Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Nasdaq's VOLQ and Other Monday Miscellany Spencer Doar - JLN According to Dow Jones, Nasdaq will begin disseminating its new volatility index - ticker VOLQ - on...
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Euronext launches formal offer for Oslo Bors; Equities vet makes big bet on bond-trading automation
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff There was a big snowstorm in Alpine parts of Europe that left record amounts of snow and isolated some communities. In the US, a monster snowstorm...
The Spread – Transitions – 1/11
In this episode of "The Spread" we deal with a number of transitions. Below are stories referenced this week: -Bloomberg -> MarketAxess Hires Cboe's Chris Concannon as President, COO -Financial Times -> Wall Street battles for...
Cboe Global Markets Announces Changes to Management Team
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Cboe Global Markets Reports Several Trading Volume Records for Full Year 2018 ++++++ The Spread - A New Year - 1/4 JohnLothianNews.com It's hard to believe 2018 is...
VIX Curve(ball); Bond Volatility; Concannon on the SEC and Trading Incentives
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight CFA Institute And FINRA Foundation Study Debunks Common Myths About Millennials And Investing FINRA Conventional wisdom paints a picture of millennials as...
Q&A with Cboe’s Chris Concannon; Crypto Startup LedgerX Eyes Ethereum Options
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Wednesday Miscellany After topping 150 for a record 4 straight days, Cboe's SKEW Index has simmered down a bit, closing yesterday at 137. That is still...
The Spread – Week of 4/23 to 4/27
Who likes TV show theme songs (especially older ones that still live on through syndication)? If you don’t, well, shame on you, but watch this week’s episode of The Spread anyway for some updates on happenings in the options world....
Cboe Letter on Improving VIX Settlement Process; Matrix Executions’ High Touch Trading Desk for Options
Lead Stories Letter from Cboe CEO Ed Tilly and President Chris Concannon regarding VIX activity Cboe Over the past 25 years, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) has become the leading, global indicator of market volatility for the marketplace. It could only achieve this...
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....
Don’t hate the game, hate the players; Volatility investors – once bitten but not shy; Vol funds worked – that’s the problem
Observations & Insight The VIX Can't Cause Vol - Cboe's View on Volatility ETPs Spencer Doar - JLN As volatility began to surge in February, and then exploded on the fifth of the month, exchange traded products (ETPs) that shorted or provided inverse exposure to...
The VIX Can’t Cause Vol – Cboe’s View on Volatility ETPs
As volatility began to surge in February, and then exploded on the fifth of the month, exchange traded products (ETPs) that shorted or provided inverse exposure to VIX futures came under fire. The two most popular, Credit Suisse’s...
Surge in oil options trading; Belief in cryptocurrencies; FX vol collapsing
Lead Stories Oil Options Trading Surges After Funds Buy Into OPEC's Rebalancing Alex Longley - Bloomberg Brent, WTI option volumes hit multi-month highs on Monday; Funds seen drawn by tightening oil market, Mideast tensions Options trading for crude oil this week...
‘False Peace’ for Markets? A Trader Is Betting Millions on It; CBOE’s Chris Concannon says bitcoin…
Observations & Insight October 16th MarketsWiki Education Intern Recruiting Event Chicago JLN Students who want to learn about the financial services field are invited to join us at our October 16th MarketsWiki Education Intern Recruiting Event Chicago, where...
VIX Owner Plots New Fear Gauge to Help Measure European Fright; Two Exchange Whizzes Try to Tackle CBOE’s Challenges; Dutch alternative derivatives platform TOM to be wound up
Observations & Insight JLN Exchange Leader Series 2017: SGX's Syn Says Trade Barriers Mean Opportunities for Offshore Exchanges JohnLothianNews.com Singapore Exchange's Michael Syn says that when economic barriers to open trade come down, offshore jurisdictions...
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Big $40 million options trade bets on near-term stock market tumble; London Whale lessons for Credit Suisse and Nomura
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