Allison Lurton, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for FIA, was joined by two lawyers from the law firm Faegre Drinker, James Ludy and Nicholas Wendland, on Thursday morning at FIA Expo for the inevitable panel on spoofing. This one came with a refreshing twist -...
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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.
The Spread: Opportunity Knocks
This week on The Spread, MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity goes virtual, the CFTC gets closer to finalizing new derivatives trading rules, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript: Hello and welcome back to The Spread. I’m Matt Raebel. Due to the...
Where now for the rules that rocked European finance?; LCH shift heads off UK-EU regulatory battle
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadA Great Day to Start Trading Micro E-Mini FuturesJohn J. LothianA Trump-influenced lower equity market and then a near rebound produced the perfect day for the CME Group to start...
Trends in Surveillance and Market Risk Analysis Platforms – Travis Schwab, Eventus Systems
In this video, Eventus Systems CEO Travis Schwab talks about what clients are requesting in the regulatory technology space as well as Eventus’ plans for 2019. Eventus’ Validus platform was recently recognized at the 2019 RegTech Insight...
CME’s Hours-Long Trading Malfunction Halts Markets; Goldman Traders Had Most Losing Days in 7-yrs in Q4
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffWe have some big news here in Chicago today as the city is about to elect its first African-American female mayor after Lori Lightfoot, a former federal...
Two big UK banks shift some euro clearing from London to Frankfurt
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Jim Kharouf has written a terrific piece for FIA's MarketVoice titled "The Sun Finally Shines on Carbon Markets."~JJL NFA has brought a complaint against Lee Stern's LBS Limited Partnership, an...
Banks can expect a streamlined Volcker rule; Turkish lira plunge; Deutsche Bank error
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The Spread – Week of 3/19 to 3/23
The JLN team is back in Chicago to bring you a more conventional episode of The Spread. Thank heavens our teleprompter was back in action - ad libbing a poolside chat was wicked difficult. You are likely up to date on the potential...
Risks of Crypto Exchanges; Wall Street Loses in Senate’s Reg Reboot; Beware Fintech Firms Bearing Bitcoin
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff See what our friend David Setters is doing protesting in the UK, in ITV's piece Motor neurone disease patients protest in Westminster. Brave, focused and strong. Keep fighting, David. He issued a special thanks to Cathryn Lyall,...
The Industry Discusses Potential Changes to Dodd-Frank
At the 33rd Annual FIA Futures and Options Expo in mid-October, John Lothian News spoke with a variety of industry participants about upcoming milestones and trends in financial markets. This seventh and final video in the series...
Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin as a ‘Fraud’; Barchart Launches High-Performance Cryptocurrency Feed
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff To assist the Tampa community during this time of need, DTCC is donating $5,000 to the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, which has established The Tampa Bay Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund in partnership with several local...
Setting the Stage for Regulatory Divergence
At Trading Chicago presented by FOW and John Lothian News, Gary DeWaal, special counsel with Katten Muchin Rosenman, spoke to JLN about how the United States is beginning to diverge from the rest of the world on financial regulatory...
Traders test OPEC ‘whatever it takes’ resolve to defend oil price; The VIX is not a Fortune-Teller; ‘Vol’-Apalooza: A Handy Reference Guide To Low Volatility Regimes
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