May 29, 2025 | MetroTrade Monthly
Given that the CFTC is celebrating its 50th birthday and has been in the news lately, I thought the time was right to examine its origins, the Commodity Exchange Act that preceded it, and the application of that Act today to crypto, prediction markets, and whatever...
Apr 24, 2025 | MetroTrade Monthly
As MetroTrade officially opens its doors this month, we’re excited to welcome you to our first post-launch newsletter. While we’re busy getting settled and ensuring our clients have the best possible trading experience, we also want to continue attempting...
Apr 2, 2025 | MetroTrade Monthly
As I sat down to write this month’s newsletter the news crossed the wire about NinjaTrader’s 1.5 billion dollar acquisition by Kraken[1]. A heartfelt congratulations to Marty and his team for creating a product and platform so good that Kraken is using it as a...
Feb 26, 2025 | MetroTrade Monthly
As someone who has been in the futures industry for over two decades, I’ve seen numerous attempts to make futures more accessible to retail traders. Most failed. But, the introduction of micro futures in 2019 marked a fundamental shift in how the industry...
Jan 23, 2025 | MetroTrade Monthly
For the first edition of WWDT in 2025, I decided to look at the concept of a strategic bitcoin reserve and how it compares to other government strategic reserve programs. The concept of a government-sponsored Bitcoin reserve represents a significant departure from...
Dec 18, 2024 | MetroTrade Monthly
For this month’s edition of TWWDT we decided to lighten things up and look at some of Wall Street’s more popular adages. As someone who cut their teeth on the trading floor, I’ve heard these phrases countless times, with, “the trend is your friend,”...
