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CQS hires Xavier Rolet for growth push; DTCC’s Thompson Retires

by Spencer Doar | Dec 21, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadScott Gordon: In Being Acquired By Marex Spectron, RCG Retains Name, Management, And Gains Global ReachSarah Rudolph, John Lothian NewsRosenthal Collins (RCG) has roots going back...

Deutsche Boerse CEO to step down amid insider trading probe; ICE to sell commodities trading platform Trayport for £550m

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 27, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff ALTSO had more than 1400 people last night, and raised over $620,000 at its annual Rocktoberfest in NY. The Chicago event raised almost $145,000 with about 500 attendees. Way to go ALTSO! ~JK Bright Pink sat down with Kristin...

Top investors want Deutsche Börse chief to resign; ICE ramps up move on corporate bond market

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 25, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes It was a big day for ICE yesterday as they announced two acquisitions, BondPoint from Virtu and a stake in Euroclear from RBS. Here is a commentary written August 17 by Jim Greco of TradingPlaces about Virtu and the possibilities for...

Clearinghouses Push Back Against Worries Over Their Size; Two Sigma rapidly rises to top of quant hedge fund world

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 24, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Bad news for Deutsche Boerse as the judge in the insider trading case against Carsten Kengeter declined to approve a settlement that was submitted by prosecutors. As reported by the FT, the case is crippling Deutsche Boerse at...

Sun Trading up for sale; Plight of Deutsche Boerse’s Kengeter; MiFID negotiations

by Spencer Doar | Sep 20, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Resumes from students interested in the MarketsWiki Education Recruiting event on October 16 are starting to flow to us. If you know of a student who may be interested in an internship opportunity in the industry, please direct...

Britain Hasn’t Been This Politically Risky in 40 Years; Machines Poised to Take Over 30% of Work at Banks, McKinsey Says; Insider trading probe into Deutsche Boerse CEO still open: prosecutor

by Spencer Doar | Jul 21, 2017

First Read Hits and Takes By JLN Staff + Special Guest, Ray McKenzie Six years ago, we had the idea to bring A Leg To Stand On's Rocktoberfest to Chicago and the results have been astounding. We have now hosted five Rocktoberfests and, in the process, raised over...

Ethereum Co-Founder Says Crypto Coin Market Is a Time-Bomb; Prosecutor offers to drop Deutsche Börse CEO insider trading probe; Singapore traders regain appetite for lunch

by Spencer Doar | Jul 19, 2017

First Read Hits and Takes By JLN Staff Today is day two of the Chicago version of MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity at the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. We have the largest audience scheduled today for two sessions, one at 1 PM and another at 3...

The Quants Run Wall Street Now; Deutsche Boerse CEO seeks end to insider trading probe; Toyota, Merck Join Ethereum Group to Build Blockchain Network

by Spencer Doar | May 22, 2017

First Read 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 Options Industry...

Deutsche Börse investors take aim at chief over failed LSE deal; CFTC looks to modernise with FinTech plan;

by Spencer Doar | May 18, 2017

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...

FXCM banned by CFTC after taking positions against clients; Deutsche Börse backs CEO Kengeter amid probe into his share dealings; World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes White Paper On CCP Recovery & Resolution

by Spencer Doar | Feb 7, 2017

First Read Michael Bloomberg on How to Succeed in Business Sam Roberts - NY Times He was the grandson of Russian and Lithuanian immigrants and the son of a dairy company accountant, and he was fired before he was 40. But Michael R. Bloomberg persevered to become, at...

Jeffrey Tessler: Deutsche Boerse Exchange Reorganization Is Done, Now Onto The London Stock Exchange Deal

by Jim Kharouf | Jun 24, 2016

Jeffrey Tessler is a busy man these days as the person overseeing a recently restructured unit at Deutsche Boerse called "Customers, Products & Core Markets." The new division rolls together Eurex, Eurex Clearing and Clearstream, the collateral management and...

John Lothian Newsletter: Why Chicago’s CME would want London Stock Exchange Group; FX settlements face uphill legal battle; Ex-Chesapeake chief Aubrey McClendon dies day after indictment

by JLN Staff | Mar 3, 2016

First Read The Power of an Education Don Wilson, CEO, DRW Holdings, this week's guest editor When it comes to donating time and financial resources, I've always been most interested in projects that truly have a long-term impact on improving the community where we...

John Lothian Newsletter: Andrew Bailey named surprise choice to run Financial Conduct Authority; DTCC cuts through the blockchain hype; CBOE Makes Majority Investment In Vest Financial

by JLN Staff | Jan 26, 2016

First Read Reg AT Stirs Concerns Ahead of CFTC TAC Meeting Sarah Rudolph - JLN The CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) was scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss three issues important to the trading industry: 1) the CFTC's proposed Regulation Automated...