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So if you are worried about derivatives and system

Posted on September 28, 2008

So if you are worried about derivatives and systemic risk and whatnot, guess what's one of the safest things to trade?Options.Yes, you'll never completely eliminate the possibility that a failure somewhere in the chain causes a domino effect, but listed options are as secure as anything thanks to the Options Clearing Corp. (OCC). Barron's Striking Price has a nice piece on it this week. Counterparty fear is everywhere, said a senior executive at a top options market making firm. The question, the chief of a big investment bank's options-trading desk says, is just how bulletproof is OCC? We...

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