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Virus Models Offer No Quick Fix for Panicked Leaders and Traders
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The coronavirus has claimed the life of one of the leading women from our industry, Carole Brookins. Ms. Brookins' career ranged from being a market reporter at the Chicago Board of Trade to executive...
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Why this wild coronavirus rally has Wall Street experts fearing a bull-market trap; ETFs Have Passed Their Covid-19 Stress Test
Lead Stories Why this wild coronavirus rally has Wall Street experts fearing a bull-market trap Steve Goldstein - MarketWatch Blink and you may have missed it — the Dow Jones Industrial Average is in a bull market, reached on a day when data showed a...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
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The Weekend Update: March 23-27, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Trouble at Ronin? With everyone looking for the first big financial collapse of the coronavirus market meltdown, all eyes turned to Ronin, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, last Friday. Read This 10 MOST...
The Spread: Ronin Runs Into Liquidity Issues
This week on The Spread, the OCC's daily clearing volume for March exceeds its average for the past three months; Ronin Capital suffers from liquidity setbacks, major exchanges plead for flexibility, and more. TranscriptWelcome back to The Spread, which...
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ISDA and 20 other trade associations have called on regulators to suspend the timeline for the initial margin phase-in requirements because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, The Trade reported.
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Spending some of the $4.1 billion it raised two years ago, Block.one is investing $100 million in a social media platform called Voice, set to debut in a year from now.
John Lothian Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Virus Models Offer No Quick Fix for Panicked Leaders and Traders
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The coronavirus has claimed the life of one of the leading women from our industry, Carole Brookins. Ms. Brookins' career ranged from being a market reporter at the Chicago Board of Trade to executive...
We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do that?)
JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Why this wild coronavirus rally has Wall Street experts fearing a bull-market trap; ETFs Have Passed Their Covid-19 Stress Test
Lead Stories Why this wild coronavirus rally has Wall Street experts fearing a bull-market trap Steve Goldstein - MarketWatch Blink and you may have missed it — the Dow Jones Industrial Average is in a bull market, reached on a day when data showed a...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
Lead Stories
The Weekend Update: March 23-27, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Trouble at Ronin? With everyone looking for the first big financial collapse of the coronavirus market meltdown, all eyes turned to Ronin, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, last Friday. Read This 10 MOST...
The Spread: Ronin Runs Into Liquidity Issues
This week on The Spread, the OCC's daily clearing volume for March exceeds its average for the past three months; Ronin Capital suffers from liquidity setbacks, major exchanges plead for flexibility, and more. TranscriptWelcome back to The Spread, which...
Fledgling Illinois Canna Business Clipped by COVID-19
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on all market sectors, including botannicals.
Larry Tabb: Markets Fail to Stay Calm, but Carry On Amid Coronavirus Threat
Tabb talked about the economic impact of the coronavirus, as well as trends in U.S. fixed income, market structure and competition, and MiFID II.
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 10: Blowing off Steem
In their last recorded episode before JLN’s staff switched to work-from-home mode, Matt and Thom sat down to discuss how the epidemic is affecting the crypto markets, India’s lift on cryptocurrency trading, the Steemit/TRON controversy, and more.
Trouble at Ronin?
With everyone looking for the first big financial collapse of the coronavirus market meltdown, all eyes turned to Ronin, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, last Friday.
The Weekend Update: March 16-20, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK CERES HIT HARD BY RESTAURANT BAN The popular restaurant in the Chicago Board of Trade’s Jackson Street Lobby closed Monday afternoon in response to the Illinois governor’s restrictions on restaurants and bars...
This is John Lothian: March 20 Hits and Takes
The number of cases of coronavirus doubled in the US in two days. And worldwide cases doubled in the last twelve days, from 100,000 to 200,000. In the US, they are spiking and in New York City alone there are now 4000 cases. The number of unemployment claims is...
The Spread: Quarantined
This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two traders test positive for COVID-19, and more. Transcription Welcome to the Spread, where...
Quantitative Brokers Brings New Regimes to Market Volatility Algos
“Quote size of ES futures is at 8 years low whereas liquidity is not alarmingly low.”
Dan Keegan – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Dan Keegan is a former trader on the CBOE. He started as a runner with AG Becker, who had very ugly plaid trading jackets.
Jim Downs: Connamara – and the Markets – a Year Later
Connamara’s CEO Jim Downs discusses what’s new at the company since we spoke with him at FIA Expo last year. It turns out it’s a lot.
Ceres Hit Hard By Restaurant Ban
The popular restaurant in the Chicago Board of Trade’s Jackson Street Lobby closed Monday afternoon in response to the Illinois governor’s restrictions on restaurants and bars serving the public.
Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation
After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...
The Weekend Update: March 9-13
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Take this seriously. Coronavirus is about to change your life for a while If you thought coronavirus was no big deal or if you thought it was going to go away, wake up. Your life is about to change. Read This 10...
Fledgling Illinois Canna Business Clipped by COVID-19
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on all market sectors, including botannicals.
Larry Tabb: Markets Fail to Stay Calm, but Carry On Amid Coronavirus Threat
Tabb talked about the economic impact of the coronavirus, as well as trends in U.S. fixed income, market structure and competition, and MiFID II.
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 10: Blowing off Steem
In their last recorded episode before JLN’s staff switched to work-from-home mode, Matt and Thom sat down to discuss how the epidemic is affecting the crypto markets, India’s lift on cryptocurrency trading, the Steemit/TRON controversy, and more.
Trouble at Ronin?
With everyone looking for the first big financial collapse of the coronavirus market meltdown, all eyes turned to Ronin, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, last Friday.
The Weekend Update: March 16-20, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK CERES HIT HARD BY RESTAURANT BAN The popular restaurant in the Chicago Board of Trade’s Jackson Street Lobby closed Monday afternoon in response to the Illinois governor’s restrictions on restaurants and bars...
This is John Lothian: March 20 Hits and Takes
The number of cases of coronavirus doubled in the US in two days. And worldwide cases doubled in the last twelve days, from 100,000 to 200,000. In the US, they are spiking and in New York City alone there are now 4000 cases. The number of unemployment claims is...
The Spread: Quarantined
This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two traders test positive for COVID-19, and more. Transcription Welcome to the Spread, where...
Quantitative Brokers Brings New Regimes to Market Volatility Algos
“Quote size of ES futures is at 8 years low whereas liquidity is not alarmingly low.”
Dan Keegan – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Dan Keegan is a former trader on the CBOE. He started as a runner with AG Becker, who had very ugly plaid trading jackets.
Jim Downs: Connamara – and the Markets – a Year Later
Connamara’s CEO Jim Downs discusses what’s new at the company since we spoke with him at FIA Expo last year. It turns out it’s a lot.
Ceres Hit Hard By Restaurant Ban
The popular restaurant in the Chicago Board of Trade’s Jackson Street Lobby closed Monday afternoon in response to the Illinois governor’s restrictions on restaurants and bars serving the public.
Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation
After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...
The Weekend Update: March 9-13
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Take this seriously. Coronavirus is about to change your life for a while If you thought coronavirus was no big deal or if you thought it was going to go away, wake up. Your life is about to change. Read This 10...
The Spread: Crash and Burn
This week on The Spread: the coronavirus causes crashes not seen since 2008, derivatives trading hits record volumes for major exchanges, Robinhood has yet another outage, and the OCC adds two clearing-side veterans to its board of directors.
The Weekend Update: March 2-6, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Options thrive as markets nosedive February is known as the month of love – the month in which Valentine’s Day takes place. Options traders certainly got a lot of love last week, when the stock market saw its...
