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Group 1 - Silver futures experienced a significant decline of 8% after CME Group raised margin requirements for the second time within a week, with prices trading at $71.69 an ounce, down from over $80 recently [1][2] - The increase in margin requirements has pressured some investors to sell their positions, contributing to the downward pressure on silver prices [1] - On the previous Tuesday, silver recorded its largest single-day gain on record, indicating a volatile trading environment influenced by margin changes [2]

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Summary of Key Points Core Viewpoint - The total short interest in Nasdaq securities has increased, indicating a growing bearish sentiment among investors as of December 15, 2025 Group 1: Nasdaq Global Market - Short interest in 3,486 Nasdaq Global Market securities totaled 15,012,659,234 shares, up from 14,879,370,342 shares in the previous reporting period [1] - The mid-December short interest represents an average of 2.90 days, compared to 2.22 days in the prior reporting period [1] Group 2: Nasdaq Capital Market - Short interest in 1,683 securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market reached 3,369,741,795 shares, an increase from 3,311,934,829 shares in the previous period [2] - This represents an average daily volume of 1.29 days, up from 1.00 days in the previous reporting period [2] Group 3: Overall Nasdaq Securities - Total short interest across all 5,169 Nasdaq securities was 18,382,401,029 shares, compared to 18,191,305,171 shares in the previous reporting period [3] - The average daily volume for this total is 2.36 days, an increase from 1.82 days in the prior reporting period [3] Group 4: Short Sale Definition - A short sale is defined as the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale consummated by the delivery of a borrowed security [4]

CBOE Performance & Strategy - CBOE has underperformed relative to its industry and the financial sector despite good earnings [2] - The speaker decided to "ring the register" (sell) CBOE due to this underperformance, but believes it will be fine in 2026 [2][5] - Morgan Stanley has reiterated their underweight rating on CBOE [5] - The speaker still owns CME Group and NASDAQ [4] Market Outlook & Volatility - The speaker anticipates volatility will increase substantially in 2026, even in a bull market, suggesting not to be short volatility [3] - The VIX is currently near a low for the year, below 15 [2] Exchange Preferences & Drivers - The speaker favors NASDAQ, describing it as a "crown jewel" due to benefits from IPOs, data, listing activity, and trading [6][8] - Increased activity is seen as a key driver for exchanges, with volatility being particularly beneficial for CBOE [7] Analyst Ratings & Targets - Morgan Stanley reiterated overweight on NASDAQ with a target of $111 [6] - CME Group reiterated overweight with a target of $320 [6] - Schwab reiterated overweight with a target of $148 [6]

Key Takeaways ICE's top line is poised to improve on strength in global data services, index business, and pricing data. ICE expects low-to-mid single-digit 2025 Mortgage Technology revenue growth. ICE faces elevated expenses and leverage pressures, but gains from solid balance sheet and dividend growth. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) has been trading above its 50-day simple moving average (SMA), signaling a short-term bullish trend. Its share price, as of Dec. 18, 2025, was $160.07, down 15.4% from i ...

As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies, energy, agricultural products and metals. The company o ...

Key Takeaways MKTX surpassed $1 trillion in EM trading volume in 2025 across hard and local currency bonds.MKTX now covers the full J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Index after launching electronic trading for IGBs.It posted record EM ADV near $5B, up 16% YoY, driven by growth across multiple trading channels.MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) just revealed a major milestone: it has surpassed $1 trillion in emerging markets (EM) trading volume so far in 2025. This huge figure reflects cumulative activity across both hard c ...

Group 1 - The Nasdaq is expected to open significantly higher due to optimism surrounding artificial intelligence developments [1] - The consumer price index (CPI) for November increased at an annual rate of 2.7%, which is lower than the anticipated 3% [1] - Following the CPI data, the probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in January has risen to 28.8%, up from 24.4% earlier in the week [1]