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Last week Treasury secretary Scott Bessent directed his department to double its purchase of treasuries, in an attempt to bring down the price. Of course, it backfired. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin pick apart the Trump administration’s unprecedented behaviour ...  Show more

With Europe’s record-breaking heat and droughts this summer, water levels in Germany's Rhine river have reached historic lows. Today on the show, Katie Martin talks with FT Frankfurt bureau chief Olaf Storbeck about the long-term effects on the economy and how the country is deal ...  Show more

Zero day options are now almost 50 percent of the options market. But what are they? And why would anyone take these bets? Today on the show, host Ethan Wu and Alphaville’s Robin Wigglesworth discuss the latest way to gamble on the markets and address concerns that it all might b ...  Show more

Dan Nathan, Danny Moses and Guy Adami discuss market sell-offs, 0DTE options and the state of the consumer through the lens of 'Buy Now, Pay Later" Key Insights from the Pod: The brief market sell-off (2:00) Zero Days to Expiration (0DTE) Options (7:15) Overbought conditions ...  Show more

There are plenty of one-off risks at the moment, but it seems like betting on pretty much nothing happening is more popular than ever. Investors are increasingly reaching for a wide variety of derivatives to bet against volatility. Those derivatives include one- and zero-day opti ...  Show more

The scenario of an extreme market impact from zero days to expiration options may be overstated and Commodity Trading Advisors' positive beta to equity may be a near-term headwind for SPX. In this edition of the All Options Considered podcast on volatility, BI's Chief Global Deri ...  Show more