First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff A gentle reminder. The NFA and NIBA announced a joint webinar about navigating regulatory requirements in a hybrid environment. The webinar is scheduled the day of my 31st wedding...
Observations & Insight ****SC: Cboe Europe Derivatives's first-week volume tally (as of September 13) was 64 contracts, a Cboe spokesman confirmed. The most-traded futures contract during that period was 22 contracts on the Cboe NL25 Index (Cboe's Netherlands...
First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The SEC has surpassed $1 billion in awards for its whistleblower program with the latest awards totalling $114 million, including an award of $110 million to a single whistleblower....
Observations & Insight FIA: Monthly Exchange-Traded Volume Up More Than 42% in August; Options Trading Leads Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News The Futures Industry Association Tuesday reported global exchange-traded volume volume was up 42.3% from the same...
First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ FIA: Monthly Exchange-Traded Volume Up More Than 42% in August; Options Trading Leads Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News The Futures Industry Association Tuesday reported global exchange-traded volume volume was up 42.3% from...
Observations & Insight The 10 shortlisted nominees for the Women in Derivatives (WIND)'s Rising Stars Award at this year's gala are: - Brittany Garland, Executive Director at IHS Markit - Miglena Lazarova, Executive Director Head of Client Service Operations at...
First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the fourth in the series of reflections by Ray Pellecchia, this one titled "My 9/11 and Beyond: Friday, September 14." Tim Mahoney, the former CEO of BIDS Trading, a New...
Observations & Insight GameStop disappoints; Coinbase gets into it with the SEC; Cboe offers Europe options; MIAX Spikes a record; John's Take on CBOE's Phil Slocum's passing and a great moment in options history; and how to execute a strangle — The Spread —...
First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ FEX Global Makes Its First Trade John Lothian - John Lothian News The first power trade on the Australian start-up exchange FEX Global was made Friday, September 10, and it was truly a global story. The trade was made using a...
Observations & Insight ****JJL: Yesterday I interviewed Doug Engmann for the Open Outcry Traders History Project. Engmann was a market-maker on the Pacific Stock Exchange options floor and served as its acting chairman. He told me the story of what he called the...
First Read 53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The FIA has published a reflection on the 20-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, honoring the many acts of bravery and courage shown that day. -- FIA Here is a remembrance from...
Lead Stories Cboe Global Markets' Ed Tilly to Serve as Chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges Press Release Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, today announced that its Chairman,...
First Read $53,406/$300,000 (17.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The World Federation of Exchanges announced that Cboe Chairman, President and CEO Ed Tilly will serve as its next chairman for a two-year term. Tilly previously served as vice...
Lead Stories With GameStop earnings on tap, options traders bet on muted moves Saqib Iqbal Ahmed - Reuters Options traders are expecting comparatively subdued moves in GameStop Inc (GME.N) shares around its earnings report, as the company that helped spark the...
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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.