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Dark Pools Drain Liquidity … (from the WSJ)

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Financial Markets, Product Development

HT to Gong for this article from the WSJ.

Boom in ‘Dark Pool’ Trading Networks Is Causing Headaches on Wall Street
By SCOTT PATTERSON and AARON LUCCHETTI
May 8, 2008
When Cheryl Cargie, head trader at Ariel Investments LLC in Chicago, decided last month to buy 1.3 million shares of a midcap stock listed on the New York Stock [...]

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US Carbon Prices In Chicago

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Energy Markets, Information Design

An interesting thing is happening in Chicago. While all year long the price of oil and ethanol has been climbing at a steady pace (no surprise there), the price of carbon in both Europe and Chicago has been fairly steady … at least until the end of January ‘08, when suddenly prices in Chicago [...]

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Interview: Gong Szeto of OptionsHouse

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Financial Markets, Information Design, Interviews

Mention Gong’s name in New York and most people know him as a premier designer, one of the guiding lights of Rare Medium (back in the day). Mention his name in Chicago and most people associate him with OptionsHouse, an up and coming retail options brokerage where he is the Director of Product Design. [...]

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The Carbon Markets: Greed Wanted

August 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Energy Markets

Anyone who has taken a quick look at the retail carbon markets (where those who choose can buy carbon offsets for their pollution creating activities), knows that this market is anything but efficient. A quick look at the recent prices of several carbon offsetters should help make the point. * **

Native Energy: $12.00
Clean Air [...]

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