US and CFTC Sue Utah Over Gambling Enforcement on Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on October 27, 2026 that the United States and the agency have filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Utah and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, seeking to block the state’s efforts to…
CFTC and NBA Sign Basketball Prediction-Market Integrity MOU
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Basketball Association announced on October 26, 2026 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding intended to protect the integrity of professional basketball in prediction markets. Under the MOU, the CFTC and the…
Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Record First Block Trade on CME
CME Group announced on October 20, 2026, that FalconX and GSR have executed the first block trade in its new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures. Trading in both contracts is now underway, the derivatives exchange operator said. The Bitcoin Cash…
Cboe Options Exchange Extends Hours for Select Stock and ETF Options
Cboe Global Markets on October 19, 2026, launched extended pre-market and post-market trading sessions for select multi-listed single-stock and exchange-traded fund options on its Cboe Options Exchange (C1), with trading in options on 24 single stocks and five ETFs beginning…
NYSE American Options Add Early and Late Trading Sessions
The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange , introduced Extended Trading Hours for options listed on NYSE American on October 19, 2026, adding trading sessions before and after the Core Trading Session for an initial group of eligible…
CME Group Plans Tungsten Futures Launch on COMEX for Early Q1 2027
CME Group will launch financially settled Tungsten futures with trading to start by early Q1 2027, pending all relevant regulatory reviews, the exchange announced on October 19, 2026. The contract will be listed by and subject to the rules of…
Implied vs. Realized Volatility: What Markets Price
A first-principles guide to Implied and Realized Volatility, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
ESMA Issues Updated MiFID II Transparency Guidance Covering OTC Derivatives
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU regulator and supervisor, on 15 October 2026 updated its manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II and MiFIR, adding guidance on the identification of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives subject to…
CFTC Rule Excludes Casino-Style Gambling From Swap Definition
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday, October 9, 2026, published an Interim Final Rule codifying what the agency describes as its longstanding position that casino-style gambling products, including wagers placed on sportsbooks and casino games, are excluded from the…
CME Group Sets Launch of Baseball Futures on Team Performance Indexes
CME Group said in an October 8 announcement that it will launch what it describes as the world’s first Baseball futures on October 12, 2026, pending regulatory review. The new contracts will track CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (CME FSPI) that…
CFTC Relief Lets Perpetual-Style Index Futures Become True Perpetuals
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight on October 5, 2026 announced no-action relief allowing designated contract markets to convert their existing perpetual-style broad-based security index futures contracts into true broad-based security index perpetual futures. Under the relief,…
CME Group Withdraws Filing for 24/7 10-Barrel WTI Crude Oil Futures
CME Group said in an October 2, 2026 statement that it is suspending plans to launch its 10-Barrel WTI Crude Oil futures contract and is withdrawing its filing to launch the product, which the exchange had designed as the first…
CME Group Sets September and Third-Quarter Volume Records
CME Group said its average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 31.8 million contracts in September 2026, up 22% year-over-year, and a record 29.4 million contracts for the third quarter, up 16% year-over-year. The derivatives marketplace reported the records on…
Options Greeks: Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, and Rho
A first-principles guide to Options Greeks, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Two CFTC Divisions Extend Brexit No-Action Relief Through 2027
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight announced on October 1, 2026, that they are extending temporary no-action positions taken in response to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, known as Brexit.…
