First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff A friend at the ASX shared information on where to send financial assistance to help those impacted by the disastrous fires there. Here are three organizations to send help for people, to help fight the...
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John Lothian Newsletter: ICE to change Isdafix calculation; U.S. regulators should study oil slump – CFTC official; CME Group to launch euro-denominated cocoa contract
First Read Just Floored: Who Says Jeff Sprecher hates open outcry? Jim Kharouf - John Lothian News (Rerun from last Friday in case you missed it.) Open outcry is still alive and well in New York. The New York Stock Exchange opened a new trading floor for the NYSE Amex...
John Lothian Newsletter: Group of Financial Institutions Settles MF Global Suit; Finra to investigate US bond trading; ICE to launch euro cocoa contract
First Read Bats Says Exchange Fee Cuts Would Save $850 Million for Traders By Sam Mamudi - Bloomberg Another leading stock exchange operator has a plan to improve the $24 trillion U.S. equity market. Bats Global Markets Inc. suggested a reduction in fees for buying...
John Lothian Newsletter: NYSE Euronext Plans New Derivatives Market For Retail Traders; Fears grow in Asia over US swaps rules; CFTC Deals Out Royal Pain
NYSE Euronext announces plans to start up a contract-for-difference electronic, web-based market in Europe. Asian banks and regulators are growing uneasy over the future of clearing business, given potential new US swap rules. The CFTC levels its sword of justice at...
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