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Lee Tenzer – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Lee Tenzer is one of the giants of the Chicago markets. He was an inaugural member of the Crowd of Fame from the Options Industry Council. Lee E. Tenzer is the founder of trading firm LETCO and brought two leading names from the industry into the markets. His first...
The Spread: It Takes Two to Contango
This week on The Spread – low natural gas prices lead to an increase in swaptions trading, the CME has another successful launch, and a Binance-backed exchange boasts a ton of trading volume.
More exchanges decelerate drive for speed, experiment with minuscule delays
After a prolonged drive to be the fastest to execute trades, more exchange operators are experimenting with speed bumps, or fractional delays in orders to trade stocks, as a new way to bolster liquidity.
…in with the new
This week on The Spread – the OCC and CME report cause to celebrate, bitcoin options products abound, and the options markets react to retaliation from Iran.
Nothing Learned from the CFTC Bullying a Win in the Thakkar Case
If Jitesh Thakkar loses his case brought by the Enforcement Division of the CFTC, it will not be because the facts in the case are damning against him. It will be because the CFTC has bled Thakkar and his family and friends dry of the financial resources and the will to persevere. It will be because the CFTC’s tactic of drawing out the process and the costs for deposing him, former employees and even customers became too much for Thakkar to endure.
CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Ep. 7: Buy the Dip! Featuring: Thom Thompson, editor at JLN
JLN Editor Thom Thompson has decades of experience working in the financial markets in both the U.S. and Europe. These days, he uses his expertise to explain the cryptocurrency markets, especially the burgeoning cryptocurrency derivatives to JLN’s readers. In this episode of the CMW Podcast, Thom joins Matt in the studio to discuss the most notable moments in the cryptocurrency markets in 2019.
Out with the old…
This week on The Spread, as we say goodbye to the 2010s, we take a look at a few changes coming ’round the bend.
New Year’s Day Launch Seen as Just the Start of Illinois’ Recreational Canna Business
As of January 1, adults in Illinois will be allowed to legally buy small quantities of cannabis products for recreational use from licensed state dispensaries. However, while its launch has been highly publicized, the state's cannabis...
Ed Tilly – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Ed Tilly is a former trader on the Cboe who turned his board leadership into a career as a Cboe executive and today is the chairman, president and CEO of Cboe Global Markets.
Big Volatility, Risk, and Consolidation: Jim Nevotti of Sterling Trading Tech
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...
Bad News Bear Market
This week on The Spread – options traders hedge like the world is ending, ICE launches options trades on Bakkt bitcoin futures, Cboe acquires Europe’s biggest stock trade clearing house, and the industry remembers a lost legend.
A Renaissance in clearing – John Davidson of the OCC
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.
The transition to data solutions and commercial hedging tools: CQG’s Ryan Moroney
JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES At FIA Expo 2019, CQG President Ryan Moroney spoke with JLN about CQG's evolution from a products-based company to a "solutions-based" company 40 years in, and how its values- and ethics-based culture...
Keeping up with a growing industry: Trabue Bland of ICE Futures U.S.
Trabue Bland, president of ICE Futures U.S., discussed the growth of the FANG+ Index Futures, the impact of zero or low interest rates on ICE's clearing members and other market participants, how traders use data now compared to decades ago, and more at...
Swaps proficiency requirements and other initiatives: the NFA’s Tom Sexton
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...
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