First Read $18,761/$300,000 (6.3%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff We now have comments from the following people on our George Gero remembrances page: Terry Duffy, Walt Lukken, John Damgard, Gary DeWaal, Joe Raia, Bobby Ahrens, Stephen Rosenberg,...
First Read $18,761/$300,000 (6.3%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff George Gero has passed away, reportedly after battling COVID-19. George was a widely respected futures industry statesman who was inducted into the FIA's Hall of Fame in 2019. George...
Lead Stories Emerging-Market Bulls Reveal Themselves in U.S. Options Trades Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg U.S. options have been showing more bullishness about emerging markets, and some strategists say they may be a good place to bet on further gains. On the iShares...
First Read $17,161/$300,000 (5.7%) Paul Cusenza and Adam Minick ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Look for news today about a group of data providers with a letter to the CFTC and key legislators about the CME Group's adding a fee for historical data....
First Read $16,961/$300,000 (5.7%) Raymond McKenzie ++++ FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business? Jeff Bergstrom - John Lothian News There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer...
There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer screen may represent tangible products but in the end it is all reduced to a data stream.
Observations & Insight FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID's Chaos Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew...
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) ++++ Celebrate a Legacy of Leadership and Support for the Scouting Movement from the Chicago Financial Community Join Me Thursday at the LaSalle Street Trading Tech Awards Event On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:30 PM, the LaSalle...
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) ++++ FIA Asia-V: Asia-Pacific Exchanges Look Back and Ahead Sarah Rudolph and Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News In the first panel at FIA's Asia-V 2020 Expo, exchanges in the Asia-Pacific looked back at their successes during a...
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) ++++ Editor's Note: Yesterday some of our readers, mainly those who use Gmail, got a warning on our newsletter that, "This message seems dangerous." We can assure you there was nothing dangerous about that email. Unfortunately, the...
First Read $16,711/$300,000 (5.6%) Steve Auerbach, Guy Sheetz (and Anonymous x2) ++++ The Hemp Industry Has Room To Grow Thom Thompson - John Lothian News As the third nationally legal industrial hemp crop hits the market, it is clear that American producers,...
First Read $15,261/$300,000 (5%) Jessica Darmoni and Dayre Lashnits ++++ FIA Expo: Cboe's Ed Tilly Talks Retail Investors, European Derivatives Plans Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News Although it was a period of heightened volatility, 2020 was a big year for retail...
Observations & Insight $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: 2020 Was a Very Good Year - for ICE Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Far from being felled by the COVID pandemic - or anything else that has happened in 2020 - the Intercontinental Exchange had its best...
First Read $14,991/$300,000 (5%) ++++ FIA Expo: U.S. Treasuries' 2020 March Madness Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Wednesday morning Kevin McPartland, head of research at Greenwich Associates, and his U.S. Treasury Market: Key Takeaways From March 2020 panelists...
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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.