Volatility makes a return appearance as the Delta variant jangles nerves; Treasury bond yields perk up; July options expire; John Lothian chats with Cboe’s Ed Tilly about a World of Opportunity; UBS and SEC reach a settlement; FIA Tech expands; and the Options Institute’s Kevin Davitt explains why contract size matters in the “Term of the Week.”
China’s government meets to plan an economic recovery from COVID by maintaining its current plans with macro policies (Bloomberg), while Japan’s government discusses opening up sports betting on baseball and basketball to curb pandemic pressures (FT).
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"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and remember to apply 'the grandma test.'" When you are faced with a difficult decision, picture this: you're sitting at Thanksgiving dinner, the family is gathered around the table, and grandma comes in holding a...
"The more you apply your inherent skill set to a job, and the more that job requires your inherent skill set, the greater the formula is for success. And, more importantly, the happier you'll be." Bill Looney is a real Renaissance man - institutional sales trader,...
First Read Who Needs Tickets? Next week is the A Leg To Stand On Rocktoberfest event here in Chicago, at City Winery on October 6 at 6 p.m. This year Geneva Trading is providing four tickets for the event, each valued at $200 per ticket. If you'd like to attend and...
Event brings together industry leaders, who share stories and ideas with "the next generation of market participants." John Lothian News is bringing its MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series to London for the third straight year on Monday, October 31,...
First Read Invest in the Future; Trading Tech Awards Event to Launch Merit Badge Workshop Program Expansion By John Lothian Trading Tech Awards Event - Register Here For 45 years the financial community of Chicago has been supporting the Boy Scouts of America with an...
"Let me go and check this out. I'm either going to love (an intern job at the NYSE) or I'm going to hate it. If I hate it, OK, chalk it up to experience, but if I love it, it may change the course of my life. And, in fact, it changed the course of my life." Market...
First Read The mystery of high-frequency trading; How can you put a speed limit on something you can't track? By ZACHARY WARMBRODT - Politico Something mysterious rattled one of the world's most stable financial markets for 12 harrowing minutes on Oct. 15, 2014....
First Read Kristin Boggiano, Guggenheim Partners - It's a Jungle Out There MarketsWikiEducation.com "You're going to reinvent yourself your whole career. It's not just a one-step thing. You may start off in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and become a regulatory lawyer years...
First Read CBOE Hits Home Run In Bats Acquisition By JLN Staff "This is a great fit culturally," said CBOE CEO Ed Tilly, who is trying to pull off the biggest deal of his career, with the $3.2 billion acquisition of Bats Global Markets Tilly and his team was also...
"You're going to reinvent yourself your whole career. It's not just a one-step thing. You may start off in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and become a regulatory lawyer years later." When Kristin Boggiano was finishing college, she admittedly had no clue what she wanted to...
"The most liquid stocks in the world used to trade at a minimum spread of one-eighth, but was quite often trading at a quarter spread. If you were an average retail investor buying 100 shares, you would have been paying an extra $25...
First Read $51,906/$300,000 (17.3%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The SEC issued an "Opinion of the Commission" on Monday in a case between ABN AMRO Chicago LLC and Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. and C2 Options Exchange, Inc. Here is a...
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Observations & Insight The SEC issued an "Opinion of the Commission" on Monday in a case between ABN AMRO Chicago LLC and Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. and C2 Options Exchange, Inc. Here is a summary of the opinion: "ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC petitions...
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