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The Importance of Investor Education
The Importance of Investor Education
In this video from MarketsWiki Education's World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Mary Savoie, executive director of the Options Industry Council and first vice president, investor education, for OCC, talks about the importance of investor education and how to become an informed investor.
Interviewing and Career Tips For Your Future
Interviewing and Career Tips For Your Future
In this video from our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Robert Khoury, the CEO of Agile Rainmakers, a business development consultant and advisory firm, gives graduating students tips on job interviewing and careers, drawing from his 21 years in the financial industry. He learned a lot from his mistakes, and his practical suggestions are intended to empower those just starting out on a career in the financial industry or in any field.
Managing risk with VIX
Managing risk with VIX
In this MarketsWiki Education video from our World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Rob Hocking, senior vice president, head of derivatives strategy at Cboe, explains what the VIX index is and how to manage risk using the VIX index and its related products, including VIX futures and options. In the complex options world, face to face negotiations between brokers and traders still take place, he says, and market makers still provide an important function.
The CMW Podcast Episode 3: A Speculative Streak
The CMW Podcast Episode 3: A Speculative Streak
Bill Ulivieri, former CBOE market maker and Principal of Cenacle Capital Management LLC, is a veteran of the industry who's done it all - including crypto trading. Ulivieri joins Matt at the JLN studio to discuss the benefits and shortcomings of digital assets as a store of value, and how he thinks bitcoin fits into the future of global finance.
CFTC v Thakkar: a fishing license
CFTC v Thakkar: a fishing license
Jitesh Thakkar, the Chicago computer programmer charged with aiding and abetting a market manipulation by supplying software, was back in court on Wednesday. Thakkar’s attorney, Renato Mariotti, presented his motion for summary judgment at least to forestall lengthy discovery by the CFTC.
HKEX and LSE, A Capitalist’s Conundrum
HKEX and LSE, A Capitalist’s Conundrum
Today's bid by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) to buy the London Stock Exchange Group for $36.6 billion is a conundrum in what otherwise would be a continuation of global consolidation among exchanges. But it is muddied by the geopolitical backdrop that could make the London Stock Exchange off limits to certain suitors, especially those under the control of the Chinese government.
Bakkt readies CME challenge
Bakkt readies CME challenge
On Friday last week Bakkt opened the Bakkt Warehouse for its bitcoin custody business, as it prepares for ICE US’s launch of futures trading on September 23. Bakkt is counting on the warehouse to be the unique selling point as it goes head-to-head with the CME’s 21-month old bitcoin futures.
Jordan Melamed – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jordan Melamed – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jordan Melamed is a former trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a filmmaker. He is the son of CME Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed. He followed his father’s footsteps to the trading floor of the CME. After a career trading in the open outcry markets he pursued a career as a filmmaker. He is the director of “Futures Past,” a story of the end of open outcry trading and the human element of trading and family.
ESG: We’re Only at the Tip of the Iceberg
ESG: We’re Only at the Tip of the Iceberg
At FIA IDX 2019 in London, John Lothian News sat down with Clive Furness, the managing director of Contango Markets Ltd., to talk about ESG (environmental, social and governance) and how it fits into commodity and index products, and why it’s a “social revolution” and not a fad.
Ethics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Ethics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
In this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Exchange Analytics President Larry Israel talks about the role of ethics in the futures industry with the 1989 FBI sting at the CBOT and CME serving as a historical starting point.
Leo Melamed – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Leo Melamed – Open Outcry Traders History Project
The first video we are releasing from the Open Outcry Traders History Project is of Leo Melamed. In this video, Leo tells of his start as a law student and runner, how he financed his first membership with help from his father and how many times he went broke. Three. There are lots of great stories from Leo - from how he makes his trading decisions to the impact of his career on his family and what kind of father he was. The Chairman Emeritus of the CME has had a long, history-making career. Here is his story.
From Grains to Frac Sand to Hemp
From Grains to Frac Sand to Hemp
If you had told Julie Lerner eight years ago that the commodity trading platform PanXchange, which she was building with sugar in mind, would grow to support the trading of frac sand, East African grains and hemp, she would have said you are nuts.
Itiviti Expands Offerings Amid Industry Consolidation
Itiviti Expands Offerings Amid Industry Consolidation
Itiviti is working with Bloomberg to help clients using Bloomberg SSEOMS transition to Itiviti’s multi-asset Order Management System (OMS).
From Treasuries to Ameribor Futures: Doc Sandor talks about financial innovation
From Treasuries to Ameribor Futures: Doc Sandor talks about financial innovation
What's the tipping point that makes a new financial innovation successful? Dr. Richard Sandor presents a talk at the Cboe comparing the launch of Treasury Futures 42 years ago to AFX and Cboe's launch of Ameribor Futures on August 16. John...
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Rogue Oil Trader Causes $320 Million Loss at Mitsubishi Corp. Unit
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General Motors Strike Unleashes Frenzy of Options Trading; Quadruple Witching Brings Heightened Volumes and, Potentially, Volatility
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightMary Savoie: The Importance of Investor EducationJohnLothianNews.comIn this video from MarketsWiki Education's World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Mary Savoie,...
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