The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
Cboe’s new MRUT binary options began trading on 9 November through a securities-market clearing structure, distinct from commodity-regulated event contracts.
CME, Cboe, Nasdaq and ICE all reported strong growth in information-oriented businesses. A line-by-line reconstruction shows why adding their headline categories mixes feeds, connectivity, indices, workflow software and execution services.
The clearing pool moved from 71% central-bank deposits to 91% reverse repos and other investments—without becoming free corporate cash.
Cboe’s filing makes its options rulebook clearing-agency neutral, preserving OCC-specific references where needed while preparing membership, guarantee and authorisation mechanics for Cboe Clear U.S. and any later registered clearer.
The clearing house can extend beyond its CFTC derivatives organisation scope into specified securities products, with Cboe’s first KPI options planned for a later launch.
The European broker has extended selected stock-option dealing around the US market open and close while also changing pricing and available spread strategies.
Eligible equity options are scheduled to trade from 1pm to 1.15pm Eastern on qualifying early-close dates, with special order-session handling.
The exchange reports 2.33m FLEX contracts traded per day. A possible move to cash-settled single-stock contracts is still a separate pending regulatory matter.
October data show a 25% annual rise in Cboe index-options ADV to 6.889m contracts, contrasting with a 10.3% decline in multi-listed options.
The Singapore broker is preparing limited out-of-hours options access through Cboe, with 24 named stocks, limit orders and different market conditions.
An options-data product from a former Trade Alert executive enters market with OPRA-tape classifications, broker-dealer trials and a documented subscription model.
Cboe reports a Q3 record in flexible options and more than 71 million contracts of open interest, while a potential cash-settled single-stock extension remains a regulatory proposal.
Tiger Brokers Singapore plans early and late US options sessions on Tiger Trade, subject to product coverage and client eligibility; the scheduled rollout is not yet an executed launch.
From 16 November, eligible multi-listed equity options will have a 1:00–1:15pm ET curb session on early-closing days. Designated ETF and ETN options follow a different schedule.
Cboe says the Capital Markets Alliance is seeking injunctive relief. The CFTC argues the products can trade within the existing framework for exchanges registered to offer security futures.