SoftBank Shares Drop on Concerns About Massive Options Bet; Goldman Sachs says Wall Street’s fear gauge is flashing a warning sign unseen since the dot-com crash in 2000
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What Else Could Go Wrong for World Economy Before 2020 Is Done
What Else Could Go Wrong for World Economy Before 2020 Is Done
Commodity Focus Closes IDX-V
The last session of this year's IDX-V was titled “Commodities in Focus,” the only panel of the third day, which itself was titled “Commodities and the unexpected consequences of COVID-19.” Joanna Williams, Of Counsel at the U.K. law firm Simmons and Simmons,...
Peter Reitz, CEO EEX: “We are a globally operating commodities exchange”
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadMarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity 2019 Day One Held Tuesday in ChicagoSarah Rudolph - John Lothian NewsCryptocurrencies and blockchain were not the only themes at the...
Trucking Freight and Power: Not as Different as You Think – Paul Cusenza, Nodal Exchange
March 29th marks the launch of Nodal Exchange’s trucking freight futures. In this video, Nodal Exchange CEO Paul Cusenza talks about how trucking freight fits in with the rest of Nodal’s offerings and the potential for the exchange to address...
Nasdaq Futures Exchange confirms CEO departure
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Welcome to Movember. Time to stop shaving in the name of men's health.~JJL CME Group in October raised more than $37,000 from their...
US Treasury dealers accused of collusion; Bitcoin futures face safeguards; EEX acquires 100% of Powernext
First Read FANG+ Puts the UMPH Back into the Markets and Exchange Competition By John Lothian - JLN Hallelujah! The magical power of innovation from exchange competition in Chicago is alive and well after a noticeable absence. The NYSE FANG+ index at ICE Futures US is...
DRW leads high frequency trading charge into cryptocurrencies; EEX and CBEEX partner for carbon market development in China
First Read Hits & Takes The European Energy Exchange is quietly turning into a global commodities market. Just months after buying the Nodal Exchange, the US power market, it signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Beijing Environment Exchange (CBEEX)....
Dismantling Dodd-Frank May Have to Wait; How the Euro Could Break Up—or Be Saved; UK’s May defeated as lawmakers demand power to reject final Brexit terms
First Read More power to 'em: Nodal acquired by EEX Spencer Doar - JLN The UK doesn't want ICE to have Trayport. The LSE/Deutsche Boerse deal looks dead in the water. But in one neck of the exchange woods ó power ó all parties appear happy. Last Friday, the energy...
More power to ‘em: Nodal acquired by EEX
The UK doesn’t want ICE to have Trayport. The LSE/Deutsche Boerse deal looks dead in the water. But in one neck of the exchange woods — power — all parties appear happy. Last Friday, the energy exchange EEX (part of the Deutsche Boerse empire) agreed to buy the U.S....
Is Risk Really as Low as You Think?; What, the Fed Again?; Opportunity in volatility
Observations & Insight Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian Sorry to start with the sad, but former CME President & CEO Clayton Yeutter has passed away at the age of 86. Yeutter was CME CEO when I started my post-collegiate career and I was lucky enough to...
Don’t Believe Options Traders; Europe’s Volatility Curve Is Getting Kinky Ahead of French Vote; Trump’s dollar paradox promises roller-coaster ride for currencies
Observations & Insight January Marketshare via OCC ++++++ On another note, check out what the VIX momentarily did after the Fed yesterday: Here's a closer breakdown of the action from the CBOE: Time Index Quote 12:59:56 p.m. CT 11.50 1:00:11 p.m. CT 9.97...
New Frontier: TT’s new platform debuts with European Energy Exchange
Independent Software Vendors are always looking for new markets and new opportunities. Trading Technologies says it has found both with a new deal with the European Energy Exchange to provide its new TT trading platform its market participants. Rick Lane, CEO of TT,...
John Lothian Newsletter: Hong Kong Police Probe Mercantile Exchange at SFC Request; ICE-NYSE Deal Formally Notified to EU for Merger Examination; European energy exchanges compete for Turkish growth
Police in Hong Kong are taking a closer look at potential financial irregularities at the recently-shuttered Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange. The ICE-NYSE merger has formally been submitted to the EU for testing and, they hope, approval. ICE Endex and the European...
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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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