Shifting Sands: Goldman Sachs’ Journey In US Equity Options
Based on new modeling capabilities, Alphacution builds upon its 2019 analysis of Goldman Sachs' involvement in US equity options to provide new context for the competitive dynamics of the entire US equity option market...
FTX, Robinhood, And The Hot-Crazy Matrix
Alphacution weighs in on the idea of a Robinhood acquisition by FTX...
Cutler Group Options: Where Small (Share) Is Big (Revenue)
Alphacution leverages rarely disclosed data - in this case, from option market maker, Cutler Group, LP - to estimate the revenue potential of an option market share point...
Susquehanna’s Share of US Equity Options
Alphacution's estimates of market share for open interest of US equity options improves our understanding of market share by US equity option trading volume for SIG and, perhaps more importantly, others...
Alphacution Publishes “The Proprietary Traders, Part I – Global Roster and Select Rankings”
Alphacution publishes latest case study, "The Proprietary Traders, Part I - Global Roster and Select Rankings." Find the Introduction section from the first part of this multi-part series here... The full case study is available to premium subscribers or via individual document purchase.
There’s Something About Akuna
Alphacution's reconstruction of the available to data to detail option market player composition serves as catalyst for its first deep dive into Akuna Capital. Turns out, there's something different going on there...
Market Share Analysis: Option Market Makers
Based on new and updated modeling for a group of option market makers - including Group One Trading, Wolverine Trading, and Cutler Group - Alphacution shares new perspective on market share...
Maven Securities Reaches Escape Velocity
This week, Alphacution turns its attention to a fascinating story in the making: London-based market maker and proprietary trading firm, Maven Securities Limited.
Optiver vs. IMC: Battle of Amsterdam Rages On…
Alphacution updates its modeling with the latest data - along with new insights on detailing index arbitrage strategies - to showcase the ongoing battle between some legendary option players...
Schonfeld Finds His Grail
Roughly six years ago, Steven Schonfeld and his Schonfeld Strategic Advisors engineered a what turned out to be a profound shift in trading strategy. Alphacution tip toes through the available data to illustrate clear markers for that shift...
