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John Lothian Newsletter: U.S. Options Exchanges Close to Issuing Uniform Rule on Erroneous Trades; Breteau to leave Newedge in shake-up; SnP Cuts France's Credit Rating by One Notch

by JLN Staff | Nov 8, 2013

First Read A High-Speed Trader Gets a Ticket Matthew Philips - Bloomberg In what may be the opening salvo in its war with high-frequency traders, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission just took aim at the 1,000-pound gorilla in the room. In a complaint (pdf) filed...

James Gellert of Rapid Ratings International Discusses MF Global & Credit Ratings Regulation

by JLN Staff | Jun 20, 2012

James Gellert is Chairman and CEO of Rapid Ratings International, a financial services company that uses a proprietary quantitative system to rate the financial health of corporations and financial institutions. The company’s user-based compensation model offers an...

Tammy Botsford – Penson Futures

by JLN Staff | Jul 6, 2011

Tammy Botsford, vice president and deputy general counsel at Penson Futures, spoke with John Lothian News (JLN) editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the Dodd-Frank Act and the current status of the reform process. Botsford also spoke about rule proposals on position...