derivatives

HKEX to offer Shein options, short selling from day one

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced Friday that it will introduce short selling, weekly and monthly options, and derivative warrants on Shein shares from the moment the fast-fashion retailer begins trading on September 1, 2026, giving investors an unusually…

Blockchain markets hit $500B in volume, now eye US

When the United States and Israel launched an aerial assault on Iran on the last Saturday of February, the world's benchmark oil exchanges were dark. Crude kept moving anyway — on a blockchain.

SanDisk stock perpetuals become crypto’s largest equity derivative at $1.73B

A flash-memory chipmaker has become the unlikely leader of crypto's equity-linked derivatives market. Perpetual futures tied to SanDisk Western Digital Corporation shares reached $1.73 billion in open interest as of August 17, making SNDK the largest stock perpetual contract across…

Banks use exotic ‘crash puts’ to shed leveraged ETF risk

Banks are turning to obscure derivatives known as "crash puts" to shed exposure accumulated from the explosive growth of leveraged exchange-traded funds, according to a report by Bloomberg. The instruments, which pay out in the event of an extreme market…

CXMT surges on Shanghai debut, validating crypto pre-IPO market

ChangXin Memory Technologies opened trading on Shanghai's STAR Market on Monday at 49.5 yuan per share — a 472 percent surge from its IPO price of 8.66 yuan — instantly making it one of the most valuable companies listed in…

Oil glut bets revive as crude slumps after U.S.-Iran deal

A batch of nearly forgotten derivatives positions betting on an oil supply surplus are coming back into play as crude futures slump in the wake of the U.S.-Iran peace agreement, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. The options, which had been rendered…