First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Don't forget to sign up your interns or college student age family members for our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity virtual event on July 22 starting at 1:30 PM. You are also welcome to sign up for this free event if...
First Read Equity Volatility Aside, Market Structure Debate Back in the Fray By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Exchanges often have an uneasy relationship with regulation, but Adam Inzirillo, head of U.S. equities at Cboe Global Markets, began a Wednesday...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Book on his promotion to being the new CEO of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which really means he is now also responsible for the cash markets and market data. Michael Peters is an excellent choice...
First Read Hemp Enters Growing Season Against Backdrop of Moribund Prices Thom Thompson - John Lothian News No one will be surprised to learn that the price of CBD-hemp has stayed in the basement, resisting any pull upward as the industry works through the 2019 crop...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff There was a foiled attack on Pakistan's stock exchange today that left four gunmen dead. According to a report in Fortune, "Pakistani security officials killed four gunmen in Karachi before they could enter the stock exchange...
First Read Can a New American* CCO Save Germany's Darling Fintech Company? By Thom Thompson - John Lothian News James Freis, who joined German fintech and crypto darling Wirecard in May this year, was abruptly elevated to its executive management board yesterday,...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The insider trading investigation against U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler has been dismissed by the Senate Ethics Committee. That is good news for the senator's reelection chances, but her opponents will still use the issue. I...
Observations & Insight Walt Lukken Invites you to Attend FIA IDX-V JohnLothianNews.com FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken invites you to attend IDX-V on June 23 to 25 in this video shot in his home and edited by John Lothian News. Watch the video » Lead Stories...
First Read Walt Lukken Invites you to Attend FIA IDX-V JohnLothianNews.com FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken invites you to attend IDX-V on June 23 to 25 in this video shot in his home and edited by John Lothian News. Watch the video » ++++ Hits & Takes By JLN...
Observations & Insight ****SC: Cboe Options Exchange resumed pit trading Monday as planned. About half the usual number of traders came back to a reconfigured trading floor designed with social distancing and stringent health and safety protocols, the exchange...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The FIA has gifted JLN 50 passes to the upcoming IDX-V, or virtual IDX, for JLN readers. This is due to our strong relationship with the FIA and our enthusiasm and ongoing support for FIA events. Typically there are more JLN...
Observations & Insight Catherine Clay: Cboe's Information Solutions Using Data Tools To Build Business JohnLothianNews.com After capping a series of acquisitions with the purchase of Trade Alert, Cboe's senior vice president and head of information solutions talks...
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The theme of today's top stories in the lead section is the growing influence of retail traders and how the lack of sports betting has propelled millennials into trading stocks. Where would we be without...
First Read "Nine Out of Ten Doctors Agree"* - Fidelity Cryptocurrency Study Raises Questions By Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Fidelity's Digital Asset business dropped a four page press release on Tuesday about a survey it sponsored. Fidelity says that the survey...
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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.