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,...
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Suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails
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...
Emerging-Market Bulls Reveal Themselves in U.S. Options Trades
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...
EDI challenges new CME fees as anti-competitive and illegal
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....
Future of London Finance at Stake in Brexit Fight
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...
FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business?
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.
OCC November 2020 Total Volume Up 71 Percent from a Year Ago
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...
2,596 Trades in One Term: Inside Senator Perdue’s Stock Portfolio
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...
The City of London’s Supremacy Goes Very Deep
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...
Libor’s Delayed Demise Rewards Slow-Moving U.S. Bankers
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...
S&P Global Agrees to Buy IHS Markit for About $44 Billion
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,...
The $36 Trillion Bill for Neglecting Climate and Free Trade
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...
Stock Bulls May Soon Be Emboldened by VIX’s Drop to Key Level
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...
How a Covid-19 Vaccine Could End Up Helping the Virus Spread
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.