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Volatility Is Low But Ambiguity Is Sky High; Clearing forex options; War on Dutch prop shops

by Spencer Doar | Dec 12, 2017

Observations & Insight (Click for larger image) Lead Stories Volatility Is Low But Ambiguity Is Sky High Ben Eisen - WSJ Two academics are rolling out a new measure of market fear that suggests investors aren't nearly as complacent as they seem. The gauge of...

Bond wolves; Hedging for the shale boom; Jump Trading shakeup; More BTC

by Spencer Doar | Nov 29, 2017

Observations & Insight Jim Kharouf Resigns as CEO of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.; Will Continue Work with Company in Freelance Role Jim Kharouf is stepping down as CEO of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. at the end of the year after having assumed the...

Shorting the VIX Could Be Terrible; Financials Bulls Tested; LCH plans G10 NDFs, options

by Spencer Doar | Sep 6, 2017

Lead Stories Why Shorting the VIX Could Be a Terrible Idea Jared Dillian - Equities.com The New York Times' DealBook had a great piece of journalism a couple of days ago about short VIX carry monkeys. Well, that is what I call them. The article features a former...

CME’s Knottenbelt Discusses International Plans and CME Europe Closure

by Spencer Doar | Jun 13, 2017

This year the CME Group decided to close CME Europe and CME Clearing Europe, but the exchange group does not see the shuttering as changing overall international and European expansion plans. Rather, the investment CME put into Europe is going to continue to pay...

JLN Options: The worrisome and not-so worrisome

by Spencer Doar | Feb 9, 2017

Lead Stories Banks, brokers face post-Brexit mis-selling claims over FX options Lawrence White and John Geddie - Reuters Banks and foreign exchange brokers in Britain face legal claims from small companies which allege they were mis-sold complex currency derivatives...

Don’t Believe Options Traders; Europe’s Volatility Curve Is Getting Kinky Ahead of French Vote; Trump’s dollar paradox promises roller-coaster ride for currencies

by Spencer Doar | Feb 2, 2017

Observations & Insight January Marketshare via OCC ++++++ On another note, check out what the VIX momentarily did after the Fed yesterday: Here's a closer breakdown of the action from the CBOE: Time Index Quote 12:59:56 p.m. CT 11.50 1:00:11 p.m. CT 9.97...

Miami International Holdings and Ledger Holdings Announce Investment in LedgerX Holding Company; FX options a tempting solution – but problems persist; VIX ETFs Have Seen $8.7B In Bullish Bets This Year, Even With VIX Down 30%

by Spencer Doar | Dec 16, 2016

Observations & Insight EDITOR'S NOTE: JLN Options is happy to have Henry Schwartz, President of Trade Alert, as a guest editor this week. The year in options: A tribute to David Letterman Henry Schwartz - Trade Alert I've really enjoyed sharing some insights and...

JLN Options: The Two Problems With the VXX

by Jeff Bergstrom | Jul 19, 2013

Lead Stories The Two Problems With the VXX Adam Warner - Schaeffer's Investment Research The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEARCA:VXX) hit new lows yesterday! In other breaking news, it was hot and it was a Thursday and... we really need the MLB...

JLN Options: Thomson Reuters to buy FX option business from Tradeweb

by JLN Staff | Jul 2, 2013

Commentary & InsightJohn Lothian Announces Summer Intern Industry-wide Education Program in ChicagoJohn Lothian - JLNJohn J. Lothian & Company, Inc. is pleased to announce today the creation of a Chicago-based industry-wide summer intern education series to...

JLN Options: BOX 'JUMBO' SPY OPTIONS WIN SEC APPROVAL

by JLN Staff | May 6, 2013

Lead StoriesBOX Offers Jumbo SPY(Press release via email)The BOX Options Exchange announced today it received SEC approval to offer Jumbo SPY to its customers. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is currently the most widely recognized ETF in the U.S. and tracks one of the...

JLN Options: Options Week in Review

by JLN Staff | Mar 28, 2013

ETFs on volatility were big news this week. Brendan Conway reported in Barron's that a couple of relatively new low volatility ETFs are getting bigger returns than the S&P 500, which hit a record high on Thursday. The most widely-owned fund, PowerShares S&P...

JLN Options: Options Traders Discard Safety Net as Stocks Rise

by JLN Staff | Jan 14, 2013

Lead StoriesOptions Traders Discard Safety Net as Stocks RiseKaitlyn Kiernan, The Wall Street JournalIn the new year, options traders seem to have settled on a resolution: no more hedging for the worst. http://jlne.ws/10uja49**TD Ameritrade's Joe Kinahan: “What we...

MarketFactory CEO James Sinclair Explores Trends in Foreign Exchange Market Structure

by JLN Staff | Dec 10, 2012

James Sinclair is CEO and co-founder of MarketFactory, a financial technology company that provides feed handlers to the forex market. The company’s FX Aggregator product is a single API that connects to all sources of liquidity in the foreign exchange market,...

SURFACExchange CEO Evgeni Mitkov Discusses the Potential for FX Options

by JLN Staff | Oct 16, 2012

Evgeni Mitkov, CEO of SURFACExchange, launched the FX options ECN in August 2011. Just over a year later, they’ve attracted almost 50 firms by offering the ECN to currency options traders through a no-install browser-based platform. Mitkov spoke with JLN...