John Davidson: OCC CEO Explains the ‘Fortunate Coincidence’ of Pandemic Preparation

Suzanne Cosgrove

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Flexible by design, OCC moves ahead with an update of its clearing technology even as its employees meet the challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Extinction by Algos Threatens Chicago’s Silenced Trading Pits; Wall Street Has Billions to Lose in China From Mounting Tension

First ReadHits & TakesBy John J. LothianTwo friends of JLN have partnered together and yesterday announced a new exchange operator to mainstream digital asset investing and trading. CrossTower Co-founders CEO Kapil Rathi and President Kristin Boggiano,...

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James Gordon: Former Timber Hill Open Outcry Trader Story

by John Lothian

James Gordon spent eight years working on the Cboe trading floor as a trader for Timber Hill. His experience, and how he was treated as a trader, was different from others'. He found his way to the exchange through a brother who was a clerk at the CME. Gordon was an...

The Spread: Married to The Job

by Matt Raebel

This week on The Spread – Ed Tilly gives a take on the state of the markets, an industry veteran joins the MIAX Exchange Group, open interest grows for bitcoin options at the CME, and more.

Chicago Derivatives Executive Pens Murder Mystery Thriller Set in Chicago’s Markets

by John Lothian

Margaret Wiermanski is a longtime derivatives industry back office executive turned author. Silent Partners is a murder and financial crime mystery, and the first of three books she intends to write.

Everything old is new again

by Thom Thompson

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is picking up where it left off in 1986 with regular issuances of bonds with nominal 20-year maturities. (“Nominal” because the bond will be issued on June 1 and pay out 19+ years later on May 15.) The bonds will pay semi-annual interest.

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