Tag: Derivative Securities

Stock-market investors fear short-volatility bets could crush the rally

A popular trade that triggered a historic market meltdown back in 2018 made a comeback last year, as one barometer of its performance...

Nvidia’s earnings report could kill the momentum driving U.S. stocks higher, regardless of how it turns out.

Wall Street is growing increasingly uneasy about an options-driven momentum trade that has helped push the S&P 500 index into record territory. As...

Bullish bets on Nvidia, other ‘Magnificent Seven’ members near their most crowded levels in the past year

Bets on risky bullish options tied to members of the “Magnificent Seven” and other market-leading technology stocks are nearing their most crowded levels...

No quick end to Trump’s real-estate business after New York fraud case ruling

A Manhattan judge dealt Donald Trump a powerful blow on Friday, delivering a civil penalty totaling more than $450 million and giving him...