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 ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimal Market Technologies, LLC ("Optimal"), a new FINRA-approved broker dealer, today announced its launch of a U.S. listed options execution platform with ...

Citadel Securities bought Morgan Stanley’s unit focused on electronic market-making for US equity options, expanding the firm’s already dominant role in the popular derivatives, according to people ...

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

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' ...

A market maker is a firm or individual that helps facilitate the buying and selling of securities by providing liquidity. They do this by being ready to buy and sell at publicly quoted prices, which ...

RQD* Clearing spinout brings novel Competition for Order Flow (CFOF) model addressing key trade execution challenges in the rapidly growing U.S. listed options market NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2026 ...