

Single Best Idea with Tom Keene: Wei Li & Mark Gurman
5 snips Sep 3, 2025
Dive into the contrasting trading dynamics of futures and ETFs, revealing how CME Group's offerings shine in nearly 24-hour trading. Explore the economic struggles faced by governments, spotlighting the UK's balancing act between fiscal discipline and growth. Delve into a tech giant's slowdown in innovation, pondering missed opportunities and the impact of historical figures on the industry's future. Critiques of modern tech journalism add an intriguing twist to the tech landscape discussion.
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Round-The-Clock Futures Liquidity
- CME Group futures trade nearly 24 hours and maintain strong liquidity when other markets slow down.
- Futures offer trading opportunities across day and night that ETFs lack after 4 p.m.
Speed Up Billing Rollouts
- Use modern billing platforms to launch pricing quickly instead of patching legacy systems together.
- Metronome enables rolling out usage-based or hybrid pricing in minutes rather than months.
Tougher Policy Trade-Offs Globally
- Major governments and central banks face tougher trade-offs between growth and fiscal or price stability.
- Supply constraints from mega forces amplify those trade-offs across advanced economies, not just the UK.