Joseph Sullivan’s life impacted so many others, including many or even most reading this newsletter, because of the successful launch he led of the first new securities exchange since the enactment of the 1934 act that created the U.S. Securities & Exchange...
Observations & Insight It's all in the follow through Jim Kharouf, JLN This week, we are continuing our rollout of video interviews from the Options Industry Conference. Today we feature Gina McFadden, the first woman to receive the esteemed Joseph W. Sullivan...
Observations & Insight CBOE Celebrates Exit of Long-tenured Employees at Chicago Gala By John J. Lothian The CBOE held a gala event at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago last night to celebrate the long and successful careers of several key employees...
First Read CBOE Celebrates Exit of Long-tenured Employees at Chicago Gala By John J. Lothian The CBOE held a gala event at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier in Chicago last night to celebrate the long and successful careers of several key employees whose tenure...
Kennedy Looks to Lead Market Revamp Kevin Kennedy is my new hero. The senior vice president and head of equity options, on stage at the Options Industry Conference last week, spoke about taking the lead on a new initiative to change...
Observations & Insight Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian Four JLN team members are out in sunny Arizona for the Options Industry Conference, which gets underway officially today. Jim Kharouf, Spencer Doar, Jeff Bergstrom and Patrick Lothian are covering the...
Bill Brodsky has been a fixture of the derivatives markets for the better part of 50 years — at the (then) American Stock Exchange, CME and CBOE. He recently stepped down from the CBOE after two decades as the CEO and then chairman of the exchange. At each stop,...
“Maker - Taker” is a market model that rewards market participants for offering liquidity - “making” - and penalizes them for “taking” market liquidity. Many makers are also takers. It is the way of the markets, and the way of the world. Are you a maker,...
We need you to tell a story and help us fill up our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity events in Chicago and New York.We love to tell stories. People in this industry are always telling stories about the markets. We replay the day’s trading with our...
Education Events & Videos from John Lothian News John Lothian News is pleased to announce the launch of the MarketsWiki Education microsite (http://education.marketswiki.com), which will be the home to announcements and information about John Lothian News...
It has been half a year since Ed Tilly took over as CEO of the CBOE from Bill Brodsky, who moved to the newly created role of executive chairman. WATCH: Taking the Reins: CBOE’s Ed Tilly Makes The Transition to CEO With six months under his belt, John Lothian News...
Ed Tilly has moved easily over the last few years from the highest ranking member of the CBOE and vice chairman, to executive vice chairman, then president and chief operating officer, and now CEO. WATCH: Getting Shorter: CBOE’s Ed Tilly Introduces Short-term VIX...
John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce today the creation of a Chicago-based industry-wide summer intern education series to introduce the history, innovation, key leaders and future opportunities to participating interns, summer workers, new...
Lead StoriesJumbo SPY Options Start Slow Amid Industry Criticism Kaitlyn Kiernan, The Wall Street JournalAn effort to create jumbo-sized options linked to larger blocks of shares for the popular SPRD S&P 500 exchange traded fund is off to a rough start.The new...
First Read $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. Hits & Takes JLN Staff Exchanges: Euronext was down due to technical issues, but has resumed. Coronavirus: India peaking, Sweden...
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Observations & Insight $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. ++++ The Spread: Remembering Joe Sullivan JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread, a binary options fraudster is...
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