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Grayscale wants digital asset regulators and investors to get along
When you lose your digital assets, there isn’t exactly a 1-800 number you can call to seek legal recompense. It’s still the Wild West in a lot of ways...investors still get scammed, the heads of new platforms are still getting pinched for running unregistered...
WisdomTree
WisdomTree Asset Management announced a physically-backed bitcoin ETP Tuesday, which will trade on Switzerland’s SIX exchange.
Changing Paradigms : Chris Hehmeyer of Hehmeyer Trading + Investments
Low volatility, regulatory uncertainty, lack of transparency – there is no shortage of challenges for those trading in the digital asset market. Chris Hehmeyer joined JLN at FIA Expo 2019 to discuss how his firm, Hehmeyer Trading + Investments, is meeting these challenges.
Investor pockets $13 million on one trade by betting big against the S&P 500 right before Monday’s steep drop
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Why Markets Have Lost Their Cool; Stock Sell-Off Is a Wake-Up Call for Investors
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Gemini
Gemini has hired Julian Sawyer as its managing director of Europe. Sawyer previously worked as chief operating officer at Starling Bank, a mobile-based bank in the U.K.
Large investor lays out $31 million options hedge against U.S. stock market drop; The fear of missing out will punish you once the stock market starts to make a ‘blow-off top’
Observations & Insight OCC Monthly Volume by Exchange - November 2019 Lead Stories Large investor lays out $31 million options hedge against U.S. stock market drop Saqib Iqbal Ahmed - Reuters Monday's slide in U.S. stocks prompted at least...
European Commission
The European Commission’s financial services chief Valdis Dombrovskis said that although Brussels is ready to cut off London’s access to European markets post-Brexit, it is willing to grant access through a system of “equivalence” decisions like ones used by banks and brokers in the U.S. and Singapore.
VIX Is Low. That May Be Because of All the Volatility ETPs; Traders’ Expectations for Stock Volatility Near Lowest Since 2018
Lead Stories VIX Is Low. That May Be Because of All the Volatility ETPs Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg Exchange-traded products are taking up a bigger chunk of Cboe Volatility Index futures trading than they have in about seven years, and that...
Japanese financial regulator unveils shake-up for stock exchange; Old Stock Exchange Buildings Are Being Turned Into Swanky Hotels
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Today's MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project video is of Tony Saliba, one of the major players at the Cboe during his time on the trading floor. And he has not done badly since...
Never in the History of the Euro Has Volatility Been This Low; Hong Kong Stock’s 78% Tumble Adds to Wave of Sudden Crashes
Observations & Insight EDITOR'S NOTE: JLN Options will not be published Thursday or Friday. Have a great Thanksgiving holiday (if you are in the US)! Tony Saliba - Open Outcry Traders History Project JohnLothianNews.com Tony Saliba was interviewed by...
European Central Bank
European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré said Tuesday that the ECB would support the Pan European Payment System Initiative (PEPSI), a multi-bank initiative to create a pan-European currency for retail payments.
Exchanges pitch alternative to IPOs for corporate fundraising; Nasdaq on track to steal NYSE’s IPO crown
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff For those who celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, the JLN team wishes you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. JLN will be back on Friday, assuming we don't all blow away with the winds at 25 to 35 miles miles...
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Matt Raebel is a Chicago-based writer and blogger. He is currently an associate editor with John Lothian News.