(07.09.2020, 19:00)Ste Fan schrieb: Auch interessant - Nasdaq Rally von Softbank getrieben?
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SoftBank unmasked as ‘Nasdaq whale’ that stoked tech rally
SoftBank is the “Nasdaq whale” that has bought billions of dollars’ worth of US equity derivatives in a series of trades that stoked the fevered rally in big tech stocks before a sharp pullback on Thursday and Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Japanese conglomerate had been snapping up options in tech stocks during the past month in huge amounts, fuelling the largest ever trading volumes in contracts linked to individual companies, these people said. One banker described it as a “dangerous” bet.
The aggressive move into the options market marks a new chapter for the investment powerhouse, which in recent years has made huge bets on privately held technology start-ups through its $100bn Vision Fund. After the coronavirus market tumult hit those bets, the company established an asset management unit for public investments using capital contributed by its founder, Masayoshi Son....
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According to a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, SoftBank has bought stakes of nearly $2 billion in Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Tesla...
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https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2...tech-rally
Und irgendwann steigt die BoJ ein?
