electronic trading

The $9.2 Trillion Price Tag for Failing to Vaccinate World; When Will Life Return to Normal? In 7 Years at Today’s Vaccine Rates

by Matt Raebel | Feb 5, 2021

The $9.2 Trillion Price Tag for Failing to Vaccinate World; When Will Life Return to Normal? In 7 Years at Today’s Vaccine Rates

John Lothian: A Futures Trader’s Confession

by John Lothian | Feb 3, 2021

All the Ways I Have Traded Futures Over the Years I was brought up as a futures trader and the people I knew were futures traders. The people at my first industry-related job that I listened to on long car rides or on the radio talked about futures. The people I...

$1 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday; Volatility Rampant in Stock Market Where Optimism Still Abounds

by Matt Raebel | Sep 24, 2020

$1 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday; Volatility Rampant in Stock Market Where Optimism Still Abounds

Dan Gramza – The Path to Electronic Trading

by John Lothian | Sep 23, 2020

Dan Gramza sat for an interview with John Lothian News for the MarketsWiki Education The Path to Electronic Trading video series. Gramza tells the story of how he got started in trading with stock options in 1974.

The Spread: Quarantined

by Matt Raebel | Mar 20, 2020

This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two traders test positive for COVID-19, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcription Welcome...

Market Expansion, Data Solutions and Software as a Service: Trading Technologies’ Rick Lane, Part I

by John Lothian | Nov 20, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 Industry Leader SeriesRick Lane, Chairman and CEO of Trading Technologies, sat down with JLN at FIA Expo 2019 to talk about market expansion and rebuilding at TT. He explains how TT is using its software as a service platform to try to...

Electronic Derivatives Trading in South Africa Gears Up

by Spencer Doar | Jun 18, 2019

A half decade’s worth of work at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to update its trading technology is bearing fruit. The exchange now has its equities, equities derivatives and foreign exchange derivatives trading on LSEG Technology’s...

Traders revive short vol bets; Low touch in derivatives – Where do we go from here?

by Spencer Doar | Apr 5, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightDefense rests in a "thin" case against Jitesh Thakkar; Thakkar acquitted of conspiracyThom Thompson - John Lothian NewsIn a move that surprised the courtroom, the...

Market Structure: Why You Should Care – Kevin McPartland, Greenwich Associates

by Spencer Doar | Jul 26, 2018

“I’m not a particularly good investor. I don’t know if my own portfolio is set up the way it should be. But I can certainly explain to you exactly how an equity trade comes from a pension fund and makes its way all the way down...

Electronic Trading Adoption and Crypto Parallels – Richard Sandor, AFX

by Spencer Doar | Apr 26, 2018

"Sometimes these exogenous shocks force us to look at things that we do in a different way." The financial industry has adapted to new technologies before, but AFX CEO and Chairman Richard Sandor believes blockchain will gain...

ABN AMRO Loves Fidessa

by John Lothian | Nov 7, 2017

The romance between ABN AMRO Clearing (ACC) and Fidessa is a strategic and growth-oriented one and the relationship is driven by James Fairweather. James Fairweather is the global head of execution services at ACC. He is driving this...

Sun Trading up for sale; Plight of Deutsche Boerse’s Kengeter; MiFID negotiations

by Spencer Doar | Sep 20, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Resumes from students interested in the MarketsWiki Education Recruiting event on October 16 are starting to flow to us. If you know of a student who may be interested in an internship opportunity in the industry, please direct...

Bill Harts, Modern Markets Initiative – How a Small Group of Traders Improved Markets for All

by JLN Staff | Sep 22, 2016

"The most liquid stocks in the world used to trade at a minimum spread of one-eighth, but was quite often trading at a quarter spread. If you were an average retail investor buying 100 shares, you would have been paying an extra $25...

Nils-Robert Persson, Cinnober Financial Technology – How to Manage a Challenge

by JLN Staff | Nov 17, 2015

"You should be prepared to walk on thin ice. It's not dangerous if you know what you are doing."Thirty years ago, Nils-Robert Persson left a job at communications software giant Ericsson to join the financial technology space, where he has been ever since. Back then,...