Tag Archives: retail derivatives

How will AMEX avoid the fate of HedgeStreet, an exchange with similar products?

Asks Mark Longo. But did that same Mark Longo ask the hard questions to HedgeStreet’s Russell Andersson, when he interviewed him in the Summer of 2007, two months before the HedgeSteet immolation? Of course, not. Building an exchange is challenging. … Continue reading

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Building an exchange is challenging. Be patient. It is complex. It will take time. The retail derivatives market has a huge future.

Who said that? Russell Andersson of Hedgestreet… and two months later HedgeStreet did belly up. What a joke.

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Does thinly-traded HedgeStreet have a future?

The Options Insider (streamlined audio on the site – MP3 file): Mark Longo chats with Russell Andersson, co-founder of the on-line derivatives exchange HedgeStreet. Excerpt from my transcript of the Russell Andersson interview: “Building an exchange is challenging.” Be patient. … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Liquidity | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

PODCAST INTERVIEW: Russell Andersson of HedgeStreet

The Options Insider (streamlined audio on the site – MP3 file): Mark Longo chats with Russell Andersson, co-founder of the on-line derivatives exchange HedgeStreet. – HedgeStreet’s Unique Approach To Binary Event Derivatives – HedgeStreet’s Struggle To Overcome The Stigma of … Continue reading

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Finance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments