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Always Find A Way To Add Value
Don’t Short Yourself
From Opera to Blockchain: An Inside Look Into Diverse Crypto Careers
Tales From Chicago Venture Capital – Jeff Carter
“FOMO” As A Motivator
Whether we like to admit it or not, the fear of missing out, or FOMO, does influence our behavior. FOMO is just as likely to lead to a bad trade as it is to a good career choice (or the other way around). In this video from MarketsWiki...
The Power of the People
Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for more than $26 billion in 2016 and the platform now has more than 500 million users. Need any more proof of the power of networks? In this video, ChartIQ Chief Revenue Officer Julie Armstrong provides her...
Understanding Government and Regulation: Lessons From The Inside
Andy Busch, former chief market intelligence officer at the CFTC, had some pragmatic but alarming advice for interns who attended day one of MarketsWiki Education’s World of Opportunity event: “In D.C., someone is always out to get you.” In...
Failures are Often Opportunities + Thoughts on Digital Asset Regulation
It can be difficult to predict what will be the catalyst to propel someone down their eventual career path. For CMT Digital CEO Colleen Sullivan that early catalyst just so happened to be learning about ‘80s junk bond czar Mike Milken. As...
MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity Series 2019 Open for Registration
When I was trying to figure out what I wanted to be in life, there was no such thing as the internet. Today, I am an online publisher.My son Robby just graduated from high school and is contemplating his future. He will study information...
The Chicago Ecosystem For Crypto Assets And Blockchain Technology – Colleen Sullivan, CMT Digital
"In order to have a healthy ecosystem for a new industry you really need four components. One is government involvement/regulatory clarity, two is academic institution involvement, three is trade associations and other advocacy...
Rules for CEOs, Senior Managers, Interns and Bob’s Kids – Bob Fitzsimmons, Wedbush
"Understand the implications, the ramifications of what you do - what it does downstream and what it does upstream. Understand the whole process." What do "Patton," "The Right Stuff" and "Goodfellas" have in common? They're all...
The Growing Value of Data – Oliver Albers, Nasdaq
"When I started in this business, data was very, very uncool. Trust me." Data is not uncool any longer. Consider that every minute there are more than 12 million texts sent and more than 4.3 million YouTube videos watched. It is...
Lessons from My Crypto Career Risk – Tim McCourt, CME Group
"[In July 2000, my boss] said, 'Tim, tomorrow, you're going to start on the equity derivatives desk at JP Morgan.' I was like, 'Fantastic. I'm super excited.' I go home, no one really has a laptop, I got my first cell phone two...
Avoiding Spoofing Shortfalls – Renato Mariotti, Thompson Coburn
Renato Mariotti prosecuted Michael Coscia for spoofing as a federal prosecutor, ran for Illinois attorney general and can frequently be seen on cable television commenting on current events. So when he talks about spoofing and...
Cognitive Flexibility in Finance – Kevin Darby, Blue Trading Systems
"Don't over-engineer it. There's a huge tendency, especially for technical people, to make up complexity." The problems Kevin Darby, managing partner at Blue Trading Systems, encounters as a fintech vendor are very different from...
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Billionaire David Koch, Who Spent Heavily to Back Conservative Causes, Dies
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Correction: The FIA Futures and Options EXPO this year is the 35th and will be held on October 29-31. Thank you to all who responded to my error of dates and...
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Traders exit complex oil options as Cushing supplies tighten; Can Direct CCP Clearing Address Concentration Challenges?
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