A decision is expected Thursday from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a new exchange that could shake up the options market. It has a bunch of proponents and some big opponents. The new ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new exchange for trading options that could protect market makers from computerized trading firms that take advantage of old quotes. It could ...

A shake-out is looming in the options world. With penny quoting just around the corner, top trading officials are predicting a reduction in the number of options market makers. “It will further ...

The Fundamental Truth: Market makers don't manipulate price—they're trapped by their own hedging requirements and imperatives. When SPX drifts between long and short strikes, options Market Makers' ...

Understand what it means to make a market, where dealers are ready to buy or sell securities at quoted bid and ask prices, ...

As the US options market heads for a sixth straight year of record volume, some best-known names in the industry are growing nervous about its over-reliance on a small group of banks to guarantee ...

Understand the market-maker spread as the price gap between buying and selling offers by market makers, and how it compensates for market-making risks.