The low number of African Americans in high positions in the financial markets is shocking, but not surprising. And not much progress has been made, though not for lack of effort. What does the landscape look like, and what can be done about it?
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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
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
Make-or-Break Volatility Event Is Looming in Options Expiration; Options Activity Indicates Big Investors Have Become More Cautious
Make-or-Break Volatility Event Is Looming in Options Expiration; Options Activity Indicates Big Investors Have Become More Cautious
CME changes rules to stoke trading; How the World’s Dullest Market Quietly Created a Synthetic Dollar Empire
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The Financial Times says investors are anticipating a Joe Biden win in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election. The Kremlin is increasingly alarmed about the prospect of a Biden win,...
Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation
After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...
Nasdaq Prevails in Lawsuit Over Alleged ETF Theft; Fed Confronts Lack of Diversity in Its Ranks
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), Futures Industry Association (FIA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and...
Letter to Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Mr. Heath TarbertChairman, Commodity Futures Trading CommissionThree Lafayette Centre1155 21st Street, NWWashington, DC 20581 July 12, 2019 Dear Chairman Tarbert: Congratulations on becoming chairman of the CFTC. Welcome to the futures...
Gender Diversity: The Need for Early Intervention – Diane Saucier, Hitachi Vantara
In order for gender diversity in financial services to really flourish, future generations of women need to have access to the resources to build the right skillset earlier than college or high school. In this video, Hitachi Vantara Senior...
Criminal Past Haunts Surviving Founder of QuadrigaCX; Fed Faces Crucial Portfolio Decision
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadChicago Mayor Emanuel addresses FinTank meeting, makes case for Chicago as crypto and fintech hubChuck Mackie, JLNIn what might prove to be a seminal moment in the development of the...
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First Read $40,276/$300,000 (13.4%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Do you know the "two-out-of-three rule" for wearing a mask outdoors? The rule is if you are outdoors, you need to be distanced or masked. If you're not outdoors, you need to be...
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Nasdaq launching options on the Nasdaq-100 Micro Index; 3 reasons the stock market rally is set to continue despite recent volatility, according to UBS Wealth Management
Nasdaq launching options on the Nasdaq-100 Micro Index; 3 reasons the stock market rally is set to continue despite recent volatility, according to UBS Wealth Management
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