Podcasts

Angelo Evangelou: SA-CCR Early Greenlight a Great Step in the Right Direction

by Matt Raebel | Apr 23, 2020

The SA-CCR is an expansive set of rules that applies to more than just the options markets, but Angelo Evangelou, Cboe’s chief policy officer, explained why Cboe is excited about the change and optimistic about its potential impact on the options markets.

Luc Fortin: TMX Forges Ahead in These Unprecedented Times

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Apr 20, 2020

As part of John Lothian News’s Exchange Leaders Series, Luc Fortin, the president and CEO of MX and global head of trading at TMX Group, updated us on current conditions in the Canadian markets.

Fledgling Illinois Canna Business Clipped by COVID-19

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Mar 25, 2020

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on all market sectors, including botannicals.

Larry Tabb: Markets Fail to Stay Calm, but Carry On Amid Coronavirus Threat

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Mar 24, 2020

Tabb talked about the economic impact of the coronavirus, as well as trends in U.S. fixed income, market structure and competition, and MiFID II.

The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 10: Blowing off Steem

by Matt Raebel | Mar 24, 2020

In their last recorded episode before JLN’s staff switched to work-from-home mode, Matt and Thom sat down to discuss how the epidemic is affecting the crypto markets, India’s lift on cryptocurrency trading, the Steemit/TRON controversy, and more.

Trouble at Ronin?

by Thom Thompson | Mar 23, 2020

With everyone looking for the first big financial collapse of the coronavirus market meltdown, all eyes turned to Ronin, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, last Friday.

This is John Lothian: March 20 Hits and Takes

by John Lothian | Mar 20, 2020

The number of cases of coronavirus doubled in the US in two days. And worldwide cases doubled in the last twelve days, from 100,000 to 200,000. In the US, they are spiking and in New York City alone there are now 4000 cases. The number of unemployment claims is...

CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 9: Privacy Coins vs. Private Money (featuring Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares)

by Matt Raebel | Feb 27, 2020

Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer at CoinShares, is passionate about cryptocurrency, financial technology, and civil rights – and she wants to share her knowledge as well as her enthusiasm with the world. In 2019, she testified before the House Financial Services Committee for a hearing on Facebook’s proposed digital currency project, Libra. Demirors has appeared on Bloomberg, CNBC, CoinDesk, and the MIT Technology Review – now, Demirors joins us to discuss privacy, mining, and regulation – and of course, Facebook’s Libra.

Bond Markets Climb Onto 21st Century Cloud

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Feb 20, 2020

Do you remember blue lists? Bonds have come a long way since those days, says 280 CapMarket’s David Rudd.

DASH Taking Order Routing to Next Level, Exec Says

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Feb 19, 2020

How can order routing be improved? Milito explains fintech’s expansive role.

Cannabis Companies Get Down to Business

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Feb 18, 2020

What’s next for legal cannabis in Illiois? Supercritical’s Jay Caauwe looks at next steps.

Pat Hickey Details OCC’s Trading Renaissance

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Feb 14, 2020

OCC embarks on long-term plan for more modern, flexible technology

The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 8: Krakpots

by Matt Raebel | Jan 30, 2020

Matt and Thom take to the JLN studio once again to discuss 2020’s biggest stories in crypto (so far).

Topics:

00:35 Bitcoin options are not, in fact, hot right now
02:58 Kraken CEO says cost of regulatory requests rising for the exchange
08:28 Japan puts limits on leverage for regulated cryptocurrency exchanges
09:05 Bitmain’s “questionable” need for layoffs
11:48 Bitwise Bitcoin ETF takes a knee
15:02 Libra creates a new committee
17:35 “Crypto Dad” gets two new gigs

CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 7: Buy the Dip! Featuring: Thom Thompson, editor at JLN

by Matt Raebel | Jan 6, 2020

JLN Editor Thom Thompson has decades of experience working in the financial markets in both the U.S. and Europe. These days, he uses his expertise to explain the cryptocurrency markets, especially the burgeoning cryptocurrency derivatives to JLN’s readers. In this episode of the CMW Podcast, Thom joins Matt in the studio to discuss the most notable moments in the cryptocurrency markets in 2019.

The CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 6: Mandelblockchain

by Matt Raebel | Nov 8, 2019

Before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Ph.D. in physics in 2015, Carson Cook was already an experienced futures trader. In 2018, he started Fractal Wealth, a trading and technology firm that provides liquidity to digital asset exchanges – including so-called “decentralized” (DEX) exchanges. Cook explains the differences between both exchanges, as well as his unique insight into how the digital asset markets are changing.