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Two identities, one man: the story of $800 million hedge fund fraudster Boaz Manor

by Jeff Bergstrom | Dec 11, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff The U.K.'s Competition & Markets Authority (CME) now has until February 7, 2019 to determine whether to escalate its investigation into Nasdaq's acquisition...

Sweet 16: The Tops for 2016

by JLN Staff | Jan 9, 2016

At last fall's FIA Expo Chicago, John Lothian News partnered with Cinnober Financial Technology to bring you industry conversations, where we conduct short interviews with industry participants on the important topics facing the...

Sweet 16: The Tops For 2016 – Economics

by JLN Staff | Dec 16, 2015

From the Federal Reserve Bank moves on rates to the supply and demand for crude oil, 2016 is expected to be a big year for the derivatives industry. In our JLN Sweet 16 Series, we spoke with industry executives who gave us their top economic trends to watch in 2016....

JLN Financials: U.S. Treasury Market Goes Off Script; SEF Trading Volumes Emerging From Summer Doldrums; Wall Street sees holes in Fed's new policy-tightening plan

by JLN Staff | Sep 19, 2014

First Impressions Latin America: Opportunities and Risks CME Group Chief Economist Blu Putnam recently hosted a webinar on Latin America, in which he gave a thorough assessment of the current macroeconomic environment and trends. He focused on monetary policy and...

JLN Financials: Still patient, but for how long?; ECB First Four-Year Loan Uptake Disappoints; Swiss National Bank Reaffirms Currency Floor

by JLN Staff | Sep 18, 2014

First Impressions Consider This Doug Ashburn - JLN Earlier this week I took on the issue of the term "considerable time" that the Federal Reserve has been using in its prepared statement in conjunction with recent meetings on interest rate policy. I called it "one of...

JLN Options: Exclusive: ICE to win EU approval for $8.2 billion NYSE bid – sources

by JLN Staff | Jun 17, 2013

Commentary & InsightJack Schwager on Market Wizards and How the CTA Space is ChangingMarketsWiki.tvJack Schwager is a well-known name in the financial market community today, as author of trading classics such as: Market Wizards in 1989, The New Market Wizards in...

Five Minutes with Bluford Putnam

by JLN Staff | Feb 17, 2012

Bluford Putnam has served as managing director and chief economist of CME Group since May 2011. He is responsible for leading economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their impact on CME...