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The SEC Wants to Give Public Investors a Fair Shot
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadDistrust for Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats against LibraMatt Raebel - John Lothian NewsIn 2019, congressional Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they all...
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JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
U.S. Options Market Makers Report Good June; Wall Street Desks Endure Worst H1 in a Decade
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightMore on Yesterday's SPIKES Options Trade****SD: Above is a chart of yesterday's most active index options. Trade Alert's Henry Schwartz provided this background on...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
Lead Stories
Distrust for Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats against Libra
In 2019, congressional Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they all seem to agree upon...none of them trust Facebook. David Marcus, co-creator of Libra and head of Libra and Calibra, testified before Congress Wednesday about...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Concludes in Chicago Wednesday
JLN's two-day MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity concluded on Wednesday as another 12 industry veterans took the stage to help industry interns prepare for a potential career in the financial field - or any field, really. There was...
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High-frequency trading
A trio of high-frequency trading firms has filed a brief in support of a lawsuit brought by the three biggest U.S. exchanges against the SEC. The lawsuit seeks to stop an SEC pilot study to determine whether investors are being harmed by the exchanges’ methods of collected fees and paying rebates, some of which benefit high-frequency traders.
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BitMEX
BitMEX is under investigation by the CFTC, according to an unnamed source close to the matter, Bloomberg reported Friday. The individual said that the investigation of the Mahé-based firm is focused on learning whether it allowed American users to illegally trade on...
John Lothian Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
The SEC Wants to Give Public Investors a Fair Shot
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadDistrust for Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats against LibraMatt Raebel - John Lothian NewsIn 2019, congressional Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they all...
JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
U.S. Options Market Makers Report Good June; Wall Street Desks Endure Worst H1 in a Decade
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightMore on Yesterday's SPIKES Options Trade****SD: Above is a chart of yesterday's most active index options. Trade Alert's Henry Schwartz provided this background on...
Lead Stories
Distrust for Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats against Libra
In 2019, congressional Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they all seem to agree upon...none of them trust Facebook. David Marcus, co-creator of Libra and head of Libra and Calibra, testified before Congress Wednesday about...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Concludes in Chicago Wednesday
JLN's two-day MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity concluded on Wednesday as another 12 industry veterans took the stage to help industry interns prepare for a potential career in the financial field - or any field, really. There was...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Day One Held Tuesday in Chicago
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain were not the only themes at the MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity event at the headquarters of Trading Technologies on Tuesday, but they kept cropping up. The first presenter, Colleen Sullivan, is...
Where Satellite Imagery for Agriculture is Headed
In this video, UrtheCast’s SVP of Data Analytics David Gebhardt talks about the applications of high quality satellite imagery for farmers and what is holding back full-scale adoption of the technology. Produced by Mike Forrester John...
Letter to Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Mr. Heath TarbertChairman, Commodity Futures Trading CommissionThree Lafayette Centre1155 21st Street, NWWashington, DC 20581 July 12, 2019 Dear Chairman Tarbert: Congratulations on becoming chairman of the CFTC. Welcome to the futures...
The Spread – Put Your Dukes Up
As Capital Flows Into The Logistics Industry, Freight Futures Look For Traction
Nodal Exchange, in a joint effort with DAT and FreightWaves, launched trucking freight futures in March. In this video, FreightWaves Executive Director Addison Armstrong talks about how the logistics industry has abandoned its old school...
Hemp and Cannabis: Disrupting the Agricultural Economy
As industrial hemp cultivation gains traction and legal cannabis gains wider acceptance, ancillary service providers are cropping up. In this video, New Leaf Data Services CEO Jonathan Rubin talks about why the cannabinoid space is one to...
Equivalence and Other Brexit Concerns
In April, the deadline for Brexit was extended to October 31, 2019. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of clarity on a number of key regulatory fronts. In this video, ION Markets Senior Regulatory Adviser Christian Voigt lays out the...
How a Chicago Suburb Became a Center of ETFs; Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O’Neill
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffRobert Jeffrey Lothian is an Eagle Scout. He passed his Eagle Board of Review last night to complete his journey from a Tiger Cub Scout all the way to...
The Broker Who Saved America
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffOur friends at WILD decided to start a new tradition. They sent out an email on July 3 with the words of the Declaration of Independence. What a great...
The Mystery Millionaire Who Haunted London’s Insider-Trading Trial
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffCME Group's Julie Holzrichter and Julie Winkler, OCC's Amy Shelly and CMT Digital Holdings's Founder and CEO Colleen Sullivan are among the women listed...
Distrust for Facebook unites Republicans and Democrats against Libra
In 2019, congressional Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they all seem to agree upon...none of them trust Facebook. David Marcus, co-creator of Libra and head of Libra and Calibra, testified before Congress Wednesday about...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Concludes in Chicago Wednesday
JLN's two-day MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity concluded on Wednesday as another 12 industry veterans took the stage to help industry interns prepare for a potential career in the financial field - or any field, really. There was...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Day One Held Tuesday in Chicago
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain were not the only themes at the MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity event at the headquarters of Trading Technologies on Tuesday, but they kept cropping up. The first presenter, Colleen Sullivan, is...
Where Satellite Imagery for Agriculture is Headed
In this video, UrtheCast’s SVP of Data Analytics David Gebhardt talks about the applications of high quality satellite imagery for farmers and what is holding back full-scale adoption of the technology. Produced by Mike Forrester John...
Letter to Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Mr. Heath TarbertChairman, Commodity Futures Trading CommissionThree Lafayette Centre1155 21st Street, NWWashington, DC 20581 July 12, 2019 Dear Chairman Tarbert: Congratulations on becoming chairman of the CFTC. Welcome to the futures...
The Spread – Put Your Dukes Up
As Capital Flows Into The Logistics Industry, Freight Futures Look For Traction
Nodal Exchange, in a joint effort with DAT and FreightWaves, launched trucking freight futures in March. In this video, FreightWaves Executive Director Addison Armstrong talks about how the logistics industry has abandoned its old school...
Hemp and Cannabis: Disrupting the Agricultural Economy
As industrial hemp cultivation gains traction and legal cannabis gains wider acceptance, ancillary service providers are cropping up. In this video, New Leaf Data Services CEO Jonathan Rubin talks about why the cannabinoid space is one to...
Equivalence and Other Brexit Concerns
In April, the deadline for Brexit was extended to October 31, 2019. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of clarity on a number of key regulatory fronts. In this video, ION Markets Senior Regulatory Adviser Christian Voigt lays out the...
How a Chicago Suburb Became a Center of ETFs; Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O’Neill
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffRobert Jeffrey Lothian is an Eagle Scout. He passed his Eagle Board of Review last night to complete his journey from a Tiger Cub Scout all the way to...
The Broker Who Saved America
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffOur friends at WILD decided to start a new tradition. They sent out an email on July 3 with the words of the Declaration of Independence. What a great...
The Mystery Millionaire Who Haunted London’s Insider-Trading Trial
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffCME Group's Julie Holzrichter and Julie Winkler, OCC's Amy Shelly and CMT Digital Holdings's Founder and CEO Colleen Sullivan are among the women listed...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Day One Held Tuesday in Chicago
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain were not the only themes at the MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity event at the headquarters of Trading Technologies on Tuesday, but they kept cropping up. The first presenter, Colleen Sullivan, is...
Where Satellite Imagery for Agriculture is Headed
In this video, UrtheCast’s SVP of Data Analytics David Gebhardt talks about the applications of high quality satellite imagery for farmers and what is holding back full-scale adoption of the technology. Produced by Mike Forrester John...
Letter to Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Mr. Heath TarbertChairman, Commodity Futures Trading CommissionThree Lafayette Centre1155 21st Street, NWWashington, DC 20581 July 12, 2019 Dear Chairman Tarbert: Congratulations on becoming chairman of the CFTC. Welcome to the futures...
The Spread – Put Your Dukes Up
As Capital Flows Into The Logistics Industry, Freight Futures Look For Traction
Nodal Exchange, in a joint effort with DAT and FreightWaves, launched trucking freight futures in March. In this video, FreightWaves Executive Director Addison Armstrong talks about how the logistics industry has abandoned its old school...
Hemp and Cannabis: Disrupting the Agricultural Economy
As industrial hemp cultivation gains traction and legal cannabis gains wider acceptance, ancillary service providers are cropping up. In this video, New Leaf Data Services CEO Jonathan Rubin talks about why the cannabinoid space is one to...
Equivalence and Other Brexit Concerns
In April, the deadline for Brexit was extended to October 31, 2019. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of clarity on a number of key regulatory fronts. In this video, ION Markets Senior Regulatory Adviser Christian Voigt lays out the...
How a Chicago Suburb Became a Center of ETFs; Piper Jaffray Nearing Deal to Buy Sandler O’Neill
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffRobert Jeffrey Lothian is an Eagle Scout. He passed his Eagle Board of Review last night to complete his journey from a Tiger Cub Scout all the way to...
The Broker Who Saved America
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffOur friends at WILD decided to start a new tradition. They sent out an email on July 3 with the words of the Declaration of Independence. What a great...
The Mystery Millionaire Who Haunted London’s Insider-Trading Trial
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffCME Group's Julie Holzrichter and Julie Winkler, OCC's Amy Shelly and CMT Digital Holdings's Founder and CEO Colleen Sullivan are among the women listed...
Vela’s Latency Outlook in 2019: Quality and Quantity
In this video, Vela Global Head of Product Management and Business Operations Ollie Cadman talks about how Vela views latency in today’s market environment. Produced by Mike Forrester John Lothian Newsletter Today's Newsletter We...
The State of the Options Industry: Great, But Not 2018 Great
Industry Leaders Series
On-Screen Risk, Open Outcry Trading and Liquidity – BOX
In this video from the Options Exchange Leader Series, BOX CEO Ed Boyle talks about protecting liquidity providers and developing BOX’s complex order book and regulatory tools. Produced by Mike Forrester John Lothian Newsletter...
European Interest, Cross Asset Growth and the Retail Base – Cboe
In this video from the 2019 Options Exchange Leader Series, Cboe Head of Options and Global Client Services Arianne Criqui talks about the exchange’s select sector index options, the listing of XSP, corporate bond futures, and more....
Addressing Concentration and Liquidity Risk – Alex Lamb, The Technancial Company
In this video, Technancial Head of Business Development Americas and Head of Marketing Alex Lamb talks about how market participants look to stay one step ahead of their clearing member. Produced by Mike Forrester John Lothian Newsletter...
Taking the Chinese Connectivity Plunge – Ryan Moroney and Pat Kenny, CQG
CQG offers hosted access to some 50 exchanges worldwide and market data for dozens more. For the last year or so, CQG has worked to establish a foothold in China. In this video, CQG President Ryan Moroney and CQG SVP of Client Relations Pat...
Gender Diversity: The Need for Early Intervention – Diane Saucier, Hitachi Vantara
In order for gender diversity in financial services to really flourish, future generations of women need to have access to the resources to build the right skillset earlier than college or high school. In this video, Hitachi Vantara Senior...
New Product, New Exchange, and Equities on the Way for MIAX
MIAX has done nothing but make moves of late. The exchange group launched options on SPIKES (a volatility index based on options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust), opened the U.S. options industry’s 16th exchange (MIAX Emerald), announced...
