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John Van Der Bleek – The Path to Electronic Trading
John Van Der Bleek got his start in the markets after working for a hospital part time with someone later hired at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as an employment manager.
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...
Mark James Powers, 1940-2020
The following obituary was provided by the Powers family: September 16, 1940 - November 17, 2020 Mark James Powers, aged 80, died peacefully in his home in Durham, NC, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Mark was born in Mauston, WI on September 16, 1940, to James and...
Hedge Funds Had a Fine Year Amid Covid Volatility; The valuation warning signs for stock markets
Hedge Funds Had a Fine Year Amid Covid Volatility; The valuation warning signs for stock markets
David Prosperi retires from OCC; Bitcoin Options Investors Are Starting to Hedge Against Potential Price Pullback
David Prosperi retires from OCC; Bitcoin Options Investors Are Starting to Hedge Against Potential Price Pullback
FIA EXPO 2020: Lots of Ideas, But Little Agreement, As Libor Faces Deadline
As the deadline for the end of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) looms at the end of 2021, a host of legacy issues and alternative rate choices remain on the table, members of an FIA Expo panel on short-term interest rate rates agreed. But while the panelists...
FIA Expo: Good Fragmentation vs. Bad Fragmentation
Deborah North, partner at the law firm Allen & Overy, moderated the Wednesday morning panel titled “Is Market Fragmentation the Future?” at FIA Expo 2020.
The Spread: Plenty of Options
This week on The Spread – record-high options trading volumes, new products from Intercontinental Exchange and HKEX, and more.
JPMorgan Isn’t Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump
Observations & Insight $14,541/$300,000 (4.8%) Patrick Kenny and Paul Nockels ++++ ++++ Lead Stories JPMorgan Isn't Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index's futures curve jumps higher in December, and...
Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
FIA Data Underscores Explosive 2020 Growth in Equity, Commodity Volume
Global volume in futures and options is on track for a banner year in 2020, with growth fueled largely by equity derivatives amid unparalleled levels of volatility.
China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself
First Read $9,241/$300,000 (3.1%) Monica Mulvihill ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The women of WILD are holding an online auction and spooky trivia event to support their "Next Generation Women in Finance Scholarship FUNraiser." The auction started on October 16 and...
How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change
Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just.
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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