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Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
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JLN Options Newsletter
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Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them
Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them
Everything you need to know about Options Today
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CPO and CTA Registrations Drop Slightly in First Six Months of 2020
Since the end of 2019, the number of Commodity Pool Operators, or CPOs, registered with the National Futures Association has dropped by almost 6% and the number of Commodity Trading Advisors, or CTAs, has dropped 5% during the same time frame.
Alessandro Cocco: MarketsWiki World of Opportunity 2020
Alessandro Cocco is vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Speaking at our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity virtual event in July 2020, Cocco said the word that connects climate change and finance is “risk.”
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Leo Melamed
Leo Melamed, chairman emeritus at CME Group, was inducted into the Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame on Thursday in a virtual celebration of his contributions to the finance industry.
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Hester Peirce
Crypto Mom (aka SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce ) has been approved by the U.S. Senate for a new five-year term as commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
John Lothian Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
Kicking Out Chinese Stocks and WeChat Is Another Nail in the Coffin of U.S.-China Links
We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do that?)
JLN Options Newsletter
Today’s Newsletter
Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them
Markets Brace for U.S. Election Volatility. Well, Some of Them
Everything you need to know about Options Today
Lead Stories
The Weekend Update: July 20-24, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK JOYCE SELANDER – MARKETSWIKI EDUCATION OPEN OUTCRY TRADERS HISTORY PROJECT Joyce Selander is a former open outcry trader and one of the few women who found a home in a trading pit of men much bigger and stronger than her. But she found...
The Spread: Opportunity Knocks
This week on The Spread, MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity goes virtual, the CFTC gets closer to finalizing new derivatives trading rules, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Hello and welcome back to The Spread. I’m Matt Raebel. Due to the...
Tom Chippas atTACks Bitcoin Volatility
ErisX CEO Tom Chippas is a member of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (“TAC”) and its cryptocurrency subcommittee.
Unsung Heroes: Nasdaq’s Brenda Hoffman
In the third installment of JLN's Unsung Heroes series, Brenda Hoffman, Nasdaq SVP and Head of Global Technology U.S. Markets Systems and Global Information Services, talks about the tools she and her colleagues at Nasdaq use to communicate during the time of the...
Jen Just Tells Financial Industry Interns: “There must be a better way”
The kick-off speaker at Wednesday's MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity (“WOO” - woo! woo!) was Jennifer Just, a co-founder of Peak6. Located in the CBOT building, Peak6 is an investment and trading company built with a focus on disruptive technology. Just...
World of Opportunity 2020: Greenwood Project Takes Different Tack to Closing Diversity Gap
“Kids can’t be what they can’t see,” said Bevon Joseph, co-founder of the Greenwood Project, explaining why education, mentorship and internships are necessary steps to closing the opportunity gap for Black and Latinx students seeking to work in the financial...
Andre Buckles On Hiring During a Pandemic
The fourth guest speaker at MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2020 was Andre Buckles, vice president of talent acquisition at the Options Clearing Corporation. Buckles has been hiring people for various companies, including Northern Trust and Zurich North...
World of Opportunity 2020: Climate Change Expected to be Part of Future Jobs Landscape
While climate change may not have an obvious connection to the financial industry at first glance, Alessandro Cocco, vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, drew clear lines between the two for his audience on Wednesday...
Novelist Eileen Flaherty Tells All in Lothian Interview
The MarketsWiki Education virtual program concluded with John Lothian’s interview of Eileen Flaherty. Among other accomplishments, Flaherty has written a novel called The Perilous Step, about an attorney.
Cannabis Education Efforts Go Full Throttle Despite COVID-Related Roadblocks
In an interview with Kerry Jordan, co-founder of the consultancy Supercritical, and Amanda Gettes, director of strategic initiatives at Chicago’s Olive Harvey College, JLN provides a midyear update on the state’s nascent cannabis industry
Joyce Selander – MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project
Joyce Selander is a former open outcry trader and one of the few women who found a home in a trading pit of men much bigger and stronger than her. But she found a niche and had friends in the trading pit who would help protect her from the organized chaos that was pit...
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 13: Digital Assets to Scale
Magnus Almqvist is a technology, compliance, and market surveillance expert, and the head of exchange development for Exberry, a software development platform designed to help its customers create sophisticated new trading platforms fast, and with the ability to easily scale after launch.
The Weekend Update: July 13-17, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK THE D-LIMIT ORDER TYPE OF IEX HAS MY SUPPORT Most of you know I prefer markets that are listed. You also know I prefer markets that are not dark. I also prefer markets that have many and a multitude of...
The Spread: Home, Sweet Home
This week on The Spread, Cboe and the CME Group announce new “mini” products, LedgerX announces a new volatility index for bitcoin, and more.
Looking Toward a Better Place
The best word to describe environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing during the pandemic is resilience, said Societe Generale’s Isabelle Millat, head of the company’s sustainable solutions for global markets. Why? ESG represents a “unique opportunity to come...
Tom Chippas atTACks Bitcoin Volatility
ErisX CEO Tom Chippas is a member of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (“TAC”) and its cryptocurrency subcommittee.
Unsung Heroes: Nasdaq’s Brenda Hoffman
In the third installment of JLN's Unsung Heroes series, Brenda Hoffman, Nasdaq SVP and Head of Global Technology U.S. Markets Systems and Global Information Services, talks about the tools she and her colleagues at Nasdaq use to communicate during the time of the...
Jen Just Tells Financial Industry Interns: “There must be a better way”
The kick-off speaker at Wednesday's MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity (“WOO” - woo! woo!) was Jennifer Just, a co-founder of Peak6. Located in the CBOT building, Peak6 is an investment and trading company built with a focus on disruptive technology. Just...
World of Opportunity 2020: Greenwood Project Takes Different Tack to Closing Diversity Gap
“Kids can’t be what they can’t see,” said Bevon Joseph, co-founder of the Greenwood Project, explaining why education, mentorship and internships are necessary steps to closing the opportunity gap for Black and Latinx students seeking to work in the financial...
Andre Buckles On Hiring During a Pandemic
The fourth guest speaker at MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2020 was Andre Buckles, vice president of talent acquisition at the Options Clearing Corporation. Buckles has been hiring people for various companies, including Northern Trust and Zurich North...
World of Opportunity 2020: Climate Change Expected to be Part of Future Jobs Landscape
While climate change may not have an obvious connection to the financial industry at first glance, Alessandro Cocco, vice president of the Financial Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, drew clear lines between the two for his audience on Wednesday...
Novelist Eileen Flaherty Tells All in Lothian Interview
The MarketsWiki Education virtual program concluded with John Lothian’s interview of Eileen Flaherty. Among other accomplishments, Flaherty has written a novel called The Perilous Step, about an attorney.
Cannabis Education Efforts Go Full Throttle Despite COVID-Related Roadblocks
In an interview with Kerry Jordan, co-founder of the consultancy Supercritical, and Amanda Gettes, director of strategic initiatives at Chicago’s Olive Harvey College, JLN provides a midyear update on the state’s nascent cannabis industry
Joyce Selander – MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project
Joyce Selander is a former open outcry trader and one of the few women who found a home in a trading pit of men much bigger and stronger than her. But she found a niche and had friends in the trading pit who would help protect her from the organized chaos that was pit...
The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 13: Digital Assets to Scale
Magnus Almqvist is a technology, compliance, and market surveillance expert, and the head of exchange development for Exberry, a software development platform designed to help its customers create sophisticated new trading platforms fast, and with the ability to easily scale after launch.
The Weekend Update: July 13-17, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK THE D-LIMIT ORDER TYPE OF IEX HAS MY SUPPORT Most of you know I prefer markets that are listed. You also know I prefer markets that are not dark. I also prefer markets that have many and a multitude of...
The Spread: Home, Sweet Home
This week on The Spread, Cboe and the CME Group announce new “mini” products, LedgerX announces a new volatility index for bitcoin, and more.
Looking Toward a Better Place
The best word to describe environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing during the pandemic is resilience, said Societe Generale’s Isabelle Millat, head of the company’s sustainable solutions for global markets. Why? ESG represents a “unique opportunity to come...
Cannabinoids: A Brief Excursion into Neuropharmacology
One of the first things to learn about cannabis is that nobody knows much for sure about it; not about its botany, chemistry or uses. This article brings you a quick overview of a few biochemical aspects of cannabis for human consumption and use. Knowledge about...
Unsung Heroes Series: Q&A with CME Group COO Julie Holzrichter
In the second installment of JLN’s Unsung Heroes series, CME Group’s COO Julie Holzrichter responded to questions about what it’s like managing operations under the unusual conditions brought about by the coronavirus.
