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Observations & Insight The Curve Spencer Doar - JLN One of yesterday's top stories was Bloomberg's Rare Shift in 'Fear Gauge' Shows Depth of Market Angst. At the time we published, the front month July VIX futures contract traded...
Observations & Insight Boca Takeaways Spencer Doar - JLN The "Ten Years On: A Retrospective View of the Financial Crisis" panel led to the most fireworks of the conference thus far. We are 10 years on from the crisis, and it is extremely clear that no one views...
First Read ICE Moves JLN Staff The Intercontinental Exchange announced the hiring of Raymond Kahn, who will focus on ICE's Interest Rates business. Prior to joining ICE, Kahn had his own firm, Archon Capital Advisors, with a focus on the use of blockchain technology...
First Read A Disruptive Environment: Sidley Austin's Lisa Dunsky Offers Practical Compliance Tips for Firms and Traders JohnLothianNews.com New rules and guidelines and a couple recent high profile criminal cases on disruptive trade practices have made compliance and...
First Read Mike Cahill Joins Advisory Committee of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. By John J. Lothian, JLN We are pleased to announce that Michael E. Cahill, former senior executive with The OCC, has agreed to join the advisory committee of John J. Lothian &...
ICE’s Jeff Sprecher thinks there are a lot of dumb things going on in stock trading, and figures that the acquisition of NYSE Euronext might be a way to advocate straightening some of it out. Nasdaq and BNY Mellon set up to debut options trading on US Treasuries....
London-based hedge funds using computer algorithms for trend-based trading finished in the red for the second year in a row. BNY Mellon bank gets approval to start a central securities depository in Europe, to fill clearing needs prompted by new regulation. Regulators...
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
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