At the 36th annual Options Industry Conference (OIC) in Amelia Island, Fla., Gary Katz was honored with the Joseph W. Sullivan Award. His time running the first all electronic options exchange, the ISE, might be over, but Katz is...
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The Spread – Week of 1/29 – 2/2
We’re baaaack! The flu season stinks but this episode of The Spread doesn’t. The Spread is a brief recap of some of the notable activity in the options world. The following are stories referenced in this week’s episode of The...
Interview with OCC’s Donohue; Boom in VIX trading; Industry bits
Observations & Insight Bits and Pieces SD- JLN While the war of words over Cboe's end-of-day trading proposition regards equities, we're going to keep you updated, since the players involved are options exchange groups, too. Today's news pertains to Cboe and...
The Most Popular Stories of 2016 on JohnLothianNews.com
As we end 2016 we should all stop in at Ceres in the Chicago Board of Trade Building for a stiff drink and to shake the hand of Billy Assimos. He was the focus of the most read story on johnlothiannews.com in 2016, according to...
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First Read"Cannot be done": ISE's Gary Katz Tells The Inside Story Of The Biggest Disruptor To The Options IndustryJim Kharouf, JLNIt's been quite a ride for almost 20 years for Gary Katz, now officially the former co-founder, president and CEO of the International...
ISE Getting A New Parent
Amid all the talk about mega-deals in the exchange space, Nasdaq has grabbed the latest headlines with a deal to buy the International Securities Exchange, (ISE) for $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second...
John Lothian Newsletter: CFTC Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen Announces his Resignation; BP traders rigged gas market, says judge; Oil’s Worst-Ever Summer Signals Price Rout Is Nowhere Near Done
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian On Monday the Trading Tech 300 program will come to the Chicago Board of Trade Building as Glenstar Properties puts on three merit badge classes for Boy Scouts from around the Chicagoland area. The classes sold out...
Speaking Engagement: ISE’s Gary Katz Speaks Out Against IRA Options Rule
Gary Katz, president and CEO of the International Securities Exchange, testified before a U.S. Department of Labor hearing Thursday in the hope of persuading the agency to modify a proposed rule change that could take away investors' ability to use listed options in...
John Lothian Newsletter: Bernanke, Paulson and Geithner Join Yale Effort to Update Crisis-Response Playbook; ITG pays $20m fine to settle ‘secret trading desk’ claims; Federal Judge Rules SEC In-House Judges ‘Likely Unconstitutional
First Read US options market to slam trading reforms Futures & Options World The chief exec of US options giant the International Securities Exchange will tell the US government on Thursday its plan to change US trading rules will have a "very unfortunate outcome"...
Lucky Number: ISE’s Mercury Set To Be 13th Options Exchange
The expanding field of equity options exchanges will grow to 13 around Q3 of this year, as the ISE launches its third options exchange, ISE Mercury. The exchange, originally set for the second quarter of the year, will give the ISE three options platforms, one for...
Ivers Riley: A Man for All Markets
There are pioneers, innovators and leaders in every industry. Ivers Riley is one of the rare individuals to wear all three titles. Riley, who died February 17, 2015, at the age of 82, is one of those executives who was part of several transformational events in the...
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Compilation from John Lothian News
When John Lothian was nominated by colleague Doug Ashburn to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, he graciously accepted, then issued his challenge to the readership of the John Lothian Newsletter. Here is an assortment of the videos we have received.
KCG's Daniel Coleman Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
KCG CEO Daniel Coleman accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge we gave in the John Lothian Newsletter and the nomination from ISE CEO Gary Katz. He in turn nominated Duncan Niederaur, Richard Handler of Jefferies and Bill Ford of General Atlantic. Here is Daniel...
ISE's Gary Katz Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Plunge
ISE CEO Gary Katz, who calls the ISE the original "ice" exchange, took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge today in front of a throng of ISE employees. Three employees won a drawing to pour a bucket of ice cold water over his head. Katz called out KCG's Daniel Coleman,...
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