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Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. A couple of chief executive officers made notable purchases of their stock this week. Also, one insider bucked the trend in a hot software stock. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10 percent owners really only buy...

Several exchange traded funds already track dividend aristocrat indexes, and that group became a little bigger Tuesday with the debut of the Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (CBOE: KNG). The Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF is the first to be...

Benzinga, the leading financial media company behind some of the most compelling events in financial services, announced today that it would honor some of the most successful women in finance and fintech at the Benzinga Women’s Wealth Forum in Boston March 21 for their trailblazing...

Bitcoin futures debuted on the Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) futures index last week followed by a similar product on CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME), the world's largest futures exchange, on Monday. With all the fanfare surrounding the debut of futures tied to the hot digital currency...

Pacer, the exchange traded funds issuer behind a unique suite of trend-following funds, added to its lineup Tuesday with the debut of the Pacer WealthShield ETF(CBOE: PWS). The new ETF tracks the Pacer WealthShield Index. The idea behind PWS is to position investors for risk-on and risk-off...

By now, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about the price appreciation of bitcoin. Especially if the friends or family who told you to invest earlier were bragging about profits over Thanksgiving dinner. Whether or not you’re invested or want to invest, the price history of the...

Catherine Clay faces the challenge of keeping a company that’s nearly a half century old innovative and relevant in the ever-changing world of financial services. That’s no small task, and at the 2017 Benzinga Fintech Summit in San Francisco, Clay, CBOE Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE...

Global markets have evolved a great deal in recent decades and become increasingly complex. In a new report, Firm58 took a close look at how markets have changed and where they’re headed in coming years. Prior to 1995, a handful of markets – including the NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, CBOE and...

Traders are bound to make mistakes, but are fears of market fluctuations enhancing the problem? Russell Rhoads, a senior instructor with the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, recently told Benzinga's #PreMarket Prep that it seems like traders are "almost...

One of the most dangerous endeavors that individual investors and “wannabe” traders can engage in is options trading. Stock and index options bring with them a degree of leverage and time restrictions that have the capability to blow up an account in pretty short order, something...

U.S. stocks were slightly lower as positive housing data proved to be not enough to boost the Dow's winning streak to eight days. The National Association of Realtors reported that previously-owned home sale posted strong growth in May compared to April. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...

Andrew Giovinazzi is the COO of Option Pit. He previously served as a member of both the Pacific Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange where he acted as a market maker in both equity and index options. Giovinazzi has a wealth of knowledge to share and was a guest on Benzinga #...

On Monday, Marty Kearney of the Chicago Board Options Exchange joined the Benzinga #PreMarket Prep broadcast. Kearney, a graduate of Wharton School of Business is a former independent Market Maker trading equity options who later founded Registered Options Principal, a brokerage firm based...

U.S. stocks were mixed as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented a prepared testimony which did not rattle investors. The Dow posted a triple-digit point gain after falling 43 points. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, declined as many momentum and Internet names were hit hard. Russian...

U.S. stocks rose for the fourth-consecutive day as investors found plenty of positives in today's ADP National Employment Report released today. As a result, the S&P 500 hit new all time highs of 1,893.17 while the Dow remains just a few small points away from its all time highs. The next...