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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
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THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 1/18/2021
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Why Do You Hire a Super Salesman to Run Trading Technologies?
Rick Lane is out at Trading Technologies as CEO and chairman, but still with the company in a non-titled supporting role for the time being, at a time when the company is rumored to be in the midst of a sale.
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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
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Nasdaq today announced that Jeremy Skule was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. He was previously Nasdaq's chief marketing officer.
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Yellen Looks Likely To Stick With Treasury Department Policy Regarding Bitcoin
President-elect Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary nominee, Janet Yellen, upset the cryptoverse yesterday with her response to a senator’s question about terrorism during her Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. With regard to terrorist financing, she said,...
The Spread: Data Galore
This week on The Spread, bitcoin options volumes reach all-time highs, the CME Group announces a new joint venture with Refinitiv, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE – 1/18/2021
Cannabis Shares Pick Up Pace As 2021 Regulatory Momentum Eyed
Saleem Daya, an analyst with Nasdaq IR Intelligence in Toronto, sees U.S. cannabis regulation poised for a rehaul in 2021 given Democrats’ U.S. Senate win.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 1/11/2020
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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
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THE HISTORY OF FINANCIAL FUTURES EPISODE: GAME CHANGERS, PART II
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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; Nasdaq Sets Record as Big Tech Stocks Outperform
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John Lothian News Daily Update
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Ray Carmichael – The History of Financial Futures Part I
Ray Carmichael joined the Chicago Board of Trade in 1980, hired by then-CBOT president Thomas Donovan to lead communications for the exchange. Carmichael had come from the nonprofit world, so he understood how committees work in organizations.
JLN Launches The History of Financial Futures Episode: Game Changers, Part II
Eleven years ago John Lothian News began work on a video series about the history of financial futures.
Industry Leaders: Laura Morrison On Growing the ETP ‘Pie’
Exchange-listed products are relatively new for Cboe Global Markets. Laura Morrison recently sat down with John Lothian News and talked about how she has expanded Cboe's presence in the area in the last five years and what sets its listing operations apart.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: JANUARY 4-8, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street Virtu Financial Inc. is heading to Florida, adding to the wave of financial firms setting up bases outside Manhattan as the pandemic transforms how and where people work....
The Spread: It can only go up from here
This week on The Spread, major exchanges and clearinghouses report record high options volume, the mystery of the 2019 HKEX derivatives trading halt is finally solved, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 1/04/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading, Part 2
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street. Here is Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview he gave JLN.
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading Part 1
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: DECEMBER 28-31, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK What happened to Maria Bartiromo? Maria Bartiromo is the solo host of more than 16 hours of television every week on sister networks Fox News and Fox Business. It’s a number unmatched by nearly everyone in her profession, and in the...
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 12/28/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: JANUARY 4-8, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street Virtu Financial Inc. is heading to Florida, adding to the wave of financial firms setting up bases outside Manhattan as the pandemic transforms how and where people work....
The Spread: It can only go up from here
This week on The Spread, major exchanges and clearinghouses report record high options volume, the mystery of the 2019 HKEX derivatives trading halt is finally solved, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 1/04/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading, Part 2
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street. Here is Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview he gave JLN.
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading Part 1
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: DECEMBER 28-31, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK What happened to Maria Bartiromo? Maria Bartiromo is the solo host of more than 16 hours of television every week on sister networks Fox News and Fox Business. It’s a number unmatched by nearly everyone in her profession, and in the...
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 12/28/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 12/21/2020
The John Lothian Daily Update is a podcast turning the daily JLN hits and takes comments, our original content and the stories and quips in the top box of First Read into a daily podcast.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: DECEMBER 21-24, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK IN THE GEORGIA SENATE ELECTIONS THERE IS NO WINNING WITH YOUR REPUTATION INTACT Kelly Loeffler began 2020 by becoming Sen. Kelly Loeffler. When she aspired to be a Georgia U.S. Senator, I am sure she never imagined she would be in the...
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 16: A Year of Highs and Lows
In this episode of the CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast, Matt Raebel and Thom Thompson discuss their picks for the biggest cryptocurrency and blockchain stories of 2020.
Hemp’s Future Twists and Turns Go Beyond Current CBD Marketplace
Our friends at PanXchange have included, along with their usual invaluable market insights, a year’s-end forecast to get us started thinking about 2021 in their December Hemp: Benchmarks & Analysis report.
In the Georgia Senate Elections There Is No Winning With Your Reputation Intact
Kelly Loeffler began 2020 by becoming Sen. Kelly Loeffler. When she aspired to be a Georgia U.S. Senator, I am sure she never imagined she would be in the midst of a national fight for political control of the U.S. Senate. But that is where she has found herself.
Your Opportunity to Expand Vaccine Development and Tame the Pandemic
Some vaccines for COVID-19 have been developed and approved and are beginning to be delivered and given as shots. This is just the beginning chapter for novel coronavirus vaccines.
A Smile on FTSE Russell’s Sean Smith’s Face is Not News, But This Smile is Special
Sean Smith has a big smile on his face these days. Actually, that is not news, though it is harder to see behind a mask. Sean is normally always smiling. However, his smile is even bigger presently because of a new product announcement by Cboe Global Markets, one of...
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: DECEMBER 14-18, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK GEORGE GERO REMEMBRANCES JLN asked friends and colleagues of George Gero to offer any remembrances they had of him to honor him at the time of his passing. JLN Interviewed Gero for our JLN Profiles video series. Here is our interview....
Mark James Powers, 1940-2020
The following obituary was provided by the Powers family: September 16, 1940 - November 17, 2020 Mark James Powers, aged 80, died peacefully in his home in Durham, NC, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Mark was born in Mauston, WI on September 16, 1940, to James and...