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Speculative Fervor in U.S. Stocks Surges to ‘Stunning’ Levels; Dow slumps 240 points on concerns that the market’s rally has gotten overextended
Observations & Insight Unsung Heroes: OCC's Dan Busby By Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Dan Busby has his hands full as head of operations at OCC, but he insists he is having fun. He and his team are responsible for the back office...
NYSE Trading Floor Reopens as Lockdowns Loosen Further; Market ‘distress’ over virus sparked emergency Wall St measures
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff On Friday, John Lothian News published a video about a new book from a first time author and longtime industry executive, Margaret Wiermanski. She has penned a murder mystery and...
Vix Hits Highest Level Since the Financial Crisis as Volatility Soars; Dow Gives Up Gains After Worst Day in 12 Years
Observations & Insight I know we're all nervous about the coronavirus, but try not to let it override your better judgment when it comes to avoiding phishing emails. There's a nasty new phishing scam that involves an email with a Word...
Dalio said those who insured against coronavirus fallout could be ‘annihilated’; How to Hedge a Coronavirus
Observations & Insight A Reporter's Story About the Boca Cancellation By John Lothian Last week I told the JLN staff I expected by Wednesday or Thursday this week that FIA would cancel the Boca conference. They looked surprised. It was...
Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off; Unusual Calm Hangs Over Stock Market
Lead Stories Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off Laurence Fletcher, Tommy Stubbington and Leo Lewis - Financial Times Hedge funds are taking the blame for a drop in Japanese government bond prices that has reverberated around global debt markets....
The Stealthy Bear Stalking the Dow; The Short-Volatility Trade Is Now So Big It’s Starting to Break
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightCorrection on my earlier comment in today's JLN Newsletter: the OCC's proposed new regulatory committee was not purely a "good faith" gesture towards the SEC. It was...
The VIX Is Ready to Spike. That’s Bad News for Stocks; Stocks on tenterhooks as U.S. recession signs build
See also: This Time It’s Different as Stock Traders Were Prepared for Rout; Dow, S&P 500 mark worst start to a quarter since 2008 financial crisis as recession fears accelerate, and more.
HKEx’s chief defends LME deal; Exchange CEO search; Susquehanna entering sports betting
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Happy Halloween! Our second compilation video from FIA Expo is out and can be seen below. It is the companion piece to yesterday's MiFID II video. ~SD DePaul is holding their fourth annual Cyber-Risk Conference on 11/28 at the...
Trump Healthcare Fail Is Making Wall Street’s ‘Fear Index’ Soar; ‘Trump disappointment trade is now in full swing’; Dow Poised for Longest Losing Streak Since 2011
Observations & Insight JLN Exchange Leader Series 2017: By Leveraging Bats' Technology, CBOE's Tilly Wants To Expand Footprint JohnLothianNews.com CBOE Holdings arguably had its biggest year in history in 2016 with the purchase of Bats Global Markets for $3.2...
NYSE, Former IEX Foe, Plans a Copycat Speed Bump of Its Own; MarketAxess breaks annual trading volume record; BlackRock jilts State Street, moves $1 trillion in custody assets to JPMorgan
First Read NYSE Outlines 2017 Equity Market Strategy: Intercontinental Exchange NYSE Group, part of Intercontinental Exchange, today detailed its equity markets strategy, which aims to deliver greater choice for corporate and ETF issuers and to investors by offering...
Threats to US ag trade with China, Mexico ‘far bigger deal’ than TPP’s loss; No Coat, No Tie Leads to Rough Start for Accused Insider Trader; VIX – nowhere to go but up?
Lead Stories Threats to US ag trade with China, Mexico 'far bigger deal' than TPP's loss Agrimoney.com Threats to US trade with China or Mexico, which have been raised by Donald Trump's US presidency, look far more serious than the loss of the TPP deal, a senior CME...
NYSE MKT stock exchange to end floor trading -regulatory filing; Rising Currency Volatility Keeps Stock-Watchers on Edge; Here’s how much ETFs are dominating on the trading floor
Observations & Insight The tasty nation adds an entree, tastyworks: Tom Sosnoff and the tastytrade crew are "going to murder passive investing" Spencer Doar - JLN Editor's note: This story contains language that some readers might find offensive. Also, the subject...
JLN Options: Fed Would Like You to Stop Overreacting, Please: Volatility Fund Slumps
Commentary & InsightCompliance Advice on SEC’s Market Access Rule from Julie Dixon of Titan RegulationMarketsWiki.tvSEC Rule 15c3-5 (“Market Access Rule”), finalized in November 2010, is the commission’s response to the May 6, 2010 “flash crash” in which the U.S....
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