First Read The future of futures markets: Exchanges looking to fail fast By Jim Kharouf, JLN Andreas Preuss, deputy CEO, Deutsche Boerse had a show stopper. At the IOMA: World Federation Exchanges conference in Frankfurt on Friday, he said his exchange will have to...
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Steve Grob, Fidessa — The Innovator’s Dilemma
What are the chances the firm you work for will be around in five or 10 years? In our video from JLN’s MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity Event in London 2016, Steve Grob, director of group strategy with Fidessa, talks about why most businesses will inevitably...
Nobel Laureate – Buffett’s WMDs Help Society; How air pollution on Wall Street might actually be bringing down the stock market; Commodity traders must go digital or face extinction – report
Observations & Insight Bits & Pieces JLN Staff The CME reported third quarter earnings this morning and a couple of items were worth noting. CME is making progress in its ongoing efforts to attract Asian customers. CME CEO Phupinder Gill told analysts that the...
John Lothian Newsletter: Fall of Peregrine’s Wasendorf Presaged in Christmas Toast; Canada’s TMX in Talks to Buy Direct Edge; LSE and Singapore set to cross-trade
TMX Group, in the middle of being acquired, is looking to buy Direct Edge. London Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange create a preliminary agreement for cross-listing, possibly indicating closer ties between the exchanges. The CFTC may act on MFGlobal-prompted...
John Lothian Newsletter: Swaps Clearinghouses Said Set for Systemic Designation by U.S.; Nasdaq Chief Blames Software for Delayed Facebook Debut; Regulator spurred in push for swaps rules
Some swaps clearinghouses are set to go on the "Too big to fail" list in the USA. Facebook-related finger pointing increases, and Nasdaq's chief has his pointed at software designers to explain how his exchange's order handling failed to meet the market's needs. US...
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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