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Covid-19 Cases Among U.S. Children Jumped 40% in Late July
First Read CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020 John Lothian - John Lothian News Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by almost 6% and the...
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JLN Options Newsletter
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10 Key Features of the VIX Index and New Mini VIX Futures (VXM)
Observations & Insight CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020 John Lothian - John Lothian News Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
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The Weekend Update: August 3-7, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK JENNIFER JUST – MARKETSWIKI EDUCATION WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY Jennifer Just is a co-founder of the Chicago trading firm Peak6. She started at O’Connor & Associates after graduating from the University of Michigan and not even knowing...
The Spread: ‘Tis The Season
This week on The Spread – the OCC gives back to the derivatives industry, the CME Group pays hefty fines to the CFTC, Cboe plans for the worst, and more.
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Richard Schaeffer
Former NYMEX Chairman Richard Schaeffer passed away on Sunday, according to David Greenberg, a former NYMEX board member. Schaeffer was the chairman of NYMEX at the time of its IPO and its sale to the CME Group.
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Poloniex
Poloniex, which is backed by Justin Sun’s TRON, has moved to the forefront of cryptocurrency platforms listing DeFi tokens. It lists 11 tokens and operates its own separate “decentralized exchange.”
John Lothian Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Covid-19 Cases Among U.S. Children Jumped 40% in Late July
First Read CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020 John Lothian - John Lothian News Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by almost 6% and the...
We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do that?)
JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
10 Key Features of the VIX Index and New Mini VIX Futures (VXM)
Observations & Insight CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020 John Lothian - John Lothian News Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
Lead Stories
The Weekend Update: August 3-7, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK JENNIFER JUST – MARKETSWIKI EDUCATION WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY Jennifer Just is a co-founder of the Chicago trading firm Peak6. She started at O’Connor & Associates after graduating from the University of Michigan and not even knowing...
The Spread: ‘Tis The Season
This week on The Spread – the OCC gives back to the derivatives industry, the CME Group pays hefty fines to the CFTC, Cboe plans for the worst, and more.
CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020
Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by almost 6% and the number of Commodity Trading Advisors, or CTAs, has dropped 5% during the same time frame.
Alessandro Cocco: MarketsWiki World of Opportunity 2020
Alessandro Cocco is vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Speaking at our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity virtual event in July 2020, Cocco said the word that connects climate change and finance is “risk.”
Bevon Joseph: Closing the Opportunity Gap – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity
Bevon Joseph, along with his wife Elois, founded the Greenwood Project to expose high achieving students of color on Chicago’s south and west sides to career opportunities in the financial industry.
Analysis: Fed’s Hold On Economy Challenged As Virus Eludes Policy Outlook
While the Federal Reserve is known for its laser focus on goals that include maximum employment, price stability, moderate interest rates and a stable financial system, those goals have proven slippery as the coronavirus persists and continues to tamp down progress, exposing some structural gaps in the process.
The Spread: All That Glitters
This week on The Spread – bitcoin options open interest and spot gold prices reach record highs, Cboe tries to bring a slice of Europe back to the States, and more.
Jennifer Just – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity
Curiosity and Passion: How I Built A Career In Fintech Jennifer Just is a co-founder of the Chicago trading firm Peak6. She started at O’Connor & Associates after graduating from the University of Michigan and not even knowing what an option was. But she soon...
The Weekend Update: July 27-31, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Cboe Proposes Plan That Could Curb Advantages of Fast Traders Cboe Global Markets Inc. is seeking to introduce a new mechanism on one of its U.S. stock exchanges that could limit the advantages of high-frequency traders over other...
Hemp Prices Stagnate; Hempcrete Gets Debunked
PanXchange’s July hemp benchmark report was published on Wednesday. If you have been following this space you will not be surprised to learn that hemp prices remain depressed.
SGX Execs See Return to Macro Trades; COVID-Led Push Toward Digitalization
In a press briefing, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) CEO Loh Boon Chye Thursday said the pandemic has created both challenges and extreme market moves, and the resulting economic damages are just now beginning to unfold. However, since Asia was pushed into the COVID...
David Greenberg – MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project
David Greenberg started his career in Chicago as a runner making $3.75 an hour. HIs father was a COMEX trader who later served as chairman of COMEX. So Greenberg took his Chicago experience to New York and started working for his father's company on COMEX. But he...
Publicly Traded Cannabis Stocks See Volume, Volatility as Sector Matures
Saleem Daya, analyst with Nasdaq IR Intelligence in Toronto, breaks down early 2020 trends in cannabis-related stocks for John Lothian News, and talks about active investors in the space and why some certain stock names have had greater appeal, both in the U.S. and...
“Super Proud” of Illinois’s Social Equity Cannabis Program
“Everybody having what they need to succeed” defines “social equity,” according to Akele Parnell, an attorney with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. With regard to the nascent Illinois cannabis industry, the question shouldn’t be “Is it working?” but...
Seeking a Laid-Back Business Venture? A Cannabis Dispensary May Not Be For You
Opening and running an Illinois dispensary to sell legal cannabis products begins and ends with regulation, and failing to comply is fraught with peril, attorneys from FoxRothschild told participants in this weekend’s Sparklist Summit. “Disclose, disclose, disclose,”...
CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020
Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by almost 6% and the number of Commodity Trading Advisors, or CTAs, has dropped 5% during the same time frame.
Alessandro Cocco: MarketsWiki World of Opportunity 2020
Alessandro Cocco is vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Speaking at our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity virtual event in July 2020, Cocco said the word that connects climate change and finance is “risk.”
Bevon Joseph: Closing the Opportunity Gap – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity
Bevon Joseph, along with his wife Elois, founded the Greenwood Project to expose high achieving students of color on Chicago’s south and west sides to career opportunities in the financial industry.
Analysis: Fed’s Hold On Economy Challenged As Virus Eludes Policy Outlook
While the Federal Reserve is known for its laser focus on goals that include maximum employment, price stability, moderate interest rates and a stable financial system, those goals have proven slippery as the coronavirus persists and continues to tamp down progress, exposing some structural gaps in the process.
The Spread: All That Glitters
This week on The Spread – bitcoin options open interest and spot gold prices reach record highs, Cboe tries to bring a slice of Europe back to the States, and more.
Jennifer Just – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity
Curiosity and Passion: How I Built A Career In Fintech Jennifer Just is a co-founder of the Chicago trading firm Peak6. She started at O’Connor & Associates after graduating from the University of Michigan and not even knowing what an option was. But she soon...
The Weekend Update: July 27-31, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Cboe Proposes Plan That Could Curb Advantages of Fast Traders Cboe Global Markets Inc. is seeking to introduce a new mechanism on one of its U.S. stock exchanges that could limit the advantages of high-frequency traders over other...
Hemp Prices Stagnate; Hempcrete Gets Debunked
PanXchange’s July hemp benchmark report was published on Wednesday. If you have been following this space you will not be surprised to learn that hemp prices remain depressed.
SGX Execs See Return to Macro Trades; COVID-Led Push Toward Digitalization
In a press briefing, Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) CEO Loh Boon Chye Thursday said the pandemic has created both challenges and extreme market moves, and the resulting economic damages are just now beginning to unfold. However, since Asia was pushed into the COVID...
David Greenberg – MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project
David Greenberg started his career in Chicago as a runner making $3.75 an hour. HIs father was a COMEX trader who later served as chairman of COMEX. So Greenberg took his Chicago experience to New York and started working for his father's company on COMEX. But he...
Publicly Traded Cannabis Stocks See Volume, Volatility as Sector Matures
Saleem Daya, analyst with Nasdaq IR Intelligence in Toronto, breaks down early 2020 trends in cannabis-related stocks for John Lothian News, and talks about active investors in the space and why some certain stock names have had greater appeal, both in the U.S. and...
“Super Proud” of Illinois’s Social Equity Cannabis Program
“Everybody having what they need to succeed” defines “social equity,” according to Akele Parnell, an attorney with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. With regard to the nascent Illinois cannabis industry, the question shouldn’t be “Is it working?” but...
Seeking a Laid-Back Business Venture? A Cannabis Dispensary May Not Be For You
Opening and running an Illinois dispensary to sell legal cannabis products begins and ends with regulation, and failing to comply is fraught with peril, attorneys from FoxRothschild told participants in this weekend’s Sparklist Summit. “Disclose, disclose, disclose,”...
The Weekend Update: July 20-24, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK JOYCE SELANDER – MARKETSWIKI EDUCATION OPEN OUTCRY TRADERS HISTORY PROJECT Joyce Selander is a former open outcry trader and one of the few women who found a home in a trading pit of men much bigger and stronger than her. But she found...
The Spread: Opportunity Knocks
This week on The Spread, MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity goes virtual, the CFTC gets closer to finalizing new derivatives trading rules, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Hello and welcome back to The Spread. I’m Matt Raebel. Due to the...
