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Volatility in U.S. stocks jumps as investors brace for Senate ‘blue sweep’; Day Trader Quickly Put to Test After End-Of-Year Buy Frenzy

by Matt Raebel | Jan 5, 2021

Volatility in U.S. stocks jumps as investors brace for Senate ‘blue sweep’; Day Trader Quickly Put to Test After End-Of-Year Buy Frenzy

Extinction by Algos Threatens Chicago’s Silenced Trading Pits; Wall Street Has Billions to Lose in China From Mounting Tension

by Matt Raebel | May 28, 2020

First ReadHits & TakesBy John J. LothianTwo friends of JLN have partnered together and yesterday announced a new exchange operator to mainstream digital asset investing and trading. CrossTower Co-founders CEO Kapil Rathi and President Kristin Boggiano,...

Cboe acquires Silexx assets; Calmest VIX month; OCC blog; Bad vol info

by Spencer Doar | Nov 2, 2017

Observations & Insight October 2017 Options Exchange Market Share via OCC Lead Stories Cboe Global Markets Acquires Assets of Silexx Financial Systems Cboe Cboe Global Markets, Inc. today announced it has acquired the assets of Silexx Financial Systems, LLC, a...

ITG and Options Technology Group to establish derivatives execution business; Equifax options

by Spencer Doar | Sep 21, 2017

Observations & Insight A Brief Visual History of Being Short VIX RCM Alternatives If you aren't using Stocktwits to track your favorite stock symbols, you may be doing it wrong. There are spam and oddballs and all the rest you would expect of a social network, but...

High-frequency trading has reshaped Wall Street in its image; IBM launches enterprise-ready blockchain service; EU’s flawed claim to a global financial hub

by Spencer Doar | Mar 20, 2017

First Read FIA Recap: Finding Technology Solutions Everywhere By Jim Kharouf, JLN The FIA Boca 2017 conference was revealing in subtle ways, well beyond the big names that impressed the audience. In numerous talks with attendees, we found that technologies are...

John Lothian Newsletter: Speed Traders Wanted: Russia Brokerage Courts Fastest U.S. Firms; Warsaw stock exchange chief executive resigns; CME defeats suit alleging it favored high-frequency traders

by JLN Staff | Dec 4, 2015

First Read Trying To Stop The Next Flash Crash JohnLothianNews.com The CFTC announced its new automated trading rules, marking a major shift on how automated trading will be developed and implemented in the coming years. View the Story » **This story has been updated...