Chicago, a data destination; SEC, Robinhood and payment for order flow; John Lothian weighs in with his take; Retail trading continues to percolate; and Cboe’s Kevin Davitt explains the differences between equity and index options in the “Term of the Week.”
First Read $50,456/$300,000 (16.8%) ++++ MarketsWiki Education's World of Opportunity 2021 Virtual Event Announced For July 21 John Lothian News is pleased to announce a 2021 virtual event for the MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series. The one-day,...
Hong Kong Exchange’s New CEO Is Put on Cleanup Duty; China Targets ‘Speculators and Hoarders’ to Stop Commodity Boom
Wall Street stocks join global sell-off as inflation worries flare up; China Coal Futures Hit Record as Exchange Tries to Cool Rally
With Nordic high-yield borrowing costs about 200 basis points higher than in the euro market, investors from Europe are crowding into Nordic junk bonds. Issuance of Nordic high-yield corporate bonds soared 122% in the first quarter from a year earlier to $7.6 billion....
Vickers Venture Partners, a technology startup investor founded by Finian Tan, has fallen victim to an alleged nickel trading scheme fronted by Singaporean company Envy Global Trading. Ng Yu Zhi, the businessman at the head of this scheme, has been charged with faking...
Japanese online brokerage company SBI has ended a long venture with Chinese insurance company Ping An due to high fintech development costs and an increased concern with data security. (Finews) Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. is in a strong position to...
In light of China’s recent political moves (its assertiveness over Taiwan, tighter controls over Hong Kong and alleged mistreatment of Muslim Uyghurs) many European nations have either joined with the Biden Administration to further sanction China, or continued to...
Tesla’s response to complaints in China has shed light on the company’s, and CEO Elon Musk’s, treatment of regulators and how the importance of China’s market may change their tune. (Bloomberg Opinion) Author Vasuki Shastry explains some of the challenges facing the...
‘The Market Seems Crazy’: Start-Ups Wrestle With Flood of Offers; Short Bets Build in Treasuries Futures Causing Chaos for Bonds
Tencent’s $251 Billion Rally Triggers Frenzy in Shares, Options; Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’
Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020; CFTC chair steps down, academic Chris Brummer in lead to replace him: sources
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
London Metal Exchange May Permanently Close Iconic Trading Floor; BrokerTec EU government bond and repo platform migrates to CME Globex
First Read $51,906/$300,000 (17.3%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The SEC issued an "Opinion of the Commission" on Monday in a case between ABN AMRO Chicago LLC and Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. and C2 Options Exchange, Inc. Here is a...
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Observations & Insight The SEC issued an "Opinion of the Commission" on Monday in a case between ABN AMRO Chicago LLC and Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. and C2 Options Exchange, Inc. Here is a summary of the opinion: "ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC petitions...
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