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Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win
Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win
The Essex Boys: How Nine Traders Hit a Gusher With Negative Oil; EU Warns No Deal Is Likeliest Outcome of Talks: Brexit Update
The Essex Boys: How Nine Traders Hit a Gusher With Negative Oil; EU Warns No Deal Is Likeliest Outcome of Talks: Brexit Update
Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS; China aims for more sway over copper prices with futures launch
Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS; China aims for more sway over copper prices with futures launch
FIA Expo: Eurex CEO Michael Peters Weighs In On ESG, EU Equivalence
Making his debut performance at an FIA conference Wednesday, Eurex CEO Michael Peters argued in favor of the drive toward environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) products and weighed the pros and cons of the European Commission’s equivalence decision for...
Investors find new hedges against a US election sell-off; Covid-19 Making a Dangerous Comeback in Most Parts of U.S.
Investors find new hedges against a US election sell-off; Covid-19 Making a Dangerous Comeback in Most Parts of U.S.
JPMorgan Is Set to Pay $1 Billion in Record Spoofing Penalty; Westpac, one of Australia’s largest banks, hit with record $920 million penalty over money laundering scandal
JPMorgan Is Set to Pay $1 Billion in Record Spoofing Penalty; Westpac, one of Australia’s largest banks, hit with record $920 million penalty over money laundering scandal
How to Buy and Sell Options Without Making a Fool of Yourself; Stock Market: Did Options Trading Fuel the Market’s Wild Rally?
How to Buy and Sell Options Without Making a Fool of Yourself; Stock Market: Did Options Trading Fuel the Market’s Wild Rally?
Deutsche Börse acquires a majority in quantitative brokers
First Read Fed's Star Witness in Spoofing Trial Gets Tarnished Under Cross-Examination Thom Thompson - John Lothian News 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...
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
Extinction by Algos Threatens Chicago’s Silenced Trading Pits; Wall Street Has Billions to Lose in China From Mounting Tension
First ReadHits & TakesBy John J. LothianTwo friends of JLN have partnered together and yesterday announced a new exchange operator to mainstream digital asset investing and trading. CrossTower Co-founders CEO Kapil Rathi and President Kristin Boggiano,...
Junk bond king’s pardon ‘is spectacular’ for Wall Street; Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason for $4.5 billion
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The FIA released its monthly volume highlights for January 2020, in which global volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.25 billion contracts, up 15.2% from the previous month and up 20.3% from...
Wave Goodbye to Libor. Welcome Its Successor, SOFR
First Read Grayscale wants digital asset regulators and investors to get along Matt Raebel - John Lothian News When you lose your digital assets, there isn't exactly a 1-800 number you can call to seek legal recompense. It's still the Wild West...
Federal spoofing trial of Chicago software developer ends in hung jury
The trial of Jitesh Thakkar for aiding and abetting two instances of spoofing – which were executed by the convicted mega spoofer Navinder Sarao, whom Thakkar never met – ended Tuesday afternoon at about 4:30 when Judge Robert Gettleman dismissed the hopelessly locked jury.
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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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