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The Richness of Giving – A John Lothian Commentary from 2012 – This is John Lothian
The following is a commentary written in 2012 for the John Lothian Newsletter titled "The Richness of Giving." It is produced here as podcast. Last week, the last thing I did before taking off for Florida on vacation was to speak at the memorial service for my friend...
FIA Boca-V: In the Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Rana Foroohar, global economic analyst and Financial Times columnist, gave a fascinating presentation to FIA Boca on Wednesday on surveillance capitalism that melded finance with global politics and foreign affairs as well as some history, current events and a little...
FIA: Walt Lukken Kicks Off Boca-V From His Washington, D.C., Office
Walt Lukken kicked off the FIA Boca-V conference, not from a stage in Boca Raton, Florida, but from his office in Washington, D.C. He was dressed in a dark jacket and pink tie. Normally, we are surrounded by pink at the 95-year-old Boca Resort. His opening remarks...
John Lothian: A Futures Trader’s Confession
All the Ways I Have Traded Futures Over the Years I was brought up as a futures trader and the people I knew were futures traders. The people at my first industry-related job that I listened to on long car rides or on the radio talked about futures. The people I...
Why Do You Hire a Super Salesman to Run Trading Technologies?
Rick Lane is out at Trading Technologies as CEO and chairman, but still with the company in a non-titled supporting role for the time being, at a time when the company is rumored to be in the midst of a sale.
BNPP Asset Management Looks Forward to Continued Stock Price Appreciation
Despite the current raging pandemic and Congress debating whether to impeach the same president twice, the portfolio managers that BNPP Asset Management’s new CEO, Johanna Lasker, assembled to talk to the press on Wednesday morning said they believe all of that will...
Hemp’s Future Twists and Turns Go Beyond Current CBD Marketplace
Our friends at PanXchange have included, along with their usual invaluable market insights, a year’s-end forecast to get us started thinking about 2021 in their December Hemp: Benchmarks & Analysis report.
In the Georgia Senate Elections There Is No Winning With Your Reputation Intact
Kelly Loeffler began 2020 by becoming Sen. Kelly Loeffler. When she aspired to be a Georgia U.S. Senator, I am sure she never imagined she would be in the midst of a national fight for political control of the U.S. Senate. But that is where she has found herself.
Your Opportunity to Expand Vaccine Development and Tame the Pandemic
Some vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and approved and are beginning to be delivered and given as shots. This is just the beginning chapter for novel coronavirus vaccines.
A Smile on FTSE Russell’s Sean Smith’s Face is Not News, But This Smile is Special
Sean Smith has a big smile on his face these days. Actually, that is not news, though it is harder to see behind a mask. Sean is normally always smiling. However, his smile is even bigger presently because of a new product announcement by Cboe Global Markets, one of...
Joel Fingerman of Fundamental Analytics Weighs in on CFTC Oil Crash Report
An Analytical and Fundamental Response to the CFTC Interim Staff Report: Trading in NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Futures Contracts Leading up to, on, and Around April 20, 2020
FIA Expo: Tarbert Misses Opportunities in Keynote Address
In what is likely to be his last FIA Expo address as chairman of the CFTC, Dr. Heath Tarbert spoke for about half an hour on Tuesday morning at this year’s conference which, of course, is being Zoomed around the world.
Harris Kay Joins Murphy & McGonigle
The law firm of Murphy & McGonigle has opened a Chicago office staffed by industry veteran Harris Kay. Kay worked with the principals of M&M at a previous firm, so this is a coming home of sorts.
Joe Sullivan’s Influence and Success, Part 2
Wayne Luthringshausen is another person whose career was influenced by the arc of Joseph Sullivan’s option exchange startup crusade to create the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Joe Sullivan’s Influence and Success
Joseph Sullivan’s life impacted so many others, including many or even most reading this newsletter, because of the successful launch he led of the first new securities exchange since the enactment of the 1934 act that created the U.S. Securities & Exchange...
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