Financials

OCC reports highest volumes in its history in Q1 2021; CFTC cracks down on binary options – The Spread

by Matt Raebel | Apr 9, 2021

This week on The Spread, the OCC and several major exchanges report trade volumes, the CFTC orders a Brooklyn man to pay $1 million in penalties over a binary options scheme, and more.

JLN Takes ‘A Deeper Dive into the NYSE Group Retail Liquidity Programs’ Research Report with Kevin Tyrrell

by John Lothian | Mar 31, 2021

Kevin Tyrrell is the head of research for NYSE. He and his team of researchers and economists were intrigued by the market activity during an unprecedented surge in the price of GameStop shares during January 25-29, 2021, and they wanted to see how different OTC trading platforms responded to the order flow, including NYSE’s Retail Price Improvement (RLP) programs.

Peter Fredriksson – The Path to Electronic Trading

by John Lothian | Feb 23, 2021

A Swedish Perspective from the Early Days of Electronic Trading
Peter Fredriksson was with OM in Sweden when they offered the first electronic trading platform.

The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 17: The Ripple Effect

by Matt Raebel | Feb 12, 2021

In this episode of the CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast, Matt Raebel and Thom Thompson discuss some of the biggest stories of the year so far.

John Lothian: A Futures Trader’s Confession

by John Lothian | Feb 3, 2021

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...

JLN Launches The History of Financial Futures Episode: Game Changers, Part II

by John Lothian | Jan 11, 2021

Eleven years ago John Lothian News began work on a video series about the history of financial futures.

FIA EXPO 2020: Lots of Ideas, But Little Agreement, As Libor Faces Deadline

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Nov 13, 2020

As the deadline for the end of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) looms at the end of 2021, a host of legacy issues and alternative rate choices remain on the table, members of an FIA Expo panel on short-term interest rate rates agreed. But while the panelists...

THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 9/28/2020

by John Lothian | Oct 2, 2020

The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.

Tim McCourt from the CME Group – Micro E Mini Options

by Matt Raebel | Sep 30, 2020

Tim McCourt, Managing Director and Global Head of Equity Products at the CME Group, discusses the launch, reception, and use of the CME’s new options contracts on its Micro E Mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures.

Analysis: Fed’s Hold On Economy Challenged As Virus Eludes Policy Outlook

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Aug 4, 2020

While the Federal Reserve is known for its laser focus on goals that include maximum employment, price stability, moderate interest rates and a stable financial system, those goals have proven slippery as the coronavirus persists and continues to tamp down progress, exposing some structural gaps in the process.

The Spread: Until We OCC You Again

by Matt Raebel | Jul 10, 2020

This week on The Spread, we catch up on the last two week’s news, including a number of exciting updates from our friends at the OCC.

JLN Bachelier Options Model Virtual Panel Podcast

by John Lothian | May 29, 2020

John Lothian News is presenting the May 14 Bachelier Options Model virtual panel as a podcast.

Everything old is new again

by Thom Thompson | May 20, 2020

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is picking up where it left off in 1986 with regular issuances of bonds with nominal 20-year maturities. (“Nominal” because the bond will be issued on June 1 and pay out 19+ years later on May 15.) The bonds will pay semi-annual interest.

Electronic Algo Execution Competition Poised for Unique Opportunity

by John Lothian | Apr 28, 2020

Ten Trades a day in the last four to five weeks have made up about 50% of the Eurodollar option volume at the CME Group, says Thomas Fitch of RVassets.

The Spread: Quarantined

by Matt Raebel | Mar 20, 2020

This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two traders test positive for COVID-19, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcription Welcome...