First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the LINK for the DTCC press release about the proposal to shorten the U.S. settlement cycle to T+1 within two years. Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has an...
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Options Being Used More for Speculation Than Traditional Hedging; Options investors swarm U.S. value stocks on hopes of economic reopening
JLN Options: Options Being Used More for Speculation Than Traditional Hedging; Options investors swarm U.S. value stocks on hopes of economic reopening
Luxembourg among biggest winners from Brexit
First Read New Retail Interest Spurs Renewed Focus on Investor Education By Suzanne Cosgrove, John Lothian News Equity markets are seeing an influx of new retail interest, with up to 25 percent of market activity executed by retail investors on peak days this year,...
A Once-Booming Options Strategy on Wall Street Is Misfiring; Goldman Says Covid-19 Vaccine Approval Could Upend Markets
A Once-Booming Options Strategy on Wall Street Is Misfiring; Goldman Says Covid-19 Vaccine Approval Could Upend Markets
CME to pay $3.5m over leak of secret trade data; Ex-BoE deputy governor fears ‘utter mayhem’ from clearing house reform
CME to pay $3.5m over leak of secret trade data; Ex-BoE deputy governor fears ‘utter mayhem’ from clearing house reform
US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall
US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall
The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
Day Traders Are a New Wrinkle in the Negative Oil Price Mystery; Stock Exchanges Win Legal Battle With SEC Over Data Fees
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Saturday morning I took my dogs to the dog park for some exercise, then I did something I had not done since the shelter-at-home order went into effect. I filled up the gas tank in my automobile. Since...
Regulators across Europe clash over bans on short selling; Euronext confirms it will not make bid for BME
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...
U.S. Plans to Keep Markets Open, Considering Shorter Hours; Chicago trading firms seek more capital
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian and JLN Staff The U.S Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin did his best Game of Thrones John Snow impersonation yesterday (You Know Nothing!) when he suggested shortening trading hours as a way to...
Reddit’s Profane, Greedy Traders Are Shaking Up the Stock Market
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff I am back from Washington, DC safe and sound after the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee meeting yesterday. There was a good turnout, though some Chicago travelers had planes cancelled and had to call in for the meeting. I...
Hedge Funds Not Led by White Men Outperform Peers Nearly 2 to 1; China Seeks to Stop Virus Scare From Becoming Political Crisis
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC that this 'crazy' stock market run reminds him a lot of 'early' '99~JJL One of the political issues of the day is voter registration. People across the U.S. are being knocked...
Edward Wedbush, the Founder of Wedbush Securities, Dies at 87
First ReadHits & TakesBy JLN StaffCboe Executive Vice President Bryan Harkins has been named to Autism Science Foundation Board of Directors. Keep up the good work, Bryan!~JJLJLN is getting ready to publish another commentary about the Jitesh Thakkar...
Wall Street banks ramp up research into quantum finance; U.K. Examines if Cyberattack Triggered London Stock Exchange Outage
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff A friend at the ASX shared information on where to send financial assistance to help those impacted by the disastrous fires there. Here are three organizations to send help for people, to help fight the...
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A Hack Like This Could Start the Next World War
First Read $31,126/$300,000 (10.4%) Ajay Jain ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Welcome to International Women's Day 2021. The theme for this year's International Women's Day is "Choose To Challenge." The WFE says there are over 100 women today...
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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