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OCC embarks on a long-term plan for more modern, flexible technology.
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff Pat Arbor is the subject of the latest MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders HIstory Project video. Arbor, the longtime chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade in the late open...
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The practice of spoofing on futures markets has been a clear concern for about a decade. A review of data from U.S. regulators and SROs — the CFTC, CME, ICE and NFA — shows a sharpening focus on disciplinary actions involving the practice over the last two years, a trend that is expected to continue.
Pat Arbor answered a blind ad in the Chicago Tribune for a grain trader at Uhlmann Grain at the CBOT in 1962, and the rest was history – quite a bit of history.
The CME announced on March 20 that it had auctioned the portfolios of Ronin Capital, a direct clearing member, because its capital was insufficient “going forward.” Friday’s Issues and Stops report from the CME, whose Chicago Board of Trade division lists Treasury...
This week on The Spread, the OCC's daily clearing volume for March exceeds its average for the past three months; Ronin Capital suffers from liquidity setbacks, major exchanges plead for flexibility, and more. TranscriptWelcome back to The Spread, which...
