Commodities King ADM Pivots to Pet Food, Veggie Burgers, and Probiotics; Google antitrust case shows the flaws in competition regulation
The Spread: Always Bet on Bull
This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options spike, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. References Dash Taking Order Routing To Next...
Judge dismisses Wall Street ‘fear gauge’ lawsuit against Cboe; Morgan Stanley Sees Cheap Emerging Market Hedges Amid Virus Risk
Lead Stories Judge dismisses Wall Street 'fear gauge' lawsuit against Cboe Jonathan Stempel - Reuters A federal judge on Monday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit by investors who accused the parent of the Chicago Board Options Exchange of letting...
CME, Google Ally for Cloud Market Data Access; London retains global finance throne amid Brexit chaos
See also: IMF’s Peacemaker Role Tested as Tariffs Pummel the Global Economy, UK markets watchdog says midweek Brexit a challenge, and more.
Amazon and Google’s Cloud for Big Banks; Bold goals from Korean meeting
First Read Lessons From the "Not Guilty" Verdict in This Week's Criminal Spoofing Trial Renato Mariotti Mariotti is a former federal prosecutor who spent almost 10 years investigating and prosecuting hundreds of cases in a wide variety of areas and is now a defense...
You Look Mahvelous Dahling: “Mad Men” Ready To Walk The Exchange Red Carpet With Nasdaq
Fintech and regtech are firmly entrenched in the financial industry’s lexicon — if a new exchange has its way, “adtech” will be the next addition. The New York Interactive Advertising Exchange (NYIAX) plans to offer a guaranteed contract for digital advertising space...
Tim Edwards, S&P Dow Jones Indices – The Relative Importance of Skill, Conviction and Blind Luck in Beating the Market
“I believe that the next big trend in our industry is going to be far more customized, far more bespoke, and it’s all going to be available at low cost because of technology.” When Google was readying for its IPO in 2004, employees were given educational courses in...
FinTech Exchange Chicago: Future Is Now For Some FinTech and Right Around The Corner For Other Technology
FinTech Exchange 2016 Chicago was no wistful exercise in futurology last month. It was firmly set in the do-or-die present of technological solutions and opportunities.Chicago may not be thought of as a fintech hub among key global financial centers such as New York...
Patrick Thornton-Smith: Innovation – Cars and Fintech
The recent ‘Thompson Reuters 100 Global Innovators Study’ made some interesting reading. It made me think about how innovation principles from some seemingly unrelated businesses are interrelated, such as cars and fintech.Of the 100 firms in the Survey, 10 were from...
Foreign exchange trading; “Same as it ever was”. A market ripe for disruption
When I first began trading FX in the age when dinosaurs roamed the earth, spot was traded through brokers and once in a while on the Reuters dealing system or via Telex. And of course direct over the phone. It took much prodding, begging and pleading to convince the...
JLN Options: Volatility’s Biggest Week of 2013 Was Not Very Big
Lead StoriesVolatility’s Biggest Week of 2013 Was Not Very BigBrendan Conway, Barron'sThe “fear gauge” climbed 24% last week, the most in nearly four months. But these days it takes more than a commodity selloff and weak data in China to get investors genuinely...
JLN Environmental/Energy: May 16, 2012
This edition of EMN reveals a drop in EU emissions amid the ongoing carbon-rule tussle. Cable power transport is covered in a Reuters opinion piece and two Business Green articles, one on China and one on Google. A Stanford Professor invites climate change skeptics to...
John Lothian Newsletter: CME considers London futures platform; Tom aims to double market share; JPMorgan’s Iksil Seen Spurring Regulators to Dissect Trading
CME Group considers the possibility of starting a London-based futures exchange, just in case -- not that it could ever happen -- a transatlantic merger is not landed and completed. The Netherlands' TOM retail exchange plans to double its market share in the coming...
Rick Lane Discusses His New Role as Chief Technology Officer at Trading Technologies
Rick Lane was recently rehired by Trading Technologies as Chief Technology Officer. Lane left Trading Technologies for Google after selling TickIt Trading Systems to them in 2010. Lane talks about the differences between Trading Technologies and Google, his agenda as...
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Volatility Markets Flash Reassuring Signals for Stock Dip Buyers; GameStop Frenzy Emboldens Supporters of Stock-Trading Tax
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