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Sep 2021
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220: Erik Swanson – Meet the Market Make...

Tessa Dao
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Erik Swanson's the CEO of Simplex Trading... While unknown to many, the Chicago-based trading firm is one of the top market makers in U.S. equity options—providing liquidity in (almost) every listed options contract, and in recent times, transacting upwards of 2-million contracts daily. In our chat, Erik pulls back the curtain, giving a rare insight to how m ... Show More
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