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...
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Think Soros Is Right? Traders Chase 76% Returns Shorting Europe
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
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
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
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
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?
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...
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A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
A ‘Mind-Boggling’ Individual Investor Boom Stirs Up Markets in Asia; Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
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Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
Rocket Stock Is Sliding After Its Incredible Surge. Here’s Why.; Stocks and Bonds: There Are Early Signs of a Value-at-Risk Shock
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