This week on The Spread: the CME launches futures trading on the VOLQ, Eurex launches futures and options trading on two ESG indices, and more.

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Given that there are currently more than a dozen U.S. equity exchanges, why launch new ones?

Arianne Criqui, Head of Options and Global Client Services at Cboe, talks shop about the 47-year-old exchange’s popular new mini VIX futures and how its customers can benefit from their use.

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At the Security Traders Association (STA) 2020 virtual Market Structure Conference Wednesday, Joel Oswald and Chris Wilcox of the D.C. law firm William & Jensen offered their speculations and predictions for the presidential election and the markets in a panel titled “Election 2020: A Crucial Moment.”

When Cboe Global Markets flipped the switch on its trading floor in mid-March and temporarily moved to all-electronic trading in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it also heralded a period of change for the options industry.