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Suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails
First Read $18,761/$300,000 (6.3%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff George Gero has passed away, reportedly after battling COVID-19. George was a widely respected futures industry statesman who was inducted into the FIA's Hall of Fame in 2019. George...
JPMorgan: “tens of thousands of episodes of unlawful trading” Government Settles Complaint Against Banking Giant For Almost $1 Billion
Photo by Lucas Benjamin on Unsplash JPMorgan Chase and Co has agreed to pay the U.S. government $920 million in fines and disgorgement to settle spoofing charges. It is the largest payment ever agreed to by a defendant to settle a futures market manipulation charge. ...
The volatility wake-up call for investors; Investors Ramp Up Bets on Market Turmoil Around Election
The volatility wake-up call for investors; Investors Ramp Up Bets on Market Turmoil Around Election
USA v Vorley and Chanu: DOJ Looking For Conviction Against Spoofers
On Tuesday, the defense finished cross examining the FBI special agent, the prosecution rested its case, defense declined to offer witnesses, prosecution made its closing arguments, defense made its closing arguments, Judge Tharp instructed the jury and the jury began deliberating the fates of James Vorley and Cedric Chanu.
Wall Street Commodity Traders Head for Best Year in a Decade; Two N.Y. Men Accused of Trading on Inside Information From S&P Dow Jones Indices
Wall Street Commodity Traders Head for Best Year in a Decade; Two N.Y. Men Accused of Trading on Inside Information From S&P Dow Jones Indices
Why Cboe is seeking growth abroad; Wall Street-Backed Exchange Set to Launch as Rival to NYSE, Nasdaq
Wall Street-Backed Exchange Set to Launch as Rival to NYSE, Nasdaq; London Financial Firms See Long-Term Shift to Working From Home
Fed’s Star Witness in Spoofing Trial Gets Tarnished Under Cross-Examination
Another day of methodical testimony unfolded in Judge John Tharp’s federal courtroom on Wednesday, the second day of testimony in the case of the Department of Justice versus James Vorley and Cedric Chancu.
Deutsche Bank Sees Vol Curve ‘Out of Line’ With Election Risk; ETF joins world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock in
Deutsche Bank Sees Vol Curve ‘Out of Line’ With Election Risk; ETF joins world’s biggest gold owners as investors flock in
Robinhood Effect Is Starting to Shake Up a Stuffy ETF Market; Florida Virus ‘Out of Control,’ Los Angeles Is on the Brink
Robinhood Effect Is Starting to Shake Up a Stuffy ETF Market; Former Wall Street Trader Seeks to Make Sense of Crypto World
ION-Broadway deal stumbles on UK competition concerns; Covid Still Poses Challenges for Financial System, Fed’s Quarles Says
ION-Broadway deal stumbles on UK competition concerns; Covid Still Poses Challenges for Financial System, Fed’s Quarles Says
Chinese Trading Apps Struggle as Millions of Investors Pile In During Rally; The World Can’t Take Much More Shale Gas
First Read So Far, So Good - Updates from Cboe's Options Trading Floor By Matt Raebel - John Lothian News Cboe Global Markets has been reopened for more than two weeks now. How have things been going? According to Cboe, it's been a surprisingly...
20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance; Robinhood reviews options trading offering following suicide by customer
20-Year-Old Robinhood Customer Dies By Suicide After Seeing A $730,000 Negative Balance; Robinhood reviews options trading offering following suicide by customer
We Will Be Living With the Coronavirus Pandemic Well Into 2021
First Read Can a New American* CCO Save Germany's Darling Fintech Company? By Thom Thompson - John Lothian News James Freis, who joined German fintech and crypto darling Wirecard in May this year, was abruptly elevated to its executive management board yesterday,...
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Crop Trading Giants Start Blockchain Platform With Brazil Deals
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the LINK for the DTCC press release about the proposal to shorten the U.S. settlement cycle to T+1 within two years. Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has an...
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A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
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