First Read New FTSE Russell Data Model Looks for 'Green' in Global Investments By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Ahead of the implementation of an ambitious EU classification system for sustainable activities, known as the EU Taxonomy, FTSE Russell this week...
First Read Fed's Star Witness in Spoofing Trial Gets Tarnished Under Cross-Examination Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp's federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the...
First Read Blue Skies In a Post-COVID World: Downside Doesn't Look as Deep, SocGen Says By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News One day the world will recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but what will a recovery look like and when will it take place? Societe...
First Read New Retail Interest Spurs Renewed Focus on Investor Education By Suzanne Cosgrove, John Lothian News Equity markets are seeing an influx of new retail interest, with up to 25 percent of market activity executed by retail investors on peak days this year,...
First Read Illinois' Social Equity License Applicants Get Their Day in Court By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Controversy over the application process for the state of Illinois' 75 social equity licenses to open cannabis dispensaries found its way into court on...
Observations & Insight Editor's Note: In observation of the Labor Day holiday in the US we will not be publishing JLN Options on Monday, September 7, 2020. We will be back on Tuesday. ++++ The Options Clearing Corporation told us that, "Thursday's market activity...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Monday is Labor Day in the U.S. and we will not be publishing an edition of JLN then. We will resume on Tuesday. Have a peaceful long weekend and reflect on our world and how you can help make it better. We all...
Lead Stories Speculation in tech stocks points to wild swings; Markets predict elevated volatility after burst of trading in call options on Apple and Tesla Richard Henderson and Michael Mackenzie and Richard Waters - FT A speculative frenzy in derivatives on US...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Chris Brummer, the Agnes N. Williams Research Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, led a virtual panel discussion yesterday titled "What do the data reveal about (the absence of Black) financial...
Observations & Insight OCC - August 2020 Contract Volume: Lead Stories U.S. Election Priced as Worst Event Risk in VIX Futures History Michael P. Regan - Bloomberg Elevated October futures show hedging for November volatility; Trades set for 'pretty incredible...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The tribute page to the late Richard Schaeffer has been updated to include one from Mary Bergonia Ross, a good friend from the NYMEX. I met her as Mary Bergonia when she ran the Chicago office of Man Financial....
Lead Stories Economist El-Erian says derivatives show retail traders may be drowned by a large correction in stocks Saloni Sardana - Markets Insider Mohamed El-Erian said in an op-ed with the Financial Times retail investors should consider the outlook of the options...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The FIA has published an important opinion piece on climate change and the market's role in helping fight it. The CFTC has reinstated TeraExchange, LLC as a Swap Execution Facility. The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges...
Observations & Insight OneChicago to close on September 18 for trading. Long live OneChicago. By John Lothian OneChicago was a name given to a securities futures exchange that was an idea that never lived up to its name. It was initially a collaboration between...
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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.