John Lothian sat down with John Omahen of FIS Global in the office of John Lothian News to discuss new initiatives at FIS and Omahen’s take on industry issues. During this discussion, Omahen comments on a new FIS margin product and...
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FIA Expo Preview with Walt Lukken
FIA Expo is October 16-18. In this video, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses what to expect from this year's gathering of more than 4,500 attendees representing 1,250 companies. Produced by Mike Forrester John...
Under The Crypto Hood With CMT Digital
You can trade cryptocurrencies on a screen but that doesn’t mean they have a ton in common with traditional assets. John Lothian News Contributing Editor Chuck Mackie sat down with three members of CMT Digital to discuss the...
MWE World of Opportunity – What is ESG?
“By assessing the underlying issues of these three broad categories, a company can get a better understanding of the holistic risks that can affect their bottom line.” In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity...
Trading Technologies and Coinbase Strike Deal To Offer Cash Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
JLN's Jim Kharouf talks about Trading Technologies and the GDAX deal to offer the cash products on TT’s platform. John Lothian Newsletter Today's Newsletter We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do...
Donna Heidkamp – Strive for Self Improvement
“Having the chance to be on the front lines working with the markets is an invaluable experience no matter what you do in the industry, no matter where you end up or what path you take.” In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s...
Nikolai Larbalestier – Be the Change You Want to See
“Take the opportunity. Take the risk. Understand the risk but go for it anyway. Failure is part of the journey, but success is the reward.” In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Nikolai...
Carolyn Leonard – Women In Finance
" I had brokers with very large decks telling me to my face that they've never traded with a woman, they weren't going to trade with me and that I shouldn't take it personally... A lot of those same guys became awesome friends, but we had a real rocky start."...
Chip Dempsey – Breaking Down Cryptocurrencies
“Personally, I see it as our industry undergoing a new technological reformation, and I think it’s as significant as moving from the trading pits to matching engines.” In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s Intern Recruiting...
Jim Hourihane – Careers in Compliance
“We’re trying to ensure market integrity, we’re trying to make sure investors are protected and we’re making sure all of our members are doing the right thing and following all the rules.” In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s Intern...
Ed Tilly – Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve
In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s Intern Recruiting event in Chicago, Ed Tilly, chairman and CEO of Cboe Global Markets, discusses how changes in technology force you to adapt to stay ahead of the curve. Tilly breaks down what's going...
The Future of Bitcoin (Futures) – with Lanre Sarumi
With the launch of the first bitcoin futures only a couple of days away, JLN asked Lanre Sarumi, the CEO of the quantitative analytics software firm Riskbone as well as CEO of Level Trading Field, a free online financial news and...
Nasdaq Discusses Valued Internship Program
Our MarketsWiki Education Intern Recruiting Event is on Monday! As our sponsor firms gear up to meet with students from all over the Midwest, we interviewed the Chief Operating Officer at Nasdaq Futures, Steve Sladoje, about their highly valued internship program and...
ED&F Man talks starting a career in global commodities
In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in New York, Morgan Slade, CEO of CloudQuant, discusses the difficulties most people face when trying to enter high finance. Getting your foot in the door at a...
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Oil’s Wild Ride Is Driven by a Disruptive Band of Bot Traders
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Julie Lerner, the founder and CEO of PanXchange, announced with "deep remorse" on LinkedIn that the exchange was "closing its doors." Lerner created PanXchange to trade cash (spot) physical commodities and had...
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Short-sellers are endangered. That is bad news for markets.
Lead Stories Short-sellers are endangered. That is bad news for markets. The Economist If you want to be liked, don't be a short-seller. Some other investors might defend you, at least in the abstract, as an important part of a healthy and efficient market. But to...
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