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.
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Day-Trader Heaven Arrives as Tesla, Bitcoin, Stock Options Surge
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
Stacey Cunningham, NYSE president caught up in Sino-US tension; After Capitol Riot, Resignations and Calls for Trump’s Removal
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading, Part 2
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
Stock Option Volume ‘Exploded’ in 2020; Future Volatility in Stocks Will Be About Vaccines, Not a Blue Wave
Bill Brodsky – The Path to Electronic Trading Part 1
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.
Joe Sullivan’s Influence and Success
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...
Bitcoin options exchange raises $11.4 million in funding; Bill Brodsky – A Towering Figure in Options; Commodity Traders Have a Really Big Problem
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...
VIX Surge Is Unwelcome Lesson in Duplicity of Volatility Wagers; The Volatility Buyer Known as ’50 Cent’ Just Had a Huge Payday; Don’t Fear The Fear Gauge
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...
Deutsche Börse investors take aim at chief over failed LSE deal; CFTC looks to modernise with FinTech plan;
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...
How Do You Save the Capital Markets?
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...
Two Sigma Agrees to Buy Interactive Brokers’ Options Market-Making Arm; Markets Are Doing Nothing, and Investors Have Nowhere to Hide; It’s not just the VIX – low volatility is everywhere
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’s Pioneering Career: An Industry Innovator Looks Back
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 or Taker?
“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,...
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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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Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
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