It's been a solid year for exchanges with some welcome volatility and enough economic moves to keep it interesting. Those are common themes most markets have been able to capitalize on, and the Japan Exchange Group is well in that...
Posts written by Jim Kharouf
David Silverman Commentary on February 5: We are a “master and slave to the system”
I read the JLN essay about the events of February 5. I had heard many of the rumors that quickly emerged in the aftermath of the carnage and, as always the case in these types of situations, wasn’t sure what to believe. So, first,...
Cinnober looking to tap into treasury
For Cinnober's CEO Veronica Augustsson, 2017 was all about prepping for MiFID II, sticking to the company's core services and diversifying. Cinnober implemented its clearing system and real time risk management technology at the...
Nasdaq looks to grow into sell-side tech provider
Nasdaq is looking for a new client base - the sell side. Given its broad technology reach, the company believes it has the products and infrastructure that banks and brokers need in today's regulatory and trading environment....
AI is changing this industry. Now what?
I spent last week listening to experts in artificial intelligence talk about what AI can and will bring to the markets and the broader world. What is patently clear is that AI is here now and is only going to expand. As Jay Biondo,...
Finding Opportunity: Peter Lenardos, CFO, Cinnober Says Growth and Profitability Are Coming
Cinnober has built its reputation in the industry as a pioneer and an opportunistic company that looks for new ways to address market needs. So in many ways it was not surprising the firm hired Peter Lenardos as its new CFO two weeks...
What The Crypto World Needs Is Trading, Data and Infrastructure… From Milwaukee
Derek Urben didn't look the least bit nervous. As head of business development at Coinigy, he was in Chicago looking to break into the lucrative space of institutions interested in crypto trading, data and infrastructure. He wants to...
Chicago is Crypto-fuel For the Coinbase Rocket
My meeting with Paul Bauerschmidt has been reset three times and he's running a few minutes late for our coffee in Chicago. It's understandable. Since taking the role as co-head of Coinbase's Chicago office last October, it's been...
FIA IDX 2018 – Stuart Williams Says ICE Interest Rates Heating Up
Stuart Williams, president of ICE Futures Europe, said regulatory and macro-economic trends are putting some wind behind its interest rate complex, a welcome sign for a market that stagnated during the post-2008 crisis. Speaking with...
Can tZERO and BOX Digital Markets change the face of capital markets?
It would not be an understatement to say that Patrick Byrne thinks big - really big - like a quadrillion dollar market. The Overstock founder and CEO has been building the firm's tZERO subsidiary, a distributed ledger platform, since...
Q&A With Don Ross: Can Equity Markets Benefit From Auctions? Ross Looks To Disrupt The Markets With On-Demand Auctions For Stocks, Just Like The Good Ole Days
CODA Markets has been pounding a steady beat for on-demand auctions since launching CODA Block, a 30-second block auction program in 2017. With a new study from ViableMkts of the auction system, data shows CODA Block generally did...
HKEx Looks To Make A Major Clearinghouse Upgrade
Today's markets and regulations are pushing exchanges to improve their technology, risk models and capital services. As such, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has embarked on a major revamp of the clearing house's platform, looking...
Fintech Exchange: Changing The Market Landscape
The fourth annual Fintech Exchange event was held in Chicago on April 25 -26, with an eye toward up-and-coming companies and exchanges, as well as what's new in the fintech space from established players. Here is a recap of the best...
DB1’s Ankur Kamalia: Fintech Venture Capital Is All About Collaboration
Deutsche Boerse started DB1 Ventures about 2 ½ years ago with the goal of finding new fintech firms that complement the exchange's wide-ranging technologies but also show potential to grow well beyond that. Ankur Kamalia, managing...
Jim Kharouf
Contributing Global Markets Editor
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Jim Kharouf is a Chicago-based reporter and editor who has covered all aspects of the financial markets since 1989. He currently serves as contributing global markets editor to John Lothian News.