First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Nasdaq yesterday published their 4th annual Tech Trends report, this one titled "Nasdaq Decodes: Tech Trends 2020." This is their report that covers big broad topics they see impacting how markets...
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London’s Future Is in the Hands of the EU
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Yesterday there was a bigger crowd for the CFA Society Chicago's SOFR panel discussion in Chicago than for the Security Traders Association Mid-winter Annual Meeting further south down Michigan Avenue. The SOFR discussion was a...
U.S. Recommends No Jail Time for Flash Crash Trader
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Suzanne Cosgrove, Mike Forrester and I will be at the Security Traders Association Mid-Winter Annual Meeting this morning. If you are there, say hello. If you have news, let us know.~JJL Yesterday we...
CME Sees 54 Options on Bitcoin Futures Traded in Debut
First Read More exchanges decelerate drive for speed, experiment with miniscule delays Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News After a prolonged drive to be the fastest to execute trades, more exchange operators are experimenting with speed bumps, or fractional delays in...
Wanna Bet? The Market Has a View on the 2020 Election
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Cboe's Jacqueline Stewart was the recipient of the Cboe's "Outstanding Community Service Award" for 2019. Congratulations to Jacqueline on her outstanding work.~JJL The CME Group's E-mini S&P 500 ESG...
Innovation and Choice in the Post-Libor Landscape
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff As this is the last edition of the John Lothian Newsletter for the year 2019, I want to thank all of you readers for your support and enthusiasm for our products. I want to thank our sponsors for their loyal support. I want to...
The decade that saw volatility trading come of age
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff August of 2020 will be the 20th anniversary of the launch of what became the John Lothian Newsletter.~JJL John Lothian News has hired Suzanne Cosgrove as a permanent employee as of January 1, 2020....
Banks Set for Biggest Job Cull Since 2015 as Morgan Stanley Cuts
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Seventeen years ago today, the John Lothian Newsletter had over 200 new subscribers to this newsletter after the Wall Street Journal piece ran the day after Christmas in 2002. That piece opened up the...
Eleven Years in the Making: Breaking Even on JPMorgan’s Purchase of Bear Stearns
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Seventeen years ago today a story about me and this newsletter was published in the Wall Street Journal with the title, "Futures Analyst or a Broker? Skepticism Surrounds Critic." The article was by Peter A. Mckay, who was a...
Robinhood Settles Claims It Didn’t Ensure Best Prices for Customer Trades
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The London Stock Exchange says 2019 was a year of innovation.~JJL The Technical Company is saying goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020 in a LinkedIn post.~JJL BGC Partners has named Steven Bisgay as chief...
Bank of England confirms high-speed traders hacked audio feed
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The CFTC Commissioners must have sore jaws today from all the statements they issued yesterday about their decisions from their open meeting. That, or the fingers of their staff are stiff from all the...
Wall Street holiday parties try dropping booze for bootcamps, smoothies
First Read New Year's Day Launch Seen as Just the Start of Illinois' Recreational Canna Business JohnLothianNews.com As of January 1, adults in Illinois will be allowed to legally buy small quantities of cannabis products for recreational use from licensed state...
Wave Goodbye to Libor. Welcome Its Successor, SOFR
First Read Grayscale wants digital asset regulators and investors to get along Matt Raebel - John Lothian News When you lose your digital assets, there isn't exactly a 1-800 number you can call to seek legal recompense. It's still the Wild West...
Math Whiz Trades Without Humans to Build a $700 Million Fortune
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Dan Stern is the subject of today's MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project video. Stern is part of a prominent Chicago Board of Trade family of traders and lovers of soccer.~JJL John...
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Jeff Bergstrom is an editor at John Lothian News and chief information officer of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. Bergstrom is also a contributing editor of JLN Options and JLN Financials.