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    Nicholas Megaw

    US capital markets correspondent

    Nicholas Megaw is a capital markets correspondent in New York, where he leads coverage of the US stock and derivatives markets. He was previously retail banking correspondent and a breaking news reporter based in London.

    Nicholas joined the FT in 2015 from the BBC. He graduated from Oxford University and was a Harlech Scholar at Harvard University.

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    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      US equities
      Investors pile into market rally as economic slowdown risk ebbs

      Improving outlook boosts demand for riskier assets as ‘fear of missing out’ returns

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Cyber attack at financial data group Ion affects derivatives trading

      Industry working with clearing houses, platforms and regulators to assess hit to trade processing and clearing

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks jump after Fed announces smaller rate rise

      Investors emboldened after central bank chair says focus is ‘not on short-term moves’ in markets

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      New York Stock Exchange LLC
      NYSE blames manual error for Tuesday trading glitch

      Eighty-one stocks ‘erroneously’ had short-selling restrictions applied to them

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      New York Stock Exchange LLC
      Glitch at NYSE briefly halts trading in dozens of blue-chip stocks

      Companies including ExxonMobil and McDonald’s among ‘subset’ affected by problems

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks waver as investors digest mixed data

      Annual China GDP undershoots target, while economic expansion in the fourth quarter outstrips forecasts

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      US companies turn to convertible bonds as equity fundraising stalls

      Market for assets that mix debt and equity is ‘seeing activity’ as valuations steady and economic data offer hope

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      News in-depthCboe Global Markets
      Chicago’s Cboe profits from year of stock market volatility

      Exchange has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of the pandemic shift towards options trading

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      News in-depthCommodities
      Commodities trading boom raises fear of big losses among retail investors

      Experts warn of market volatility as trading volumes of gold, oil, silver and copper have surged

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Financial & markets regulation
      US markets watchdog plans biggest overhaul of stock trading in nearly 20 years

      Proposals by Securities and Exchange Commission aim to boost transparency for small investors

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      Financial & markets regulation
      Brokers braced for big overhaul of US stock trading rules

      Four SEC proposals aimed at lowering investor costs would be broadest shake-up since 2005

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
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      Spyware maker NSO hopes for a comeback

      US fund managers buy European oil stocks trading at sharp discounts to their American peers

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Equities
      US fund managers cross Atlantic to buy European oil stocks

      Shares of BP and Shell trade at sharp discounts to American peers after energy commodity rally

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Currencies
      Dollar sinks as investors increase bets on slower Fed rate rises

      Sterling, yen and euro jump after duo of reports point to easing US inflationary pressure

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Derivatives
      Big traders flock to US equity options with fleeting lifespans

      Concerns grow over market swings as ‘zero-day’ S&P 500 contract volumes surge

    • Saturday, 26 November, 2022
      On Wall StreetFTX Trading Ltd
      FTX failure can play to the advantage of the old guard

      Established exchanges believe fate of crypto disrupter has shown current model is robust

    • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
      Equities
      Interest rate worries leave doubts over durability of stock rebound

      US and European indices climb more than 10% but inflation and recession fears stalk markets

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      News in-depthUS financial regulation
      US watchdogs play blame game over FTX demise

      Regulators and lawmakers scrap over which agency should have had oversight of fallen $32bn crypto empire

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      Chinese business & finance
      Foreigners join speculative China stocks frenzy

      Wary US investors spur options surge for fear of missing any recovery rally

    • Saturday, 12 November, 2022
      Capital markets
      Companies rush to raise cash as stocks steady and inflation eases

      Issuance of bonds tripled this week and share sales boomed on improving market conditions

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Equities
      US stocks fall as midterm election results come in

      Retreat comes as Republican ‘red wave’ fails to materialise and control of Senate hangs in the balance

    • Monday, 7 November, 2022
      Markets volatility
      US stock hedging strategies backfire during market rout

      Traders say the performance of put options this year calls into question their value

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      Capital markets
      US government bonds and equities sell off after hawkish Powell comments

      Short-term Treasury yields hit highest level since 2007 as markets bet Fed will push rates above 5%

    • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
      Equities
      Stocks sink after Fed chair points to higher rates to come

      S&P 500 falls 2.5% and Nasdaq Composite drops 3.4% in volatile afternoon trading

    • Saturday, 29 October, 2022
      US Dollar
      Strong dollar forecast to wipe $10bn off US company earnings in Q3

      The currency is unlikely to weaken much until the Fed begins cutting interest rates

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