SoftBank, Revisited
In the most dramatic example of regulatory back-filling that we have ever seen, Alphacution updates its story on SoftBank, formerly known as the Nasdaq Whale...
Robinhood Discovers The Limits of Limbic Hijacking
How much of the all-time high volumes in US option markets are due to the "Robinhood Effect"? Alphacution makes its case...
Alphacution Press: Wall Street Journal on Robinhood and the Options Boom
With help from Alphacution and others, The Wall Street Journal's Alexander Osipovich and Gunjan Banerji publish this Halloween treat. Or, was it a trick?
There’s Something IMC Financial Markets Wants You to Know…
Alphacution solves one of a few key mysteries that have lingered for the past couple years. Turns out, the solution is indirectly tied to other players in Alphacution's fiercely competitive structural alpha zone...
Retail Equity Option Flows: Finding a New Limit?
Alphacution updates its "retail option flow factor" analysis, in part, as preparation for Robinhood's upcoming Q3 2021 earnings release...
Optiver Weighs In…
First HRT. Then Jump. Now, Optiver joins the chorus representing a collective "squeal" by a subset of secretive prop firms attempting to influence changes to US equity and options market structure...
Robinhood IPO: An Elaborate Card Counting Assistance Platform (Updated)
On a lazy Thursday afternoon leading up to the US 4th of July holiday weekend, Robinhood unveils its IPO (S-1) document to the world. Here are some early highlights and analysis that can only be found at Alphacution...
The Retail Option Flow Factor: Hiding in Plain Sight
Similar to its early development of a retail stock flow factor, Alphacution turns its attention to measuring retail participation in options. As expected, the early visuals are illuminating...
Optiver vs. IMC: Battle of Amsterdam’s Option Powerhouses
The missing data finally showed up, and that led us to this comparison of Optiver US and IMC Financial Markets through year-end 2020...
It’s 13F Season Again. Simplex Trading Goes First
In a world of ultra-fierce competition among proprietary traders, it has become increasingly challenging for newer, smaller players to succeed. We have been keeping a close eye on two players who appear to be bucking this trend above the rest. One of them is option market maker, Simplex Trading. In this Feed post, Alphacution showcases the latest 13F reporting to test for signals of Simplex's ongoing success...
