Observations & InsightThe Spread: Married to The JobJohnLothianNews.comThis week on The Spread - Ed Tilly gives a take on the state of the markets, an industry veteran joins the MIAX Exchange Group, open interest grows for bitcoin options at the CME,...
This week on The Spread, several exchanges cautiously open their trading floors, the OCC’s volumes are up yet again, Cboe posts its earnings report, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Welcome to The Spread! I’m Matt Raebel, just settling into the new...
Lead Stories Think Wall Street's back to normal? Not so fast, options markets say April Joyner - Reuters Options investors are preparing for more volatility ahead despite last month's sharp rebound in U.S. stocks, reflecting doubts that markets...
What does it take to build a new market? Matt Trudeau’s a good person to ask – he’s done it 12 times now, and he shared his experience with JLN during FIA Expo 2019.
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadFIA Expo Day Two: Alternatives to LIBORSuzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian NewsTransitions, disruptions and outright change are not new to the futures and options industry, but at this...
Editor’s note: John Lothian News received the following letter from Vivek Sharma, a former employee of Edge Financial, the firm owned by Jitesh Thakkar. Sharma has also worked for the National Futures Association as a quantitative analyst in...
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives President David Doig talks about rectifying income inequality and making Chicago’s South and West Sides a welcoming place for investments.
Want to know more about venture capital? Want to understand what the industry has to offer? Listen to Jeff Carter, managing partner with West Loop Ventures, in this video from MarketsWiki Education’s World Of Opportunity event in Chicago.
In what might prove to be a seminal moment in the development of the cryptocurrency and blockchain community in Chicago, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed an audience of nearly 150 on Monday. Extolling the virtues that Chicago possesses, Emanuel made the case that the city has the opportunity to become a preeminent global fintech center.
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Word has it that Kraken is about to open an office in Chicago, following a move by Coinbase aimed at attracting institutional customers to their exchanges.~JK The tZERO and BOX Digital Markets...
First Read Philip Stafford, Financial Times - "The Most Valuable Commodity I Know of is Information" MarketsWikiEducation.com "A market without information doesn't trade, doesn't move anywhere. It's illiquid. Nothing happens and everybody goes away — [that's] the last...
We need you to tell a story and help us fill up our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity events in Chicago and New York.We love to tell stories. People in this industry are always telling stories about the markets. We replay the day’s trading with our...
There are lots of ways to get an education. One of the questions we ask in our John Lothian Profiles videos is “What did the markets teach you the hard way?” Getting taught the hard way is certainly one way to learn. But so is learning from the experiences of...
4th Annual Education series will stop in four cities in 2016Do you want to help the next generation?The 4th Annual MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series is coming to five cities in 2016, including Chicago on July 12th, 14th and 15th, New York on July 19th...
Trading Technologies Names New Chairman and CEO; IG Buys Tastytrade as Retail Investors Embrace Derivatives
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Britain’s IG Group to Buy U.S. Options Firm Tastytrade For $1 Billion; U.S. Options Setup May Signal Risks for Stocks, Tallbacken Says
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