Tag Archives: options markets


WBC Expands, Hires Hedge Fund Specialist

June 24, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Stephen Markowitz, most recently the Senior Vice President, Equity Derivative Sales for global inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon, has joined hedge fund provider, WallachBeth Capital LLC (WBC) as a Managing Director of the firm. “Having known […]

‘The Undesirable Effects of Banning Short Sales’

April 20, 2009 : Permalink

Here Is The City – According to recently published data (for the United States in particular), a large majority of short sellers are market makers who are hedging their bets on the options markets. They were not affected by the […]