Swaps, Shorts, and Securities Lending: Want better data? Then let’s fucking GET IT. GET IN HERE.
TLDRWe love data. We love tracking short interest, borrow rates, volume, all of it. We do not love having to deal with third-party data providers that might obfuscate what is actually going on. If this data is publicly released, we don’t need to rely on or wait for intermediaries to tell us the “truth”. We also don't have to care about the CFTC hiding swap data if we can make it public another way. There are three proposed rules open for comment (48 HOURS REMAIN) that, if passed either a...
Swaps, Shorts, and Securities Lending: Want better data? Then let’s fucking GET IT. GET IN HERE.
TLDRWe love data. We love tracking short interest, borrow rates, volume, all of it. We do not love having to deal with third-party data providers that might obfuscate what is actually going on. If this data is publicly released, we don’t need to rely on or wait for intermediaries to tell us the “truth”. We also don't have to care about the CFTC hiding swap data if we can make it public another way. There are three proposed rules open for comment (48 HOURS REMAIN) that, if passed either a...
