Bubble warning: even college kids are touting Spacs; LSE confirms €4.3bn sale of Borsa Italiana to Euronext
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Goldman Sachs says options show more risk building for December than around election day
Goldman Sachs says options show more risk building for December than around election day
Drop in Nasdaq Volatility Index Is Latest Sign of Options Froth; Is Europe the New FAANG? Not So Fast
Drop in Nasdaq Volatility Index Is Latest Sign of Options Froth; Is Europe the New FAANG? Not So Fast
The Spread: All That Glitters
This week on The Spread – bitcoin options open interest and spot gold prices reach record highs, Cboe tries to bring a slice of Europe back to the States, and more.
US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall
US regulator fines Citadel Securities over trading breach; New York Sees Push to Tax Stock Trades With Revenue in Free Fall
Griffin Urges Cooperation Toward Uniform U.S. Listing Standard; Listing on U.S. Exchanges Is a Privilege
Griffin Urges Cooperation Toward Uniform U.S. Listing Standard; Listing on U.S. Exchanges Is a Privilege
Derivatives industry experts discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 crisis; EU banks expect further margin reprieve for equity options
Observations & Insight JLN REPORTS ON FIA IDX-V DAY TWO FIA IDX-V: 'No Victory Laps,' But Systems Clear Amid Pandemic-Infused Volatility By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News The global pandemic provided European markets with their first...
Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In on Crypto; Investors Are Favoring Firms That Let People Work From Home
Veteran Commodities Trader Chris Hehmeyer Goes All In on Crypto; Investors Are Favoring Firms That Let People Work From Home
Hackers for hire targeted ‘hundreds of institutions’, says report; Euro’s Path to Global Prominence Leads Through Green Finance
First Read Unsung Heroes: OCC's Dan Busby By Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Dan Busby has his hands full as head of operations at OCC, but he insists he is having fun. He and his team are responsible for the back office operations for the...
The World’s Oldest Exchange Is Europe’s Hottest Listing Venue; Battle for Hong Kong Is Shifting to City’s Financial Markets
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Today we have published the Open Outcry Traders History Project video of James Gordon of Straits Financial LLC. Gordon spent eight years on the Cboe trading floor with Timber Hill. His is the first video...
NYSE Trading Floor Reopens as Lockdowns Loosen Further; Market ‘distress’ over virus sparked emergency Wall St measures
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff On Friday, John Lothian News published a video about a new book from a first time author and longtime industry executive, Margaret Wiermanski. She has penned a murder mystery and...
Pandemic Exercises Helped OCC Manage Record Trading Volumes; Goldman Sachs’ top equity strategist worries markets have rallied ‘too far too fast,’ and is predicting a fresh plunge
Lead Stories Pandemic Exercises Helped OCC Manage Record Trading Volumes Agam Shah - WSJ Options Clearing Corp. saw record-breaking trading volume in March as concern over the coronavirus hit markets. But the OCC, which serves as a guarantor...
Regulators across Europe clash over bans on short selling; Euronext confirms it will not make bid for BME
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff Pat Arbor is the subject of the latest MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders HIstory Project video. Arbor, the longtime chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade in the late open...
European traders press for looser rules to ease options trading; Volatility Ain’t What It Used to Be
Lead Stories European traders press for looser rules to ease options trading; Industry body warns of 'severe dislocation' in derivatives if requirements do not change Philip Stafford - FT Market makers in Europe are urging regulators to bring...
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Trading Ring That Survived Two World Wars May Succumb to a Virus
First Read $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. Hits & Takes JLN Staff Exchanges: Euronext was down due to technical issues, but has resumed. Coronavirus: India peaking, Sweden...
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Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Euro Bets at Fastest Pace Since February
Observations & Insight $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. ++++ The Spread: Remembering Joe Sullivan JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread, a binary options fraudster is...
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