by DesmondMilesDant
Goldman Sachs Blames Zero-Day Options for Fueling S&P 500 Selloff
Options speculation was the reason the market got run up in the first place, not sure why they are surprised when it also drives it down.
Wut mean?:
- Between July 2018 and September 2021, Goldman failed to report, or inaccurately reported, OTC options positions to the LOPR in approximately 1,035,000 instances,
- FINRA mandates its member firms to report significant options positions to the LOPR.
- The LOPR data helps FINRA spot large options position holders and monitor for potential market manipulation.
- Accurate LOPR reporting is crucial, especially for the OTC options market, due to the lack of an independent data source for regulators….
Wut mean?:
- From July 2018 to September 2021, Goldman’s reporting systems overlooked accounts of certain customers acting in unison or under common control.
- Goldman neglected to report around 9,000 OTC options positions in about 35,000 cases and inaccurately reported by missing the “In Concert ID” for roughly 32,000 OTC options positions in around 1,000,000 situations.
- Goldman’s system for LOPR reporting had automated and manual components.
- The automated system was too narrow, only spotting accounts with characteristics like shared ownership or the same investment advisor.
- The manual system was designed to detect accounts the automated system missed, but this manual check wasn’t conducted for institutional investor accounts due to a departmental shift in July 2018.
- This oversight was noticed due to a FINRA inquiry, leading Goldman to revise its manual and automated processes in September 2021.
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