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Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
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Looking Back on 2020 with Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist at Nasdaq
Phil Mackintosh, chief economist at Nasdaq, discusses some of the biggest takeaways learned from 2020, as well as what to expect from 2021.
Cannabis to Face Big Policy Issues in 2021
February was a quiet news month for industrial hemp, giving us a little time to think about some of the structural issues facing the industry. Per usual, PanXchange’s monthly Benchmarks & Analysis report provided a good launching pad.
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A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
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Heath Tarbert
The "crypto-friendly" commissioner and former CFTC chair Heath Tarbert is stepping down from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday and ending his current Twitter account.
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Looking Back on 2020 with Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist at Nasdaq
Phil Mackintosh, chief economist at Nasdaq, discusses some of the biggest takeaways learned from 2020, as well as what to expect from 2021.
Cannabis to Face Big Policy Issues in 2021
February was a quiet news month for industrial hemp, giving us a little time to think about some of the structural issues facing the industry. Per usual, PanXchange’s monthly Benchmarks & Analysis report provided a good launching pad.
The Spread: A “Good” Bubble?
This week on The Spread, JPMorgan analysts predict a possible stock rally, GameStop’s stock goes up amid news of an executive’s departure, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 2/22/2021
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.
Mike Cavanaugh – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Mike Cavanaugh found his way to the trading industry despite his degree in political science because he had a brother-in-law in the wheat pit at the CBOT. He did a summer internship working for “one of the more prolific wheat traders” and soon fell in love with the place.
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A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
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Featured Video
THE HISTORY OF FINANCIAL FUTURES EPISODE: GAME CHANGERS, PART II
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Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
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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.
Peter Fredriksson – The Path to Electronic Trading
A Swedish Perspective from the Early Days of Electronic Trading
Peter Fredriksson was with OM in Sweden when they offered the first electronic trading platform.
Hemp In ‘Year of Transition,’ PanXchange CEO Says
Julie Lerner, CEO of PanXchange, recently sat down with JLN’s Thom Thompson for an in-depth discussion of the industrial hemp market. Her view of current supply vs. demand may surprise you.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 2/15/2021
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.
The Spread: Can’t Stop GameStop
This week on The Spread, Robinhood CEO speaks to Congress, Citi completes and clears its first CDS options trade, and more.
No, Virginia, There is no Santa Claus; He Was Demutualized
If you are, like me, someone who has never bought even a single datum let alone have multiple subscriptions with multiple vendors, Acuiti’s newest report on market data makes for fascinating reading.
Options Basics For Newbies: Mind Your Greeks, Professor Says
The well-documented influx of new retail investors into equities and options on equities in 2020 and 2021 has boosted derivatives volume, but it also has unleashed traders who may not be prepared for high rates of volatility if and when the market falters.
NFL Calls Time-Out on ErisX’s NFL Binary Options
The National Football League asked the CFTC to delay any approval of ErisX’s proposed binary options contracts “pending a more comprehensive study” of whether the contracts would be used for hedging and whether users of the contract might be breaking federal laws by risking money on football spread betting across state lines.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: FEBRUARY 8-12, 2021
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Trading Titan Don Wilson Has Advice for Yellen on Market Fixes As Janet Yellen takes over the Treasury and mulls whether to overhaul rules governing financial markets, one of the world’s biggest traders wants her to know that doing so...
The Spread: A Penny Stock For Your Thoughts?
This week on The Spread, the CME announces the launch of new volatility benchmark indexes, Amsterdam’s trading volume surpasses London’s, and more.
Eero Pikat – The Path to Electronic Trading
Electronic trading changed the way quotes are generated, archived and delivered to traders, brokers and their clients over the internet. Barchart was a pioneer in delivering quotes over the internet and providing them for several exchanges. Today it is the largest futures-centric quote provider.
The Spread: A “Good” Bubble?
This week on The Spread, JPMorgan analysts predict a possible stock rally, GameStop’s stock goes up amid news of an executive’s departure, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 2/22/2021
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.
Mike Cavanaugh – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Mike Cavanaugh found his way to the trading industry despite his degree in political science because he had a brother-in-law in the wheat pit at the CBOT. He did a summer internship working for “one of the more prolific wheat traders” and soon fell in love with the place.
Peter Fredriksson – The Path to Electronic Trading
A Swedish Perspective from the Early Days of Electronic Trading
Peter Fredriksson was with OM in Sweden when they offered the first electronic trading platform.
Hemp In ‘Year of Transition,’ PanXchange CEO Says
Julie Lerner, CEO of PanXchange, recently sat down with JLN’s Thom Thompson for an in-depth discussion of the industrial hemp market. Her view of current supply vs. demand may surprise you.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 2/15/2021
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.
The Spread: Can’t Stop GameStop
This week on The Spread, Robinhood CEO speaks to Congress, Citi completes and clears its first CDS options trade, and more.
No, Virginia, There is no Santa Claus; He Was Demutualized
If you are, like me, someone who has never bought even a single datum let alone have multiple subscriptions with multiple vendors, Acuiti’s newest report on market data makes for fascinating reading.
Options Basics For Newbies: Mind Your Greeks, Professor Says
The well-documented influx of new retail investors into equities and options on equities in 2020 and 2021 has boosted derivatives volume, but it also has unleashed traders who may not be prepared for high rates of volatility if and when the market falters.
NFL Calls Time-Out on ErisX’s NFL Binary Options
The National Football League asked the CFTC to delay any approval of ErisX’s proposed binary options contracts “pending a more comprehensive study” of whether the contracts would be used for hedging and whether users of the contract might be breaking federal laws by risking money on football spread betting across state lines.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: FEBRUARY 8-12, 2021
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Trading Titan Don Wilson Has Advice for Yellen on Market Fixes As Janet Yellen takes over the Treasury and mulls whether to overhaul rules governing financial markets, one of the world’s biggest traders wants her to know that doing so...
The Spread: A Penny Stock For Your Thoughts?
This week on The Spread, the CME announces the launch of new volatility benchmark indexes, Amsterdam’s trading volume surpasses London’s, and more.
Eero Pikat – The Path to Electronic Trading
Electronic trading changed the way quotes are generated, archived and delivered to traders, brokers and their clients over the internet. Barchart was a pioneer in delivering quotes over the internet and providing them for several exchanges. Today it is the largest futures-centric quote provider.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 2/8/2021
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.
Update: Illinois Offers Object Lesson on Pros vs. Cons of Cannabis Business
There can be both highs and lows in the cannabis business. The Reddit crew learned that lesson this week when they bought, then sold, stocks in the sector. The state of Illinois presents another example.
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 17: The Ripple Effect
In this episode of the CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast, Matt Raebel and Thom Thompson discuss some of the biggest stories of the year so far.
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