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Catching Up with Trading Technologies CEO Keith Todd at FIA EXPO 2022
John Lothian News caught up with Trading Technologies CEO Keith Todd at the recent FIA EXPO 2022 in Chicago about recent announcements from TT and updates on its progress under its new owners.
Nick Baker’s Big, Interesting and Weird Stories at CoinDesk Turn Consequential With FTX Scoops and CoinDesk’s Comprehensive Coverage
NIck Baker is the deputy editor-in-chief of CoinDesk, which has about 100 people in its content operation, of which about 50 are journalists. Most work remotely from home, though CoinDesk does have a New York office. Like cryptocurrency, CoinDesk is decentralized, Baker said.
Nick Baker’s Journalistic Bloodlines Took Him From Dow Jones to Bloomberg to CoinDesk
Nick Baker had journalism in his blood from the start. His grandfather was a journalist and an influential person in his life. When his grandfather died during Baker’s high school years, he made the split-second decision to follow a career path to journalism.
Cboe Digital, the rebranded ErisX, Leads with a Familiar Model
John Palmer is the head of Cboe Digital, the rebranded ErisX. JLN caught up with Palmer at the recent FIA EXPO 2022 in Chicago to ask him about Cboe Digital and the general state of the crypto markets and industry, which were rocked by the implosion of FTX and related companies.
A New Solution for Hedging Used Vehicle Price Exposure Amid Increasing Volatility
If you’re an entity that owns a large automotive fleet – a car rental agency or the finance arm of an automaker with a sizable lease portfolio – today’s skyrocketing used car prices have likely pushed your portfolio’s value into the stratosphere.
JLN Looks at Vantage, the no-code data visualization tool for U.S. and European equity markets from BMLL
Dr. Elliot Banks, the chief product officer of level 3 data and analytics provider BMLL, spoke to John Lothian News recently about the firm’s new BMLL Vantage product.
JLN Podcast: Social Market Analytics CEO Joe Gits Reflects on Company Growth and New Features
John Lothian News was the first media company to take an interest in Social Market Analytics, Inc. when it first started. We recently caught up with its founder and CEO, Joe Gits, for an update on the company and trends in social media and trading analytics.
We asked Gits for an update on the company and the progress it has made over the years. We asked him about the natural language processor he started with, which was an open source tool, and the proprietary natural language processor he developed.
Mark Smith’s Path To Electronic Trading: From Banking to Blockchain
Mark Smith started his career at broker-dealer Edward Jones, became an entrepreneur and then after his second firm was purchased by Citi, he found himself working for the bank, which he found an eye-opening experience.
Mark Smith’s Path to Electronic Trading is Awash in Entrepreneurial Drive
The Path to Electronic Trading for Mark Smith started in a pool. He wanted to be an Olympic swimmer, a singular focus that took him to the Olympic trials of 1988 and 1992, but not to the Olympic Games, though he did swim in the Pan American games of 1991.
Wolfgang Eholzer: The History of Financial Futures, Part 2
In part two of the interview with Wolfgang Eholzer for The History of Financial Futures video series from John Lothian News and MarketsWiki Education, Eholzer explains where the names of Eurex’s trade matching engine and other technology came from. Eurex wanted a short name that could be easily copyrighted and easily reproduced for other products.
Wolfgang Eholzer: The History of Financial Futures
In 1997, Wolfgang Eholzer decided there were not enough students studying physics and mathematics in Germany to make a career in academia and that maybe finding a job would be a good thing. The question was where was there enough going on. That question led him to Deutsche Boerse, which was starting a new electronic derivatives exchange and hiring like mad. He has been there since.
FIA Tech’s Andrew Castello Talks Reference Data, Symbology at IDX
John Lothian News interviewed FIA Tech’s Head of Reference Data Andrew Castello at IDX in London about his role at the firm he joined in 2019.
Castello said he is focused on expanding the reference data business of FIA Tech by focusing on the pain points for FIA Tech customers. He was interviewed in the lounge area outside The Brewery, where FIA’s IDX was held.
SEC Rule to Promote Order Competition the Focus of Hitesh Mittal JLN Interview
Hitesh Mittal, the CEO and founder of BestEx Research, talked with JLN in a video interview over Zoom, reflecting on the recent comments by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler about promoting more competition in the market.
LME’s Georgina Hallett Talks LME Passport, Responsible Sourcing and More in JLN IDX Interview
In London at FIA’s IDX, or International Derivatives Week, conference at The Brewery, John Lothian News interviewed LME’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Georgina Hallett, about the LME’s Passport, the electronic certificates of analysis (CoA) and digital credentials register.
Hallett had just finished her panel at IDX titled “What Now For Sustainable Finance?” moderated by former FT journalist Jeremy Grant.
Brian Hyndman’s Path To Electronic Trading Began Early
Brian Hyndman wanted to be a stockbroker growing up and that is what he became, starting out by working for Waterhouse Securities. But his career would be driven by the innovations and new technologies adopted by the markets and he would play a central part.
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FTX Implosion Prompts Call by DOJ Arm for Independent Probe
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a piece titled "Blockchains, What Are They Good For?" It may be the obituary for blockchain, as Krugman outlines all the firms that have abandoned...
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ALL OPTIONS CEO ALLARD JAKOBS TALKS ABOUT RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL TRADING FIRM, WHAT HE LOOKS FOR FROM NEW TRADERS, AND MORE IN THIS FULL INTERVIEW WITH JLN’S ALEX TENG
In this Options Discovery interview, Allard Jakobs, the CEO of All Options, sits down with JLN’s Alex Teng.
VIX Falls Below Key Level as Stock Market Volatility Disappears
Lead Stories VIX Falls Below Key Level as Stock Market Volatility Disappears Divya Balji - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index extended its decline Thursday, dropping below the key 20 threshold and reaching the lowest level in more than three months as Wall Street...
