In a recent Zoom interview with John Lothian News for the JLN MarketsWiki Education Path to Electronic Trading series, Cboe Global Markets Chairman. President and CEO Ed Tilly shared the story of his start in the options industry and how that led him on a path towards electronic trading.
Observations & Insight Bloomberg's Sarah Ponczek reported on Twitter that "when the U.S. capitol was being attacked, more than 29 million call options traded — the fourth most in history." ++++ Bill Brodsky - The Path to Electronic Trading, Part 2...
Stacey Cunningham, NYSE president caught up in Sino-US tension; After Capitol Riot, Resignations and Calls for Trump’s Removal
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street. Here is Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview he gave JLN.
Stock Option Volume ‘Exploded’ in 2020; Future Volatility in Stocks Will Be About Vaccines, Not a Blue Wave
Former Cboe Global Markets Chairman and CEO Bill Brodsky’s career in the financial industry spanned multiple decades and took him on a path from Wall Street to LaSalle Street.
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,...
A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
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