First Read $27,651/$300,000 (9.2%) Elizabeth Cook and Robin Trott ++++ SEC Commissioner Peirce Rolls Out Welcome Mat For New Chairman Thom Thompson - John Lothian News "Even though there are unknowns, there are potential benefits," is what SEC Commissioner Hester...
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CME Group to Launch a Global Emissions Offset (GEO) Futures Contract on March 1
First Read $27,051/$300,000 (9.0%) Jeremy Grant ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Janet Yellen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Treasury Secretary, the first woman to hold the position first occupied by Alexander Hamilton. The vote was 85-14...
ETF trading surges on European stock exchanges
First Read $26,851/$300,000 (9.0%) Denise Knabjian ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The U.S. has surpassed the 25 million Covid-19 infections level, according to data reported Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. JPX has signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU,...
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
Wall Street’s Bond Traders Reveal Their Limits; Bitcoin (BTC USD) Slides Below $35,000 as Crypto Mania Loses Momentum
Wall Street’s Bond Traders Reveal Their Limits; Bitcoin (BTC USD) Slides Below $35,000 as Crypto Mania Loses Momentum
Washington Made a Fortress for Inauguration After Capitol Riot
First Read $25,451/$300,000 (8.5%) Ricardo Manrique and Philip Slocum ++++ ++++ Elevated Risk Levels, Volatility Seen Continuing as 2021 Debuts Suzanne Cosgrove and Matt Raebel - John Lothian News The pandemic of 2020 and its associated economic fallout pushed the...
Big Business Backs Away From Trump’s Party But Longs for Old GOP
First Read $24,451/$300,000 (8.2%) ++++ A more perfect union; FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken shares a personal perspective on Washington riots Walt Lukken - FIA Normally, this column offers opinions on the global policies and trends of our industry, but last week's...
Global Banks Warn of Market Chaos If Court Abolishes Libor
First Read $24,451/$300,000 (8.2%) Larry Arnowitz and Mark Spanbroek ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Vice President Mike Pence rebuffed the U.S. House of Representatives' call for implementing the 25th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, so the...
Wall Street Visionaries Provide Chilling Views on Next Big Risk
First Read $24,251/$300,000 (8.1%) Scott Parsons, Jeff Bernacchi ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Inquiring minds want to know if the CME Group and ICE and other large corporate and Wall Street players in the markets will be following the lead of...
U.K. Regulator Warns Crypto Investors Risk Losing ‘All Their Money’
First Read $23,651/$300,000 (7.9%) Matt Wolfe ++++ JLN Launches The History of Financial Futures Episode: Game Changers, Part II The creation of Liffe, DTB and Eurex By John Lothian Productions Eleven years ago John Lothian News began work on a video series about the...
Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win
Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win
HKEX’s New Big Boss Will Face Hong Kong’s Uncertain Future
First Read $22,051/$300,000 (7.4%) Edward Boyle and Patrick Gardner ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian and JLN Staff The team at John Lothian News wishes you and yours a very Happy New Year and a better 2021. This last year has been one for the history books and shall...
How NYSE’s Top Salesman Fought for IPOs in 2020
First Read $21,601/$300,000 (7.2%) David Johnson and Dan Pritchard ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff Tomorrow is our last edition of the John Lothian Newsletter for 2020. We shall return on January 4, the same day everyone's out of office notice seems to be set...
Covid Has Transformed the Psychology of Ambition
First Read $21,001/$300,000 (7.0%) James McNulty ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff Jim McNulty, former Chicago Mercantile Exchange CEO and longtime industry and civic leader, is the latest to give to the JLN MarketsWiki Education GoFundMe campaign. McNulty was a...
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‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
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