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Stock Trading Frenzy Has U.S. Volumes Near Peak Panic Levels; Brexit deals London another blow with loss of euro derivatives volumes

by Matt Raebel | Feb 12, 2021

Stock Trading Frenzy Has U.S. Volumes Near Peak Panic Levels; Brexit deals London another blow with loss of euro derivatives volumes

Ricardo Manrique Talks Global Index Trends Amid New Exchange Competition

by John Lothian | Jan 20, 2021

Ricardo Manrique is the head of strategy for FTSE Russell and has a great perspective on the global index business after having significant roles at other index companies, including MSCI, STOXX and Dow Jones.

BNPP Asset Management Looks Forward to Continued Stock Price Appreciation

by Thom Thompson | Jan 14, 2021

Despite the current raging pandemic and Congress debating whether to impeach the same president twice, the portfolio managers that BNPP Asset Management’s new CEO, Johanna Lasker, assembled to talk to the press on Wednesday morning said they believe all of that will...

Biden Victory Is Certified After Day of Debate and Tumult; Pro-Trump Mob Driven From Capitol After Breach, Fatal Shooting

by Matt Raebel | Jan 7, 2021

Biden Victory Is Certified After Day of Debate and Tumult; Pro-Trump Mob Driven From Capitol After Breach, Fatal Shooting

Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win

by Matt Raebel | Jan 5, 2021

Virtu Moving Workers to Florida as Pandemic Reshapes Wall Street; CEOs Urge Congress to Certify Biden’s Electoral College Win

The Soaring Stock Index You’ve Never Heard Of; Derivatives Regulator Uses Dodd-Frank Rule to Target Foreign Bribery

by Matt Raebel | Dec 22, 2020

The Soaring Stock Index You’ve Never Heard Of; Derivatives Regulator Uses Dodd-Frank Rule to Target Foreign Bribery

The Essex Boys: How Nine Traders Hit a Gusher With Negative Oil; EU Warns No Deal Is Likeliest Outcome of Talks: Brexit Update

by Matt Raebel | Dec 11, 2020

The Essex Boys: How Nine Traders Hit a Gusher With Negative Oil; EU Warns No Deal Is Likeliest Outcome of Talks: Brexit Update

SEC Approves Plan to Bring More Detailed Stock-Market Data to Public; Citi Trial Shows Chain of Gaffes Leading to $900 Million Blunder

by Matt Raebel | Dec 10, 2020

SEC Approves Plan to Bring More Detailed Stock-Market Data to Public; Citi Trial Shows Chain of Gaffes Leading to $900 Million Blunder

It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO

by Matt Raebel | Dec 4, 2020

It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO

FIA Asia-V: Wrapping Up the Future of Futures: Politics, China and a Margining Debate

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Dec 4, 2020

Several industry themes emerged in the very last panel discussion of FIA Asia-V, or as moderator and JPMorgan Managing Director David Martin wryly noted, the “graveyard of all graveyard shifts at the end of a three-day conference.”

FIA Asia-V: ESG – Meeting Customer Demand While Building a Market

by Matt Raebel | Dec 4, 2020

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing is a hot topic these days. The growing practice of investing in exclusively eco-friendly, socially-conscious companies is a developing industry, and from the sounds of the panelists at the FIA Asia-V panel,...

FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID’s Chaos

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Dec 2, 2020

While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew in Asia as more investors used them as hedge and arbitrage vehicles, said members of an FIA Asia-V panel devoted to change in...