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Exchanges Globally Agree Framework for Green Equities
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME Group is holding a WTI Futures Trading Challenge from March 26 to 31 to commemorate 40 years of the most liquid oil futures benchmark contract. You get to practice trading WTI in a risk-free environment...
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The Spread
INTRO TO OIC, OCC, AND HOW TO ANALYZE VOLATILITY; MAT CASHMAN, EXPERIENCED TRADER & PRINCIPAL OF INVESTOR EDUCATION AT OCC, EXPLAINS THESE CONCEPTS IN PART ONE OF THIS OPTIONS DISCOVERY FULL INTERVIEW
In this Options Discovery full interview, Alex Teng sits down with Mat Cashman, principal of investor education at OCC®, to discuss Mat’s background, OCC, The Options Industry CouncilSM (OIC®) and volatility.
One Trader Defies ECB With Bet Rates Back at Zero Within a Year
Observations & Insight Lead Stories One Trader Defies ECB With Bet Rates Back at Zero Within a Year James Hirai - Bloomberg One trader is defying the European Central Bank's tough talk on inflation by betting that interest rates will be back at zero by this time...
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Investors in limbo land as trust in market rules wavers
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff I thought the Swiss were known for their banking skills, but it turns out they will be known for their banking debts. According to Bloomberg, the Swiss bailout of Credit Suisse will cost each man, woman and...
Credit Suisse Bond-Wipeout Threatens $250 Billion Market
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Well that was fun while it lasted and it did not last very long. Number one seeds Purdue and Kansas lost over the weekend in the Men's NCAA basketball championship tournament and broke apart millions of betting...
Wall Street banks to deposit $30bn into First Republic
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Today is one of the most dangerous of all days, a St. Patrick's Day that falls on a Friday. Holiday drinking will meet end of week drinking and the results will not be pretty. Luckily, a much older and wiser man...
How Credit Suisse turned Switzerland’s banking industry into a national embarrassment
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The FIA Boca International Futures Conference is winding down today after a great two-day affair, including the Futures Hall of Fame ceremony last evening. It was an emotional ceremony to see my mentor, Thomas...
