Eurodollar Options Pits to Stay Open Derivatives exchanges operator CME Group has announced that the physical trading pits shut down since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic will remain permanently closed as global financial markets move toward a post-pandemic phase. Not all open outcry venues will close, though. “The Eurodollar options pit, which was… Read More >>
Wall Street Braces for a Safe Return
Wall Street is moving cautiously toward reopening and Monday, June 22, will serve as a milestone for when the securities industry took its first step into the new normal following a crushing pandemic that took 21,000 lives in New York City and brought the world to a halt. After three months of a pandemic lockdown,… Read More >>
Cboe Postpones Trading Floor Reopening
Cboe Global Markets has postponed the re-opening of its “South Loop” trading floor until Monday, June 15, a week later than previously announced. The reopening of the officially named Cboe Options Exchange (C1) trading floor “was previously scheduled for Monday, June 8, 2020,” according to the latest Cboe statement. “The decision to postpone the reopening… Read More >>