You know how coffee is best when it's either hot or iced, but once it becomes lukewarm nobody wants anything to do with it? That’s about where the crypto markets are right now. Like a fresh cup of coffee, in late 2017 to early 2018 the crypto...
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Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Brexit Has Industry Participants Prepping For "Worst Case Scenario" Jim Kharouf - JLN Industry participants are preparing for a worst case scenario with the UK Brexit...
CME Adds to Interest Rate Arsenal with Eris Licensing Deal
The CME Group just moved even closer to its goal of becoming a one-stop shop for all things related to interest rates. CME and Eris Exchange entered into an exclusive licensing agreement Thursday allowing CME to list Eris’s USD...
The Industry Discusses MiFID II, Part II
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 is the second video in the series focused...
At 34, the LME’s Newest Leader Ranks as One of the Youngest CEOs; Banks’ AI plans pose threat to thousands of jobs; Eris Exchange hires Bloomberg LP head of global markets
First Read Save the Dates For Chicago MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity Series By John J. Lothian The Chicago MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity dates are set for July. We are returning to the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of...
Impact: Navigating Regulation and What Comes Next, Part 3
At FIA Expo 2016, JLN spoke with a variety of participants in today’s markets about the ongoing effects of regulation and what those mean for the future of their businesses. In Part 3 of our three-part series, Matt Rees, chief relationship officer at R.J. O'Brien;...
Kevin Wolf, Eris Exchange – Market Structure Change Presents Commercial Opportunity
“When I worked at Lehman, periodically people would tell me that I looked like Dick Fuld, and I thought that was pretty cool, especially when I was rising up in the ranks. I don’t find that amusing anymore.” The fall of Lehman Brothers ushered in a period of...
MarketsWiki Education New York 2016 – Schedule and Speaker Information
MarketsWiki Education is back for another year in New York, and this year's lineup is as strong as ever. Note: Registration for the New York event has closed. For more information about MarketsWiki Education, click HERE. To see a full list of past sessions, visit our...
John Lothian Newsletter: Listed UK hedge funds lose two-thirds of their assets; Investor outflows and fund closures drain two-thirds of assets; Cetip agrees to be acquired by Brazilian rival BM&FBovespa; Not all hedge funds are bringing in money
First ReadEris: New Money, New Opportunities with CBOE PartnershipDoug Ashburn - JLNCBOE Holdings and Eris Exchange announced a strategic partnership between the two exchanges today. CBOE will take a minority equity stake in Eris, which lists cash-based interest rate...
John Lothian Newsletter: Central Bankers Turning Less Market-Friendly; ISDA rallies support for derivatives data reporting rethink; Britain Tries to Dodge Its Own Waterloo in Tangled EU Debate
First Read Swap Meet: Eris Exchange's Neal Brady Sees Capital Efficiency Driving Growth of Standardized Swap Contracts JohnLothianNews.com Basel III and other capital rules are coming into into force, making efficient use of capital a global priority. As Eris...
Swap Meet: Eris Exchange’s Neal Brady Sees Capital Efficiency Driving Growth of Standardized Swap Contracts
In September 2009 the leaders of the G-20 met in Pittsburgh to hammer out a coordinated approach to regulatory reform. Chief among their concerns in the wake of the financial crisis was a lack of adequate capital backstopping the system. Now, several years later,...
John Lothian Newsletter: ICE Relaunches Credit Swap Futures; Deutsche Boerse Group extends cooperation with Korea Exchange; Why the Cost of Hedging European Banks Stocks Has Soared
First Read Laugh For Kim Taylor Tina Hasenpusch, CME If you know Kim, you obviously know her laugh is unbelievably infectious, and that she loves nothing more than a good laugh. So to keep up her good spirits as she battles cancer and inspired by the 'ice bucket...
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First Read Mike Cahill Joins Advisory Committee of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. By John J. Lothian, JLN We are pleased to announce that Michael E. Cahill, former senior executive with The OCC, has agreed to join the advisory committee of John J. Lothian &...
John Lothian Newsletter: S.E.C. Wants the Sinners to Own Up; US swaps market resists futures model; Dodd-Frank reforms face new assault
First Read A Boca Oversight Doug Ashburn - JLN If you read last week's newsletters, you know that we were publishing remotely from the FIA conference in sunny Boca Raton, Florida. Though I would say we, in general, did an admirable job pumping out the content amid all...
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