Aug 27, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
Seeing as its August, and even I’m tired of the no news cycle, I thought it would be fun to review the quirkier side of the industry. This is especially poignant because in 2010 federal regulators approved a futures contract, Congress banned it by name a few months...
Jul 30, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
MetroTrade Monthly is a monthly newsletter from David Klotz, President of MetroTrade, with thoughts, updates, and reflections from around the company and industry. On July 27, CME Group launched Single Stock futures on more than 50 of the most actively traded U.S....
Jun 25, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
MetroTrade Monthly is a monthly newsletter from David Klotz, President of MetroTrade, with thoughts, updates, and reflections from around the company and industry. In TWWDT #15 last summer, I walked through the CFTC’s request for comment on perpetual-style...
May 28, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
MetroTrade Monthly is a monthly newsletter from David Klotz, President of MetroTrade, with thoughts, updates, and reflections from around the company and industry. A recent Wall Street Journal piece on the administration’s flirtation with a Spirit Airlines bailout[1],...
Apr 23, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
In February, CME Group announced plans to launch financially settled single-stock futures on more than 50 large-cap US equities beginning this summer, pending regulatory approval[1]. The contracts will reference names from the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and Russell 1000...
Mar 26, 2026 | MetroTrade Monthly
Late last year, hot on the heels of the SEC’s no-action relief allowing the DTC to tokenize equities, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (MPD) quietly dropped three no-action letters that collectively moved the needle further than most people noticed....
