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New York Is the Epicenter of the World; The hidden gift in this pandemic is that we learn how to prepare for the worse one still to come.
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The world hit one million confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus. The US saw cases hit almost a quarter of the total, with deaths exceeding the 1000 level for the first time Wednesday. If this were...
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JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic; The Booming Short-Volatility Bet That Lost 46% in a Single Month
Lead Stories VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic Ing-Haw Cheng - MarketWatch The speed of the fall in the stock market and increase in market volatility over the past month has been stunning. From...
Everything you need to know about Options Today
The Spread: Make Way for the SA-CCR
This week on The Spread, the OCC shatters its own records (again), Senator Loeffler sells put options, the SA-CCR is adopted early, and more.
New York Is the Epicenter of the World; The hidden gift in this pandemic is that we learn how to prepare for the worse one still to come.
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The world hit one million confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus. The US saw cases hit almost a quarter of the total, with deaths exceeding the 1000 level for the first time Wednesday. If this were...
Ken Griffin’s Virus Plan Now Includes Emergency Trading Site in Florida; Virus Market Mayhem Makes Insider Info More Valuable Than Ever
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff Not surprisingly, the OCC recorded its highest volume month ever in March, with total cleared contract volume at 670,646,998 contracts, the U.S. equity options industry's highest month...
Fed Takes on Role of World’s Central Bank by Pumping Out Dollars; Preventing the Next Pandemic May Start With Supply Chains
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff This morning John Lothian News published our special report on spoofing titled Chicago Trading Community Faces Off In Spoofing Fight. I want to again thank our sponsors, Eventus Systems, Born Technology,...