In this episode of “The Spread,” we look at the history of the LIBOR, a financial innovation that grew to underpin trillions of dollars of derivatives contracts before becoming the centerpiece of one of the largest financial scandals of our time.
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Ready to Follow Through – Chris Concannon, Cboe
CBOE and Bats officially became Cboe Global Markets in 2017, which meant much of the year was spent laying the foundations for further integration. Of course, there was also the under-the-radar launch of a crypto futures product, too....
Interactive Brokers’ market making segment feels impact of options business wind-down; A striking stat shows why even the bears are tempted to bet on stocks; Vix index sends mixed messages to investors
Observations & Insight 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...
Vol Spike: CBOE Futures Exchange’s Jay Caauwe Introduces the Short-term Volatility Index
In February 2014, the CBOE Futures Exchange began listing contracts on the short term volatility index (VXST) - a 9-day variant of its flagship 30-day VIX futures. In an interview with John Lothian News Editor-At-Large Doug Ashburn, CFE’s Jay Caauwe discusses the...
JLN Options: Thomson Reuters to buy FX option business from Tradeweb
Commentary & InsightJohn Lothian Announces Summer Intern Industry-wide Education Program in ChicagoJohn Lothian - JLNJohn J. Lothian & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce today the creation of a Chicago-based industry-wide summer intern education series to...
JLN Options: Exclusive: ICE to win EU approval for $8.2 billion NYSE bid – sources
Commentary & InsightJack Schwager on Market Wizards and How the CTA Space is ChangingMarketsWiki.tvJack Schwager is a well-known name in the financial market community today, as author of trading classics such as: Market Wizards in 1989, The New Market Wizards in...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review
A recent Tabb Group report found that high-frequency trading is dominating US options trading, and that keeping up with the pace of technology in a climate of tight budgets and low trading volumes is becoming too difficult for many firms. The industry is transforming...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review
The long-standing battle over the CBOE's exclusive right to offer products based on its license agreements with Standard & Poor's and Dow Jones indexes may end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, if Citadel and the ISE get their way. The Court is expected to review...
JLN Options: Options Week in Review Jan. 17, 2013
The CBOE plans to revamp its 15-member board to make it more independent, in line with its rivals NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX and ICE, whose board members have no direct ties to trading firms. The restructuring is part of the exchange's response to an SEC investigation...
JLN Options: CBOE Holds its Own in 2012 – JLN Options
CBOE holds its own in 2012by Sarah RudolphWilliam Brodsky has chosen an auspicious time to step down from his role as the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s CEO and become executive chairman of the board. The CBOE has seen steady growth in trading volumes from...
JLN Options: Ed Boyle to Join BOX as SVP in January; Why the ‘VIX of VIX’ is at Historical Lows
Lead StoriesEd Boyle to Join BOX as SVP in JanuaryJohn Lothian News has learned that senior derivatives industry executive Ed Boyle will be joining The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) as a senior vice president of business development and strategy. Boyle, the former...
John Lothian Newsletter: BATS Global Markets Plans Final Steps Toward $100M IPO; Greek Legal Maneuvers Raise Fears of Euro-Zone Debt Fallout; CFTC to Consider Post-MF Global Futures-Collateral Safeguards
BATS Global Markets hopes to launch its IPO sometime next month. As Greece hurries to put debt-related laws into place, creditors of that nation worry about far-reaching consequences of that legislative effort. The CFTC will next week consider ideas to safeguard...
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Low Treasury Volatility Is Key to Equity Rally, Tallbacken Says; A record $3.7 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on January 29 as interest in cryptocurrencies surges
Low Treasury Volatility Is Key to Equity Rally, Tallbacken Says; A record $3.7 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on January 29 as interest in cryptocurrencies surges
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Why everyone is now an options trader; Strategists See Growing Bets on Emerging-Markets Via ETF Options
Why everyone is now an options trader; Strategists See Growing Bets on Emerging-Markets Via ETF Options
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