On November 11, the U.S. honors Veterans Day, which influences trading activity on American and international markets. While stock exchanges remain open, the closure of banks and financial institutions leads to reduced liquidity, creating unique conditions that can impact stock indices, commodities, and currencies. This article explores how Veterans Day affects ...

... buyer the opportunity to exercise the contract at any time before the expiration date. This flexibility can be useful if the price of the underlying asset changes dramatically before the expiration date of the option. Example: If an investor owns an American call option with an expiration date of three months, he can exercise it in a month if the market price has become significantly higher than the strike price. European options A European option can only be exercised on the expiration date of the contract. This restriction simplifies risk management for the seller, since he knows for sure that ...

... 2024, it falls on November 28. Beyond its cultural and familial importance, Thanksgiving has notable implications for financial markets both domestically and internationally. The origins of Thanksgiving date back to 1621, when English settlers, known as ... ... celebrated a successful harvest in Plymouth Colony, present-day Massachusetts. They shared a feast with the Wampanoag Native Americans, expressing gratitude for their assistance in adapting to the new environment. This event symbolized cooperation and ...

...,700 BTC) is also among the top ten. This policy turns miners into investment companies betting on price growth. The stocks of these firms typically move in sync with BTC prices, thereby strengthening the connection of the sector to the cryptocurrency market. New Bitcoin Holdings: XXI and Bitcoin Standard In 2025, new public companies emerged with the main goal of holding Bitcoin. American Twenty One (ticker: XXI) accumulated ~43,514 BTC in just a few months, positioning itself as a "bitcoin-native" instrument (maximum BTC per share). Another example is Bitcoin Standard Treasury (BSTR), which went public through a SPAC ...

... instance, Swiss startup Climeworks secured $162 million for the development of direct CO 2 capture systems from the atmosphere (with a total of over $1 billion raised). Biotech and medtech startups are also attracting significant capital: for example, American Centivax raised $45 million for the development of a universal influenza vaccine. The cybersecurity segment remains one of the market drivers (as evidenced by the aforementioned multi-billion-dollar deals). Crypto and Web3 projects are slowly reviving after a deep slump—venture investments in blockchain startups exceeded $10 billion in the second quarter of 2025 (the highest ...