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LSE in exclusive talks with Euronext over Borsa Italiana sale
First Read New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for 'Green' in Global Investments By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week...
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JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Everything you need to know about Options Today
Lead Stories
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK FED’S STAR WITNESS IN SPOOFING TRIAL GETS TARNISHED UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp’s federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the Department of...
The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True
This week on The Spread – analysts predict more volatility than usual around the U.S. election, institutional traders watch Reddit to predict price movements, and more.
John Lothian News Daily Update
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
MW Page of the day
Borsa Istanbul
Borsa Istanbul increased potential fines for market professionals who mislead investors and widened the scope of its penalties in an effort to discourage abuses following a surge in stock trading among Turks.
CMW Page of the day
Libra
Facebook’s Libra, which already quietly added Tagomi, Checkout.com and Temasek as members this year, announced that it is adding investment firm Blockchain Capital as a member of the association.
John Lothian Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
LSE in exclusive talks with Euronext over Borsa Italiana sale
First Read New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for 'Green' in Global Investments By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week...
We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do that?)
JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Option Dealers Pushed Prices to Extremes in Day Trader Onslaught; Quadruple Witching Sparks Bursts of Trading Amid Options Anxiety
Everything you need to know about Options Today
John Lothian News Daily Update
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Lead Stories
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK FED’S STAR WITNESS IN SPOOFING TRIAL GETS TARNISHED UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp’s federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the Department of...
The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True
This week on The Spread – analysts predict more volatility than usual around the U.S. election, institutional traders watch Reddit to predict price movements, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 9/14/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for ‘Green’ in Global Investments
Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week launched a Green Revenues 2.0 model to classify the “green” revenue exposure of global listed companies, a segment of the economy that FTSE Russell estimates is worth approximately $4 trillion.
Fed’s Star Witness in Spoofing Trial Gets Tarnished Under Cross-Examination
Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp’s federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the Department of Justice versus James Vorley and Cedric Chancu.
Blue Skies In a Post-COVID World: Downside Doesn’t Look as Deep, SocGen Says
One day the world will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but what will a recovery look like and when will it take place?
New Retail Interest Spurs Renewed Focus on Investor Education
Equity markets are seeing an influx of new retail interest, with up to 25 percent of market activity executed by retail investors on peak days this year, compared with about 10 percent in 2019, said John Zecca, Nasdaq's executive vice president and chief legal and...
Illinois’ Social Equity License Applicants Get Their Day in Court
Controversy over the application process for the state of Illinois’ 75 social equity licenses to open cannabis dispensaries found its way into court on Friday and is expected to be given a full hearing next Thursday, September 17. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge L....
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK DAVID DOWNEY KNOWS SECURITY FUTURES LIKE NO ONE ELSE David Downey does not suffer fools well. His statements are very direct and to the point. And he knows when he is right and is willing to point out where regulators and competitors...
The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks
This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 9/8/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Were Illinois’ Social Equity Applicants Burned?
Heated debate and a lawsuit quickly followed the release on September 3 of a list of 21 finalists for the state’s social equity cannabis dispensary licenses.
John Lothian News Announces The Path to Electronic Trading Video Series
John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. and John Lothian News are pleased to announce the launch of a new MarketsWiki Education video series, The Path to Electronic Trading.
Gerry Corcoran’s One Day of Working on the CBOT Trading Floor Started A Path to Electronic Trading
Gerry Corcoran spent just one day working on the trading floor, during the drought of the summer of 1988. What he saw convinced him that in order for RJ O’Brien to grow, they needed to add technology to enhance order flow to and from the trading floors.
David Downey Knows Security Futures Like No One Else
David Downey does not suffer fools well. His statements are very direct and to the point. And he knows when he is right and is willing to point out where regulators and competitors are wrong. Downey is in the process of shutting down OneChicago, but his writings and...
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 9/14/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for ‘Green’ in Global Investments
Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week launched a Green Revenues 2.0 model to classify the “green” revenue exposure of global listed companies, a segment of the economy that FTSE Russell estimates is worth approximately $4 trillion.
Fed’s Star Witness in Spoofing Trial Gets Tarnished Under Cross-Examination
Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp’s federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the Department of Justice versus James Vorley and Cedric Chancu.
Blue Skies In a Post-COVID World: Downside Doesn’t Look as Deep, SocGen Says
One day the world will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but what will a recovery look like and when will it take place?
New Retail Interest Spurs Renewed Focus on Investor Education
Equity markets are seeing an influx of new retail interest, with up to 25 percent of market activity executed by retail investors on peak days this year, compared with about 10 percent in 2019, said John Zecca, Nasdaq's executive vice president and chief legal and...
Illinois’ Social Equity License Applicants Get Their Day in Court
Controversy over the application process for the state of Illinois’ 75 social equity licenses to open cannabis dispensaries found its way into court on Friday and is expected to be given a full hearing next Thursday, September 17. U.S. District Court Judge Jorge L....
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK DAVID DOWNEY KNOWS SECURITY FUTURES LIKE NO ONE ELSE David Downey does not suffer fools well. His statements are very direct and to the point. And he knows when he is right and is willing to point out where regulators and competitors...
The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks
This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 9/8/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Were Illinois’ Social Equity Applicants Burned?
Heated debate and a lawsuit quickly followed the release on September 3 of a list of 21 finalists for the state’s social equity cannabis dispensary licenses.
John Lothian News Announces The Path to Electronic Trading Video Series
John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. and John Lothian News are pleased to announce the launch of a new MarketsWiki Education video series, The Path to Electronic Trading.
Gerry Corcoran’s One Day of Working on the CBOT Trading Floor Started A Path to Electronic Trading
Gerry Corcoran spent just one day working on the trading floor, during the drought of the summer of 1988. What he saw convinced him that in order for RJ O’Brien to grow, they needed to add technology to enhance order flow to and from the trading floors.
David Downey Knows Security Futures Like No One Else
David Downey does not suffer fools well. His statements are very direct and to the point. And he knows when he is right and is willing to point out where regulators and competitors are wrong. Downey is in the process of shutting down OneChicago, but his writings and...
The Weekend Update: August 31-September 4, 2020
Most clicked stories, top MW pages, top tweets and everything JLN from the week of September 4th, 2020.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (Weekly Roundup) – Week of 9/4/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Joseph Schifano – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity Post Event Talks
Joe Schifano recently joined Eventus Systems as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs. John Lothian News asked Schifano to offer a presentation on spoofing for our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series.
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