Industry Leaders Series

Angelo Evangelou: SA-CCR Early Greenlight a Great Step in the Right Direction

by Matt Raebel | Apr 23, 2020

The SA-CCR is an expansive set of rules that applies to more than just the options markets, but Angelo Evangelou, Cboe’s chief policy officer, explained why Cboe is excited about the change and optimistic about its potential impact on the options markets.

Loh Boon Chye: Singapore Exchange Expands as Asia Market Grows

by Sarah Rudolph | Apr 9, 2020

Since FIA Boca didn’t take place this March, John Lothian News posed our questions to Loh Boon Chye, the CEO of SGX, from afar, and he responded in this video shot in mid-March.

Chris Hehmeyer – Bitcoin, Bakkt and Beyond

by Sarah Rudolph | Apr 3, 2020

Hehmeyer Trading and Investments shut down its CTA and CPO and IB business at the end of the year, along with its Hehmeyer Cryptocurrency Index Fund. The market maker is now focused on cryptocurrencies, bitcoin in particular. Chris Hehmeyer told John Lothian News that...

Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation

by Sarah Rudolph | Mar 17, 2020

After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...

Futures Industry Association Cancels Prestigious Boca International Conference Due to an Abundance of Caution Because of Global Coronavirus Outbreak

by John Lothian | Mar 3, 2020

The Futures Industry Association has cancelled its International Conference in Boca Raton, Florida scheduled to start next week out of “an abundance of caution.”

The WILD Growth of Cathey Curley – Part One

by John Lothian | Feb 21, 2020

Cathey Curley is the president of Women in Listed Derivatives (WILD). She sat down for an interview with John Lothian News to talk about the explosive growth WILD is experiencing and what they are doing with that success.

Big Volatility, Risk, and Consolidation: Jim Nevotti of Sterling Trading Tech

by John Lothian | Dec 16, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES At FIA Expo 2019, Jim Nevotti, the president of Sterling Trading Tech, talked with JLN about CAT reporting, the return of volatility to the markets and the hidden costs of commission free trading, and...

A Renaissance in clearing – John Davidson of the OCC

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 13, 2019

John Davidson, chief executive officer of the OCC, discussed how the clearer is revamping its entire system, replacing its legacy clearing technology with the new Renaissance initiative, which will operate in the public cloud.

Swaps proficiency requirements and other initiatives: the NFA’s Tom Sexton

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 10, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES The National Futures Association (NFA)'s swaps proficiency requirements will be implemented in January 2020. Tom Sexton, NFA's president and CEO, spoke with JLN at FIA Expo 2019 about the work that went...

Bringing Efficiency to the Raw Materials Markets: MaterialsXchange’s Mike Wisnefski

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 9, 2019

Mike Wisnefski, the CEO and co-founder of MaterialsXchange, spoke to John Lothian News at FIA Expo 2019 about bringing transparency and efficiency to the raw materials markets.

Russell 2000 Index derivatives blossom amid increased global demand for U.S. equities: FTSE Russell’s Sean Smith

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Dec 9, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES Sean Smith, managing director of derivatives licenses at FTSE Russell, painted an upbeat picture of current Russell 2000 volume when he spoke to John Lothian News at FIA Expo 2019. He credited global demand for small-cap...

Risk Management, Analytics and Parallel Processing: Tom Watson of Hanweck

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 4, 2019

Tom Watson, head of sales at Hanweck, sat down with JLN at FIA Expo to talk about Hanweck’s branching out into international markets and margin analytics and how GPU-based computing is changing the industry landscape.

Cloud-based collateral management’s profound impact on the financial industry: CloudMargin’s Karl Wyborn

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Dec 3, 2019

CloudMargin’s Karl Wyborn, the London-based company’s newly appointed global head of business development, sat down with John Lothian News at FIA Expo 2019 to explain how the deployment of cloud technology has begun to change the industry.

Metadata, AI, and monitoring global risks: Predata’s Hazem Dawani

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 2, 2019

At FIA Expo 2019, Predata CEO Hazem Dawani explained metadata and how his company uses it to monitor the economic, social and security risks of more than 180 countries. Metadata allows the company to alert customers as to patterns and anomalous behavior early on that later lead to major events or shifts in online interests.

Trading platform migration complete, Cboe’s Chris Isaacson outlines next steps

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Nov 25, 2019

Chris Isaacson, Cboe Global Markets executive VP and chief operating officer, talked to JLN at FIA Expo 2019 about the exchange operator’s next steps after finishing the three-year-long migration of Cboe’s exchanges to Bats technology.