Investors will have greater flexibility and precision when managing U.S. small-cap equity market risk.
The regulator said it is monitoring the ongoing market volatility in options and equities markets.
The Nasdaq Risk Platform has been enhanced with technology from the acquisition of Cinnober.
The interest rate category suffered from a steep decline in both volume and open interest.
Nasdaq said 2020 was the most active year of options trading since they launched in 1973.
OCC had a 51.2% increase in total contracts cleared from 2019.
The smaller notional value provides a more precise way to hedge or gain direct exposure to the index.
Former CEO and desk head ordered to pay $500,000 each for supervision failures.
Market access is offered through ED&F Man Capital Markets.
