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FIA EXPO Day One Overview
FIA EXPO rolled into the Hilton on South Michigan Avenue Tuesday night as it does about this time every year. Ending midway through Thursday afternoon, it seems shorter this year, with fewer sessions, attendees and exhibitors.EXPO 2019 is...
Justice for Jitesh: Special Sauce is Never Shared
I worked with traders and systems developers for many years when I was a futures broker. During the time I worked with them, they never shared with me their “special sauce,” the intellectual property that made their trading systems tick. There...
CFTC, Chairman Skate Away From Testifying About Kraft
In a win for the CFTC, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals let the CFTC’s Commissioners breathe a bit more freely on Tuesday afternoon. The court ruled that the commissioners could not be required to provide testimony about their and the...
Justice for Jitesh; CFTC Should Drop Civil Charges and Apologize
I have created a petition titled "Justice for Jitesh: CFTC Should Drop Civil Charges and Apologize" on Change.org. Here is a link to sign the petition: Justice for Jitesh Petition. I ask you to read and please sign this petition. My hope is go...
Jacob Morowitz – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jake Morowitz came to the Chicago Board of Trade as a philosophy major and a member of the Students for a Democratic Society. A former professor recruited him to come work in the markets and he was hired as a researcher. He bought his first membership with the help of Leslie Rosenthal.
A Legacy of Innovation Binds Chicago’s Financial Community and Boy Scouts
For nearly 50 years, the Chicago financial district has supported the Boy Scouts of America with a fundraiser. The glory years of the LaSalle Street Dinner featured a circus tent set up on LaSalle Street for a summer soirée.More than 100 years...
Voice of Blockchain 2019: Smaller, More Streamlined
In 2018, “Disruption” Joe Hernandez’s Chicago-based blockchain conference, Voice of Blockchain, debuted at Navy Pier from August 24-25. When I asked Hernandez why he started VoB, he said he was “disappointed with the quality level of most...
Anchorage running Libra test nodes and other highlights from the Digital Asset Summit
After the close of the first day of the Voice of Blockchain conference in Chicago on Monday, dozens gathered on the tenth floor of the venue for a Digital Asset Summit hosted by FinTank, a fintech development hub based in Chicago, as well as Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy Digital, and Token Daily. It was a closed event unaffiliated with the Voice of Blockchain conference, though many attendees from VoB were there.
Statement on Justice for Jitesh Thakkar
There is a cloud hanging over the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee that does not involve Bitcoin. That cloud has darkened recently. The cloud is the civil case against Jitesh Thakkar, a one-time contributor to the TAC’s high frequency...
Tom Gould – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Tom Gould is a former option trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He went on to a brokerage and compliance career. He tells his story about his days trading on the floor of the CBOE to John Lothian News as part of the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project.
David Silverman: Is Greed Good?
At MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in Chicago, David Silverman, the CEO of Alpha Trading, talks about the natural tendency toward greed in the markets and the struggle against it.
NFA’s BASIC Update is a Big Jump Ahead
The update made the BASIC site more user friendly and much faster. It is also very mobile friendly. It is the same data as always, but just displayed better and faster.
The Marriage of Money and Machines
At MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event in Chicago, Rumi Morales, entrepreneur and partner in Outlier Ventures, gave a brief history of trading and the technological changes that have swept the industry, ending with blockchain, which she said is “revolutionary” because no central counterparty is necessary. Blockchain, along with the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, will lead to a “Convergence Ecosystem,” she said.
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.
John Lothian News Announces Promotions, Staff Addition; Sarah Rudolph Named Editor-in-Chief; Suzanne Cosgrove Joins JLN Staff
John Lothian News today announces several promotions, including naming Managing Editor Sarah Rudolph to the role of editor-in-chief. Matt Raebel, currently an associate editor and Thom Thompson, currently a contributing editor, are promoted to...
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Math Whiz Trades Without Humans to Build a $700 Million Fortune
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Dan Stern is the subject of today's MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project video. Stern is part of a prominent Chicago Board of Trade family of traders and lovers of soccer.~JJL John...
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Investor pockets $13 million on one trade by betting big against the S&P 500 right before Monday’s steep drop
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