New Rules of the Road

by JLN Staff | May 2, 2018 | Regulation & Enforcement, Special Report

John Lothian Newsletter Today's Newsletter G7 warns on ‘serious risks’ posed by Libra and other digital coins Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadMarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Concludes in Chicago WednesdaySarah Rudolph -...

Gary DeWaal, Katten Muchin Rosenman – Regulation, Compliance and the Grandma Test

by JLN Staff | Oct 5, 2016 | MarketsWiki Education

“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...

Bill Looney, CBOE – The Champions’ Mindset

by JLN Staff | Sep 30, 2016 | MarketsWiki Education

“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 –...

John Lothian Newsletter: Deutsche Bank Drops to Record as Some Clients Reduce Exposure; ICE Clear Credit Recognized As Third-country Central Counterparty Under EMIR; Derivatives surge sees two thirds of firms increasing tech investments

by JLN Staff | Sep 30, 2016 | John Lothian Newsletter, Uncategorized

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...

John Lothian News Brings A World of Opportunity to London For Third Year

by JLN Staff | Sep 30, 2016 | MarketsWiki Education

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,...

John Lothian Newsletter: Peak Finance Looks Like It’s Over; Banks Lead Charge to Adopt AI for Business; U.S. to expand rules for ‘too-big-to-fail’ clearing houses

by JLN Staff | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

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...

Kenny Polcari, O’Neil Securities – Charting a Career

by JLN Staff | Sep 28, 2016 | MarketsWiki Education

“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...

John Lothian Newsletter: MarketAxess muscles into US bond trading as banks retreat; Hedge Funds Face Most Difficult Era Julian Robertson’s Ever Seen; Brazil opens antitrust probe into BM&FBovespa bourse

by JLN Staff | Sep 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

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...

John Lothian Newsletter: Six Exchanges Collectively Fine Merrill Lynch; CBOE, Bats Deal Creates New Exchange Behemoth; Hedge Funds Take Another Punch to Gut

by JLN Staff | Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized

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...

John Lothian Newsletter: CBOE Agrees to Buy Market Operator Bats for $3.2 Billion; LSE and banks set to launch new derivatives exchange; CME Seeks Clearing Shift as Rules Reshape Derivatives

by JLN Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized

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...