John Lothian Newsletter

Charles Schwab to Buy TD Ameritrade for $26 Billion, Reports Say

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 21, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Today's MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project series video is of Jeff Bernacchi, a CME member and former member of the CME Group board of directors who recently retired from the board...

The End of the United Kingdom May Be Nearing

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 20, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff In the category of GREAT NEWS, the LinkedIn profile of Jim Oliff has the following message "Just successfully completed treatment for throat cancer. Looking to get my gray cells reengaged."~JJL Adam Honoré, executive director,...

War for Madrid Exchange to Widen as Deutsche Boerse Considers Bid

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 19, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Donnie Roberts is one of my favorite people and he is the next participant in the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project. He came to Chicago after graduate school with a Marine Corps...

Hong Kong’s ‘Nasdaq’ GEM market fails to sparkle

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 18, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff If you missed the JLN weekend update, sponsored by RJO, you can find it here.~JJL We are rolling out the FIA EXPO JLN Industry Leader series videos every day over the next three weeks. We will also be...

EU to extend temporary access to UK clearing houses; City fund managers call for rethink of capitalism

by Matt Raebel | Nov 15, 2019

See also: EU’s Banks Take ‘Quantum Leap’ to Save the Planet: Brussels Edition;

In swaps we trust? Disappearing dollars drive currency trading dependence; France Tried Soaking the Rich. It Didn’t Go Well.

by Matt Raebel | Nov 14, 2019

First ReadA Cost-Benefit Analysis of the CFTC Case Against Jitesh Thakkar, Part 1John Lothian, Publisher - JLNCost-benefit analysis is an important part of the regulatory process and even more so after Dodd-Frank became the law of the land. The CFTC does...

Hong Kong Exchange Drops on Worry Protests Will Hurt Trading; Homespun Firms Challenge Wall Street’s Muni-Bond Supremacy

by Matt Raebel | Nov 13, 2019

See also: Bakkt now plans to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures; Brexit’s $78 Trillion Derivatives Spat Needs Fix Now, Banks Say; and more.

Support Swells for Developer in Spoofing Software Case; Ignoring Women Costs Finance Firms $700 Billion a Year

by Matt Raebel | Nov 12, 2019

See also: Libor is going away, Bakkt officially dives into crowded crypto custody market after NYDFS blessing, and more.

Asset allocation specialists are the new snake oil salesmen

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 11, 2019

First Read Back in Court with Bcause - Year End Report Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Wednesday was the last hearing scheduled for this year for the Bcause bankruptcy. The next court date is January 7 when the bankruptcy trustee's...

Trading Slump Deepens: It’s as If JPMorgan and Goldman Vanished

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 8, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The LaSalle Trading Tech Awards event in support of the Pathway to Adventure Council of the Boy Scouts of America went well last night and raised over $114,000. Thank you to Tom Sexton, president and CEO...

Europe’s traders call for shorter working day; Move could boost trading volumes while improving work-life balance

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 7, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Bloomberg has a story by Mark Gongloff titled "All Work and No Play Makes Jack an Unproductive Boy; America's long hours aren't helping anybody." I would agree. Work smarter, not longer.~JJL Also, the NY...

Robinhood Traders Discovered a Glitch That Gave Them ‘Infinite Leverage’

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 6, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff FIA's Will Acworth's take on CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert's speech at EXPO is titled "CFTC's Tarbert vows to promote 'integrity, resilience and vibrancy' of derivatives markets."~JJL Wedbush Securities...

CFTC, DOJ Enforcement Tag-Team Raising Stakes for Market Fraud

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 5, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The signatures on the petition for Justice for Jitesh include some of the top technologists in our industry. They also include a former CFTC official, the head of a prominent FCM and leading compliance...

Large Bitcoin Player Manipulated Price Sharply Higher

by Jeff Bergstrom | Nov 4, 2019

First ReadFIA EXPO – Another Perspective on Day TwoThom Thompson – John Lothian NewsDay Two of EXPO provided enough time for at least three substantive and engaging sessions in its short format. On Friday, my colleague Suzanne Cosgrove reported on one of...

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