{"id":18920,"date":"2026-11-13T16:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=18920"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T08:42:57","slug":"jensen-huang-resigns-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/jensen-huang-resigns-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Huang Resigns as Nvidia CEO: What Happened and NVDA Stock Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Quick answer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO, effective immediately, in an announcement on November 12, 2026 that gave no specific reason. It followed his acknowledged affair and reporting that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, which Nvidia&#8217;s board and U.S. intelligence services continue to investigate. CFO Colette Kress has assumed the post of interim CEO. Nvidia (NVDA) stock closed 4.34% lower that day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Key Takeaways<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Jensen Huang resigns: Nvidia announced the change on November 12, 2026, gave no specific reason, and has not named a permanent successor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">NVDA stock closed 4.34% lower on November 12 after falling as much as 14% during the session.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Bitcoin was down 6.6% over 24 hours as of 04:42 UTC on November 13, a window that began before the announcement, though the resignation has not been shown to be the cause.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 97.4324%;\" border=\"2\" class=\"mtr-table mtr-thead-th\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 43.011%; text-align: left;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-th-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Item<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 200.761%; text-align: left;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-th-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Detail<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.011%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Event<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.761%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Jensen Huang resigned as president, CEO and board member of Nvidia<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.011%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Announced<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.761%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">2026-11-12, effective immediately<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.011%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Interim CEO<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.761%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Colette Kress, who remains CFO<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.011%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Next scheduled event<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.761%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Nvidia earnings on 2026-11-17<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 43.011%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Item\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/en\/futures\/NVDA-PERP\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NVDA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on BTSE<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 200.761%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Detail\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Perpetual futures only<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Why Did Jensen Huang Resign as Nvidia CEO?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO on November 12, 2026, after he acknowledged an affair and reports raised national security concerns. Nvidia did not officially state a reason for his resignation, and its <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investor.nvidia.com\/news\/press-release-details\/2026\/NVIDIA-Announces-CEO-Transition\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announcement<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001045810\/000104581026000082\/nvda-20261111.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also give none.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huang acknowledged on November 8, 2026 that he had been unfaithful to his wife, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/11\/12\/colette-kress-nvidia-cfo-interim-ceo-candidate.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC reported<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/11\/12\/nvidia-nvda-jensen-huang-second-affair.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC, citing the Financial Times<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/11\/12\/nvidia-nvda-jensen-huang-second-affair.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported that he had a relationship with a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence officials suspect of being a spy. However, it\u2019s important to note that that is an allegation, and neither Nvidia&#8217;s official announcement nor its filing mentions it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On November 8, 2026, Nvidia&#8217;s board <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investor.nvidia.com\/news\/press-release-details\/2026\/Statement-from-NVIDIA-Board-of-Directors\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">launched an independent investigation<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into allegations that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. It said it had no reason to believe that national security or Nvidia&#8217;s secrets had been compromised, that the inquiry would examine all available information, and that it has confidence in Huang, who committed to cooperating.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">The matter comes ahead of Nvidia&#8217;s earnings report on November 17, 2026, the first since the CEO transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Who Is Replacing Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Colette Kress, Nvidia&#8217;s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is now interim CEO after Huang&#8217;s resignation, and she keeps her CFO role until a permanent successor is named. The board is searching for a permanent CEO and will consider internal and external candidates, and it has not announced a timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Harvey C. Jones, who has served on the board since 1993 and previously led Synopsys, was named the first chair of Nvidia&#8217;s new board. Jones said the board expects operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap to continue without interruption.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>How Did Nvidia Stock React to Jensen Huang&#8217;s Resignation?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NVDA stock <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/11\/12\/nvidia-nvda-jensen-huang-second-affair.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">closed 4.34% lower<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on November 12, 2026, after falling as much as 14% during the market session. Nvidia&#8217;s market value was just above $4 trillion at the close, and the main US indices <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/11\/11\/stock-market-today-live-updates.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished slightly lower<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 95.8514%;\" border=\"2\" class=\"mtr-table mtr-thead-th\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 29.5337%; text-align: left;\" data-mtr-content=\"Asset\" class=\"mtr-th-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Asset<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 31.6062%; text-align: left;\" data-mtr-content=\"Move\" class=\"mtr-th-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Move<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 184.801%; text-align: left;\" data-mtr-content=\"As of (UTC)\" class=\"mtr-th-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><b>As of (UTC)<\/b><\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.5337%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Asset\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Nvidia (NVDA)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.6062%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Move\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">-4.34%<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.801%;\" data-mtr-content=\"As of (UTC)\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">2026-11-12 close, 21:00<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.5337%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Asset\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">S&amp;P 500<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.6062%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Move\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">-0.35% to 7,592.40<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.801%;\" data-mtr-content=\"As of (UTC)\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">2026-11-12 close, 21:00<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.5337%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Asset\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Nasdaq Composite<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.6062%;\" data-mtr-content=\"Move\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">-0.39% to 25,366.09<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 184.801%;\" data-mtr-content=\"As of (UTC)\" class=\"mtr-td-tag\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">2026-11-12 close, 21:00<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>What Does the Resignation Mean for Nvidia and AI Stocks?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">A CEO transition can affect investor confidence because the CEO sets strategy and speaks for the company, so investors tend to ask whether the plan will change or not. Nvidia is a leading maker of AI chips and was valued at just above $4 trillion at the November 12 market close, so those questions reach beyond one stock into the wider AI trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Nothing in the company&#8217;s statements points to a change of course: board chair Harvey C. Jones said operations, customer commitments and the product roadmap are expected to continue without interruption. What investors may watch is leadership continuity (who becomes permanent CEO, and when), strategy and guidance (what management says about AI demand on the November 17 earnings call), and what the board&#8217;s investigation finds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chip stocks were already under pressure earlier: BTSE&#8217;s October 2026 explainer on <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/why-ai-stocks-falling-memory-cycle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">why AI stocks are falling<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> describes how worries about a possible Federal Reserve rate hike weighed on them alongside AI funding concerns, and Nvidia&#8217;s shares were already on track for a sixth straight weekly decline before the scandal broke out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Did Jensen Huang&#8217;s Resignation Affect Bitcoin?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin fell during the same period as Nvidia&#8217;s shares, but the resignation has not been shown to be the cause. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/en\/trading\/BTC-USDT\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bitcoin<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was down 6.6% over 24 hours to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/bitcoin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$68,727<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as of 04:42 UTC on November 13, but that window began before the announcement, and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/en\/trading\/ETH-USDT\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethereum<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fell 6.0% to $1,924 over the same period.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Bitcoin and tech stocks are often discussed together as risk assets, but Huang&#8217;s resignation has not been shown to have moved Bitcoin. Other news was also moving markets that day: CNBC&#8217;s market coverage discussed the Middle East conflict and higher oil prices. Crypto trades around the clock, so these figures are shown at a later time than the stock market closes, and no single cause for the drop has been established, though some believe a raised probability of rate hikes is the cause. The following chart compares the market moves, which cover different assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18921\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/huang-market-moves.png?resize=1080%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/huang-market-moves.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/huang-market-moves-980x513.png 980w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/huang-market-moves-480x251.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1200px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Market declines, November 12 to 13, 2026: Bitcoin and Ethereum over 24 hours to 04:42 UTC on November 13, and NVDA, the Nasdaq Composite and the S&amp;P 500 at the November 12 close.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>What Should Traders Watch Next?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Traders should watch Nvidia&#8217;s earnings and any announcement of a permanent CEO. The Nvidia earnings date is Tuesday, November 17, 2026: it reports fiscal third-quarter 2027 results at about 21:20 UTC, with its earnings call at 22:00 UTC, and it will be the first report since the Nvidia CEO transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The board has given no timeline for naming a successor. Prices on markets such as <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/en\/futures\/NVDA-PERP\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NVDA-PERP<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can move sharply around both events, and please note that none of this is official investment advice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To follow these markets, you can view live prices on the <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btse.com\/markets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BTSE markets page<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/btse.com\/register\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create a BTSE account<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Did Jensen Huang resign as Nvidia CEO?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Yes. He resigned as president, chief executive officer and board member, effective immediately, and Nvidia&#8217;s filing says the board accepted the resignation on November 11, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Why did Jensen Huang leave Nvidia?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Nvidia has not given a specific reason. His resignation followed his acknowledged affair and a board investigation, opened on November 8, 2026, into reporting that he was the target of a coordinated foreign intelligence effort. The board said it had no reason to believe that national security or company secrets were compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Who is Nvidia&#8217;s interim CEO?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Colette Kress, the company&#8217;s chief financial officer, has been designated as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>How did Nvidia stock react to the resignation?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">NVDA stock closed 4.34% lower on November 12, 2026, after falling as much as 14% during the session, while the S&amp;P 500 fell 0.35% and the Nasdaq Composite 0.39%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000;\"><b>Can you trade NVDA perpetual futures on BTSE?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">Yes. BTSE lists an NVDA-PERP perpetual futures market as of November 13, 2026. It tracks Nvidia&#8217;s price without giving ownership of shares, and leverage, funding fees and liquidation risk do apply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick answer: Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO, effective immediately, in an announcement on November 12, 2026 that gave no specific reason. It followed his acknowledged affair and reporting that he was the target of a foreign intelligence effort, which Nvidia&#8217;s board and U.S. intelligence services continue to investigate. 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