First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Today's lead story in JLN via the Financial Times is penned by none other than former FT and now freelance journalist Jeremy Grant. The story is part of a Special Report by the FT on Risk Management. Jeremy's...
Observations & Insight Options Industry Conference Celebrates 40th Anniversary Anna Lyudvig - MarketsMedia The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) will host its 40th annual Options Industry Conference on May 10-12, 2022 at La Cantera Resort & Spa in San...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Jon Herrick has returned to the NYSE and assumed the newly created position of head of markets. In this role, Jon is responsible for the NYSE's transactions businesses, including the product roadmap, market...
Observations & Insight Cboe Completes Acquisition of ErisX; CME Group to Launch options on Micro WTI Crude Oil futures; Cboe FX Markets' Trading Volume Drops JohnLothianNews.com "Alex Perry's Optionstopia" takes a look at this week's options news highlights: Cboe...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Texas was roasted by record heat on Saturday, with San Antonio, the site of this week's Options Industry Conference hitting a record 101 degrees on Saturday, matching the record temperature also set in Amarillo,...
Observations & Insight FIA's International Derivatives Expo is returning to The Brewery in London this coming 6-8 June. Standing still is not an option in today's evolving cleared derivatives environment. Without adapting to new products, processes, technologies...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Boeing decided to move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Va., after the 20-year deal the City of Chicago gave Boeing expired and there are better reasons to be closer to the decision-makers in...
Observations & Insight FIA's International Derivatives Expo is returning to The Brewery in London this coming 6-8 June. Standing still is not an option in today's evolving cleared derivatives environment. Without adapting to new products, processes, technologies...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Yesterday was the 28th of 28 radiation treatments for me for prostate cancer and I rang the bell after completing treatment at the Nancy W. Knowles Cancer Center in Elmhurst, Ill., signifying completion. I still...
Observations & Insight JohnLothianNews.com Martin Franchi, CEO of NinjaTrader Group, sees its mission as "bringing futures trading to a more mainstream place." With the rise of the retail trader, NinjaTrader - which historically has been a downloadable application...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Disneyesque automaton versions of ErisX Head of Product Ian Grieves and Head of Marketing Jessica Darmoni starred in a short Youtube promotional video announcing the closing of the deal for Cboe to acquire ErisX...
Observations & Insight John Davidson on OCC's technology changes, options education, and the challenges of continuing options growth JohnLothianNews.com John Davidson is CEO of the OCC, a position he has held since December of 2018. He spoke with John Lothian at...
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The SEC announced plans to nearly double the size of its crypto assets and cyber unit responsible for protecting investors in the crypto markets and from cyber-related crimes. The unit will be renamed as the...
Observations & Insight FIA's International Derivatives Expo is returning to The Brewery in London this coming 6-8 June. Standing still is not an option in today's evolving cleared derivatives environment. Without adapting to new products, processes, technologies...
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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.