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Should we worry as the market’s ‘fear gauge’ nears its highest level since the Great Recession? Wall Street’s Hot Volatility Trade Right Now Is Betting on Calm
Lead Stories Should we worry as the market's 'fear gauge' nears its highest level since the Great Recession? Andrew Van Dam - The Washington Post An index pundits love to call Wall Street's "fear gauge" is flashing red. Should we panic? The...
Hedge Funds Not Led by White Men Outperform Peers Nearly 2 to 1; China Seeks to Stop Virus Scare From Becoming Political Crisis
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC that this 'crazy' stock market run reminds him a lot of 'early' '99~JJL One of the political issues of the day is voter registration. People across the U.S. are being knocked...
Options trader bets $4 million on a major volatility spike; Crisis-hardened markets have learned to look past military flare-ups
Lead Stories Options trader bets $4 million on a major volatility spike Tyler Bailey - CNBC Stocks surged to all-time highs Thursday morning, a day after President Donald Trump said Iran appeared to be standing down after it launched missiles...
Johnson Wins Crushing Majority in Election That Upends Britain; EU confirms one-year Brexit reprieve for derivatives industry
See also: EU Pledges to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions to Net-Zero by 2050, U.S. regulator homes in on climate risks to U.S. markets, and more.
Big Bets in Asia on Fed Have Traders Guessing Who’s Paying; Stocks Are Writing Checks the Economic Data Can’t Cash
See also: Alarm sounds over heavy short selling of junk bond ETFs, Managers Optimize Fee Negotiation Structures to Align with Pricing Philosophy, and more.
Brexit: Fine in Five Years, but a Mess Right Now – Garry Jones
Futures Industry Association (FIA) Hall of Famer Garry Jones talks about how Brexit impacts markets and derivatives trading in this JLN video.
Hedge Fund Managers Don’t Always Beat the Market, but They Still Make Billions; EU-managed control of euro clearing is not viable; AllianceBernstein Is Selling Bond-Trading Software
First Read The Event Of The Summer: JLN & FOW Present Trading Chicago For the first time in John J. Lothian & Co.'s history, we are partnering with FOW (Global Investor Group) to host our first Trading Chicago event on June 28th. This one-day event is aimed...
London: On A Pedestal
It’s nearly impossible to talk about England without talking about history at one point or another. And so it is with this report’s look at London as a financial center and what’s kept it at the top. When former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in April, much of...
John Lothian Newsletter: CBOE defers start of extended trading day after recent outages; EU rules risk driving London Metal Exchange to Hong Kong; LSE on target to win Italian bond platform EuroTLX
In the wake of two technical faults in two weeks, exchange CBOE decides to hold off a bit on its plans to extend its trading day. Customers at the London Metal Exchange make dark suggestions that if the EU insists on pursuing aggressive regulatory reform, the LME’s...
John Lothian Newsletter: EU to Review Proposed Merger of ICE, NYSE; U.K. Regulator Said to Join CFTC in ISDAfix Manipulation Probe; Liffe Sues Dutch Options Market TOM Over AEX Products
Regulators for the European Union agree to review the ICE-NYSE Euronext merger plan, simplifying the approval or denial process for the two companies. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority opens a probe into the ISDAfix rate, joining US regulators in looking for rate...
Alan Grigoletto on OIC’s new education efforts
Alan Grigoletto was recently promoted to vice president, education at the Options Industry Council (OIC), where he is responsible for expanding OIC’s educational efforts, including developing educational programs for the European markets. He was interviewed by Sarah...
John Lothian Newsletter: CME Europe to debut with 30 forex products; Bucking the trend, LME looks at expanding floor trading; Nasdaq’s U.K. Derivatives Platform Seeks 10% Market Share
As the evaluation process begins for CME Group’s new European exchange, the company reveals that it intends to open its doors with 30 forex products on its shelf for trading. While many exchanges look to reduce or eliminate person-to-person floor trading in favor of...
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Dead Chickens, Frozen Oranges Confront Farmers in South After Severe Cold
First Read $29,826/$300,000 (9.9%) Charles Bohm ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME set new record volumes in the Ultra 10-Year Note and 30-Year Bond futures on February 23. Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million...
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GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
GameStop shares on track to triple for week as options trading spikes; GameStop short-sellers have lost $1.9 billion in just 2 days amid the stock’s latest spike
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