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Kris Sidial observes that the U.S. derivatives market is experiencing rapid expansion. According to Sidial, the market's scale has shifted dramatically over the past two decades, noting that a $2 billion volatility hedge fund now represents only a small fraction of the overall market size and liquidity.
Sidial has previously discussed how trading amounts once seen as significant in U.S. derivatives are now considered modest, with $1.7 million barely moving the needle in today's market according to his comments. He has also noted that urgent transactions by market end users frequently drive short-term price swings in both derivatives and equities in earlier analyses. These observations offer context for the rapid changes Sidial highlights in the current derivatives landscape.