Option and stock markets have far different outlooks

Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the discordant market reactions to recent sharp rallies and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy shift on inflation targeting.

Zero-level interest rates may be us for a long time. That has different implications for various asset classes.

Are options and stock markets on different pages?

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