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SPX Open Interest Record; Wild Trading Straining The Plumbing?; Q1 Launch for Matrix Executions
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead StoriesNew Record Open Interest for Cboe S&P 500 Options Surpasses 20 Million ContractsMatt Moran - Cboe BlogWhile many investors are concerned that benchmark indexes for major...
Making Peace with Volatility; Fresh Focus on Clearing/Margin
Lead Stories Wall Street Is Making Peace With the New Era of Stock Volatility Yakob Peterseil and Dani Burger - BloombergQuint VIX futures, VVIX and skew showing 'acceptance' of higher vol; Traders shunning tail risk hedges in favor of bullish calls Wall Street is...
HKEx Looks To Make A Major Clearinghouse Upgrade
Today's markets and regulations are pushing exchanges to improve their technology, risk models and capital services. As such, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has embarked on a major revamp of the clearing house's platform, looking...
Nandini Sukumar Explains the WFE’s Mission and Vision
Nandini Sukumar took the reins as CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges in 2015. Under her leadership, the 57-year-old organization has been revitalized and its membership now represents more than 200 market infrastructure...
London loses oil futures listings as Mifid bites; Wall Street Is Claiming Tax-Cut Bounty; South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading
First Read A Grateful Scouter with a Big Silvery Beaver-Like Smile By John Lothian I was informed late last night that I am to be recognized for my contributions to Scouting with a Silver Beaver Award on behalf of Pathway to Adventure Council of the Boy Scouts of...
Deutsche Boerse Said to Favor UniCredit’s Weimer for CEO; Junk Bond Sell-off; Virtu’s Viola warns of clearing house risk
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff ICE announced a number of management team promotions today, including: Charles A. Vice has been named vice chairman, with continued responsibility for ICE's global technology, information security and operations. He was...
London’s biggest clearing house open to more EU oversight; Exchanges stranglehold on data costs stifling market activity; Deutsche Boerse says open to index and data business deals
First Read Have you checked out the lineup for Trading Chicago? JLN The FOW-JLN conference Trading Chicago is on June 28th — less than three weeks from now. Is it on your calendar yet? Check out the lineup. Speakers this year include the Streetwise Professor Craig...
Staff for Florida regulators recommend continued gas hedging despite nearly $7 billion in losses; Reinventing the (Algo) Wheel; These Winning Positions Could Turn Into Market Migraines
Observations & Insight When it comes to web searches, more options than expected Spencer Doar - JLN When compiling the options newsletter, we check a variety of search terms, feeds and websites to get a picture of the day's activity. Given the ambiguity of...
Empty Seats at Regulators Hold Back Trump Bid to Undo Dodd-Frank; Clearing houses see record volume as new rules boost activity; ETFs Are the New Bond Kings
First Read End of a Series Today concludes our annual Exchange Leaders Series from FIA Boca, with an interview with Matt Chamberlain, interim CEO at the LME. In all, the series included eight different exchange executives who sat down to speak with us at the...
Hunting for Dirty Deeds in the $34 Trillion U.S. Futures Market; Clearing houses saddled with ‘too-big-to-fail’ tag; ASX’s blockchain may mean job losses
First Read Odds & Ends Jim Kharouf, JLN A busy day around Chicago yesterday. FIA held its Washington update lunch, where FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken told the audience that the pendulum on regulation is shifting back. He is hopeful that the new administration...
Sweet 16: The Tops for 2016
At last fall's FIA Expo Chicago, John Lothian News partnered with Cinnober Financial Technology to bring you industry conversations, where we conduct short interviews with industry participants on the important topics facing the...
John Lothian Newsletter: OCC owners want dibs on half the pie; Jon Corzine Considers Launching Hedge Fund; Clearing houses hit back at European plans
First Read Dodd-Frank in Action: Swap Dealer Risk Management Reviews Doug Ashburn - JLN The first few years after the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act, the the narrative was all about the future - how an estimated 400 rulemakings would be implemented and how participants...
Changing of the guard: Mike Cahill talks about new CEO post at OCC, and how things aren’t really changing
Changing of the guard: Mike Cahill talks about new CEO post at OCC, and how things aren’t really changing Yesterday, Mike Cahill was named as the next CEO of the OCC, (formerly Options Clearing Corporation. The move marks a historical changing of the guard at OCC. ...
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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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‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
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