Intercontinental Exchange is launching the Reddit Signals and Sentiment Tool. The tool is designed to offer investors actionable insights about topics and trends that are prominent on Reddit. Considering the rise of Reddit, and the high profile that platform has enjoyed among traders since the pandemic, this collaboration makes perfect sense. Chris Edmonds, the President of Fixed Income and Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, stopped by the show to share details about how the tool was created and potential use cases across markets.

Regulatory changes and shifting market dynamics are shining a spotlight on repo clearing. Amid all the changes, Yama Darriet, Head of OTC and Repo Expansion at Euronext, stops by the show to discuss the factors that are driving more firms to turn to repo clearing. Darriet also outlines Euronext's Repo Expansion Initiative, which aims to boost market access, liquidity provision and collateral optimization across Europe. Darriet also provides an update on Euronext's effort to bring the buy side into clearing via the build out of its Sponsored Access solution.

With rising energy prices making headlines, Amperon Co-Founder and CEO Sean Kelly stops by the show to discuss the strategies utilities, policymakers and traders are employing to tackle market volatility. Kelly highlights the significant demand growth in Texas and notes the impact of PJM's recent auction results. Kelly emphasizes the need for a diverse energy mix, including nuclear, solar, and natural gas, to meet future demand. Kelly also outlines the solutions traders are leveraging to manage their positions and highlights the importance of AI and machine learning in forecasting and managing energy demand.

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