay of prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.
Traders work in the S&P options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Cboe Global Markets Inc. is planning to launch its own prediction markets offering within months, but unlike some of its competitors it will avoid products related to sports for now.
Turkish financial technologies firm Midas has applied to the central bank for an electronic money institution license as it seeks to launch digital consumer payments products.
Turkish financial technologies firm Midas has applied to the central bank for an electronic money institution license as it seeks to launch digital consumer payments products.
A customer makes a smartphone contactless payment at a confectionary vendor at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, has also proposed setting up an economic security hub to better navigate trade tensions and counter the threat of cheap products flooding the bloc’s single market. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. options were among the most heavily traded among US companies on Tuesday, helping to spur an early 17% gain in the rocket maker in its third day of trading.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. options were among the most heavily traded among US companies on Tuesday, helping to spur an early 17% gain in the rocket maker in its third day of trading.
SpaceX signage during the closing bell ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on June 12.
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.
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.
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