The UK LDI Gilts blow up rhymes with GFC 2008 and AFC 1998

Mark Twain once said that “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” This is certainly true of financial cycles. What all have in common is an attempt to use derivatives and leverage to make something risky appear safe. If you understand the above you are all set and can skip to the end […]

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Big Tech use their balance sheet to get into Fintech #CME#Google #CBOE #Fintech50Index

The Press Release headline says: CME Group Signs 10-Year Partnership with Google Cloud to Transform Global Derivatives Markets Through Cloud Adoption The sub headline says: Google also makes $1B equity investment in CME Group CME is a behemoth in derivatives, ranked 10 by market cap in Fintech50Index, but legacy finance does not have a good […]

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