George Soros

Online Brokers Go From Zero to Hero; U.K.’s Financial Watchdog Names Chris Woolard Interim Chief

by Matt Raebel | Jan 24, 2020

First ReadEndgame vs. Infinity War: Justice for JiteshJohn J. LothianWhen I started writing about the CFTC's civil enforcement case against Jitesh Thakkar and Edge Financial Technologies, I asked for Justice for Jitesh. I asked for the CFTC to drop the...

Think Soros Is Right? Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe

by Jeff Bergstrom | Jun 5, 2018

Lead Stories Think Soros Is Right? Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe Yakob Peterseil - Bloomberg Listed structured products help juice bets on stocks, forex; Double-digit coupons also possible for bears on euro project George...

EU Said to Warn Deutsche Boerse-LSE Merger May Crush Rivals; Citigroup Punished for Treasury Market Spoofing by Five Traders; IPSX selects Cinnober to help launch new real estate exchange

by Spencer Doar | Jan 20, 2017

First Read The Case That Changed the Industry Jim Kharouf, JLN Back in 2005, I began covering a major development in the financial industry - patents. More specifically, I began covering the patent infringement cases by Trading Technologies against a number of firms...

Dollar Is New Fear Index as Easing Renders VIX Useless, BIS Says; Nasdaq’s new CEO faces challenge as industry goes supersize; Traders Salivate as Volatility Returns

by Spencer Doar | Nov 15, 2016

Observations & Insight A Basel netting issue: Pushing for less burdensome capital requirements in the options market Spencer Doar - JLN The unintended consequences of financial regulation have been seeping into the markets since the first rule was made in the wake...

JLN Managed Futures: The Top 10 Managed Futures Performers of September; Carlyle-Owned Hedge-Fund Firm Hands Investors a Big IOU; Alternative funds are taking center stage

by JLN Staff | Nov 2, 2015

Observations/CommentaryEmerging Manager Forum Miami, December 10, 2015 Emerging Manager Forum is a unique forum for money raisers and asset allocators to meet and discover fund managers and promote alternative investing. From dedicated presentations to opportunities...

JLN Managed Futures: George Soros picks up $5.5bn as Quantum Endowment fund soars; Alternative Investments To See Continued Growth In 2014; Two Troubled Strategies by the Numbers

by JLN Staff | Feb 17, 2014

Observations / Statistics / Commentary Old School/New School: Mark de Souza says County Cork blends experience with technology JohnLothianNews.com The managed futures space is always producing new managers with new takes on the market. County Cork LLC, a managed...

JLN Managed Futures: CTAs eye swap futures; The end of the commodity party; So you want to be a CTA?

by JLN Staff | May 1, 2013

Observations - Statistics - Commentary In this issue, we see CTAs following a new trend - that of swap futurization. Some see the end of the commodity party, but a lady named Margarita says otherwise. George Soros continues to hurl verbal grenades at Germany after...