Reddit Is Chief Suspect as Volatility ETF Swells to $2.6 Billion; Treasury Volatility Is Just Starting With Big Swings on the Way
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Online-Trading Platform Will Let Investors Bet on Yes-or-No Questions; Call for SEC to regulate index providers as investment advisers
Online-Trading Platform Will Let Investors Bet on Yes-or-No Questions; Call for SEC to regulate index providers as investment advisers
NFL Calls Time-Out on ErisX’s NFL Binary Options
The National Football League asked the CFTC to delay any approval of ErisX’s proposed binary options contracts “pending a more comprehensive study” of whether the contracts would be used for hedging and whether users of the contract might be breaking federal laws by risking money on football spread betting across state lines.
John Van Der Bleek – The Path to Electronic Trading
John Van Der Bleek got his start in the markets after working for a hospital part time with someone later hired at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as an employment manager.
Yellen Looks Likely To Stick With Treasury Department Policy Regarding Bitcoin
President-elect Joe Biden’s Treasury Secretary nominee, Janet Yellen, upset the cryptoverse yesterday with her response to a senator’s question about terrorism during her Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. With regard to terrorist financing, she said,...
Why Everyone Cares About This Italian Exchange; Winklevoss Twins Hire Eventus to Detect Crypto Cheats on Gemini
Why Everyone Cares About This Italian Exchange; Winklevoss Twins Hire Eventus to Detect Crypto Cheats on Gemini
Tesla’s market ride reflects larger forces at work; Hedge Fund Managers Are Cutting Fees
Observations & Insight The Spread: Opportunity Knocks JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread, MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity goes virtual, the CFTC gets closer to finalizing new derivatives trading rules, and more. Watch the video » Tom Chippas...
CryptoMarketsWiki Podcast Episode 7: Buy the Dip! Featuring: Thom Thompson, editor at JLN
JLN Editor Thom Thompson has decades of experience working in the financial markets in both the U.S. and Europe. These days, he uses his expertise to explain the cryptocurrency markets, especially the burgeoning cryptocurrency derivatives to JLN’s readers. In this episode of the CMW Podcast, Thom joins Matt in the studio to discuss the most notable moments in the cryptocurrency markets in 2019.
Euroclear delays decision on sale; Eurex’s ESG segment exceeds half a million traded contracts
See also: ErisX to launch futures market tomorrow, according to notice; Fed Alumni Fear Crisis Risk in Simultaneous Cuts to Rules, Rates; and more.
Building New Markets: Matt Trudeau of ErisX
What does it take to build a new market? Matt Trudeau’s a good person to ask – he’s done it 12 times now, and he shared his experience with JLN during FIA Expo 2019.
Deadly Monsoon Rains Cause Chaos in India’s Financial Capital
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffRussell Thornton, an employee of Fidessa for 19 years, has left ION after its acquisition of Fidessa. He posted on LinkedIn that he will be joining a new...
Getting To Market Fast Is The Difference Between Success Or Failure
Developing new markets, especially when there is strong competition, is all about speed: not microseconds, but days, weeks or months.It's been proven time and again with failed exchanges that it simply took too long to get to the starting...
Building a Crypto Market in Traditional Futures Exchange Form – Thomas Chippas, ErisX
ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas talks about building a cryptocurrency exchange in the mold of traditional futures exchanges.
Pardon our dust: Crypto markets still have some building to do
The institutionalization of the crypto market is going to take some time – be patient.
Panelists on the cryptocurrency panel at FIA Boca said there is still infrastructure building that needs to be done before the asset class becomes mainstream.
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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