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Clearinghouses Are Intended to Reduce Risk. They Can Amplify It; Bloomberg Face-Off Awaits London Stock Exchange Following Refinitiv Deal
Clearinghouses Are Intended to Reduce Risk. They Can Amplify It; Bloomberg Face-Off Awaits London Stock Exchange Following Refinitiv Deal
The Spread: Reddit On The Internet, So It Must Be True
This week on The Spread – analysts predict more volatility than usual around the U.S. election, institutional traders watch Reddit to predict price movements, and more.
Goldman Sachs warns of imminent risk for stocks due to complacency on coronavirus; Options markets flash euro warnings after currency plunges past $1.08
Observations & Insight DASH Taking Order Routing to Next Level, Exec Says JohnLothianNews.com DASH Co-COO Stino Milito talks about options, algos, transparency and price improvement. How can order routing be improved? Milito explains...
Zombie Crypto Coins Beat Bitcoin During This Year’s Resurgence
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Have you taken the Barchart futures trader survey yet? Please do.~JJL Have you signed up for FIA Boca? Twenty-six days and counting.~JJL U.S. President Donald Trump says "MAGA," which stands for "Make America Great Again" also...
Wall Street Is Being Hunted by Futures Cops for Government Leaks; Wall Street Watchdog Joins Banks in Fretting About Zombie Libor
See also: Chinese bitcoin miners control 65% of the crypto network’s processing power; Bitmain’s market share continues to decline; ASX $15m boost to stake in blockchain start-up Digital Asset, and more.
Exchanges pitch alternative to IPOs for corporate fundraising; Nasdaq on track to steal NYSE’s IPO crown
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff For those who celebrate Thanksgiving tomorrow, the JLN team wishes you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. JLN will be back on Friday, assuming we don't all blow away with the winds at 25 to 35 miles miles...
Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off; Unusual Calm Hangs Over Stock Market
Lead Stories Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off Laurence Fletcher, Tommy Stubbington and Leo Lewis - Financial Times Hedge funds are taking the blame for a drop in Japanese government bond prices that has reverberated around global debt markets....
These Are the Charts That Scare Wall Street; New stock-market volatility measure shows ‘rough years are getting tougher,’ and ‘quiet years’ are more rare
See also: Kolanovic Says Risk Appetite Is Back in Stocks, Get Used to It, Get ready for a jolly holiday season, and maybe a stock-market rally, Ned Davis Research says, and more.
A Guy on Reddit Turns $766 Into $107,758 on Two Options Trades; Nobel laureate Myron Scholes says his models show the smart money is pessimistic
See also: Exchange Landscape Gearing Up for Expansion in 2020, Negative U.S. Interest Rates? Options Traders Say Yes, and more.
Judge’s Order Puts New CFTC Chairman in Unusual Position; Would ICE Really Buy Bloomberg?
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadLunch with the New CME Chairman Terrence DuffyJohn Lothian - John Lothian NewsBefore the CME went public in 2002, there was a change in leadership at the top. Terry Duffy ran for the...
Bakkt to Offer Futures Paying Out in Bitcoin Next Month; LSE needs to beat Bloomberg at its own game
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffLike Leo Melamed in the creation of the CME's International Monetary Market in 1972, Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler channeled Milton Friedman for the support of a...
SocGen Introduces Crypto to a $2 Trillion Market; Micro E-mini Futures Pass 1 Million Contracts Traded
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadFIA Law & Compliance Conference Kicks OffThom Thompson - John Lothian NewsThe 41st annual derivatives industry regulatory confabulation was called to order on Wednesday afternoon...
SEC votes to improve oversight of dark pools; Powell’s Crypto Comments
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff ICE's Data and Listings segment generated revenues of $2.5 billion in 2017 and accounted for 54 percent of its consolidated revenue of $4.6 billion in 2017, according to its annual 10-K...
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Dead Chickens, Frozen Oranges Confront Farmers in South After Severe Cold
First Read $29,826/$300,000 (9.9%) Charles Bohm ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME set new record volumes in the Ultra 10-Year Note and 30-Year Bond futures on February 23. Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million...
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GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
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