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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Nina Mehta and Lu Wang |
April 25, 2013
The Chicago Board Options Exchange opened for trading three-and-a-half hours late today after a software malfunction shut the derivatives market as its top executives were away at an industry event in Las Vegas.
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By Alex Mendoza |
April 1, 2013
Simple. Roll the call.
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By Alex Mendoza |
February 1, 2013
Suppose Apple or some other big stock is going into earnings. You want to take a directional shot, but you don’t want to commit the large amount of capital that is required either for a stock purchase or as margin for a short sale.
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By Stephanie Ruhle, Zachary R. Mider and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
December 19, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc.’s decision to pursue a takeover by Getco LLC gives its shareholders, mostly Wall Street firms, an opportunity for stock appreciation while surrendering the certainty of cash.
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By Nina Mehta and Katia Porzecanski, Bloomberg |
October 30, 2012
U.S. equity markets will reopen tomorrow after the longest weather-related shutdown in more than a century, resuming after the New York Stock Exchange was spared by Hurricane Sandy as it swept through New York yesterday.
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By Rita Nazareth, Nina Mehta and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
October 30, 2012
For the first time in more than a century, weather has stopped U.S. equity trading for two straight days as Hurricane Sandy swept across New York City.
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By Press Release |
September 18, 2012
New swap futures are designed to provide margin efficiencies amid increased capital constraints in today's financial markets.
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By Nina Mehta and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
September 11, 2012
A trading loss that almost sent Knight Capital Group Inc. into bankruptcy may spur regulatory changes to protect against future errors by “knuckleheads,” Knight Chief Executive Officer Thomas Joyce said.
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By Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
August 14, 2012
Regulations put in place to protect investors after $862 billion of market value was briefly erased on May 6, 2010, were the same rules that almost ruined Knight Capital Group Inc. this month.
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By Colin Read |
August 8, 2012
When machines replace seasoned traders and market makers, mistakes can occur at dizzying speed.
