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Ray Carmichael – The History of Financial Futures Part I
Ray Carmichael joined the Chicago Board of Trade in 1980, hired by then-CBOT president Thomas Donovan to lead communications for the exchange. Carmichael had come from the nonprofit world, so he understood how committees work in organizations.
Mark James Powers, 1940-2020
The following obituary was provided by the Powers family: September 16, 1940 - November 17, 2020 Mark James Powers, aged 80, died peacefully in his home in Durham, NC, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Mark was born in Mauston, WI on September 16, 1940, to James and...
Bridging the Gap Between OTC and Exchange-Traded – Brad Levy, IHS Markit
There still exists some polarization between listed derivatives markets and OTC markets. In this video, Global Head of Loans at IHS Markit and CEO of MarkitSERV Brad Levy talks about why the gap between the two is slowly closing and the...
CME clears deal with FEX to compete with ASX; CFTC won’t appeal judge’s DRW ruling
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffThe DerivCon Conference in New York put on by ISDA and Tabb Group was a success. They had a great representation from the CFTC (3 Commissioners), well...
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CME Group to Launch a Global Emissions Offset (GEO) Futures Contract on March 1
First Read $27,051/$300,000 (9.0%) Jeremy Grant ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Janet Yellen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Treasury Secretary, the first woman to hold the position first occupied by Alexander Hamilton. The vote was 85-14...
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Retail Traders Are Piling Into Viral Options Calls at All-Time High Level
Observations & Insight Sarah Ponczek of Bloomberg News shared on Twitter that 32 million call options traded yesterday, the second most on record, only behind a day last November. Lead Stories Retail Traders Are Piling Into Viral Options Calls at All-Time High...
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