This week on The Spread, we catch up on the last two week’s news, including a number of exciting updates from our friends at the OCC.
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The Spread: Going Virtual
This week on The Spread, Robinhood announces safety rails to protect inexperienced traders from themselves, JLN covers the first-ever totally virtual IDX, and more.
Stocks fall in wake of new coronavirus flare-ups; Free Trades, Jackpot Dreams Lure Small Investors to Options
Stocks fall in wake of new coronavirus flare-ups; Free Trades, Jackpot Dreams Lure Small Investors to Options
Exchange Leaders at IDX-V tout technology, flexibility in weathering the COVID crisis
At the Exchange Leaders panel at IDX-V on Tuesday, Walt Lukken (who moderated) and the panelists patted themselves and the industry on the back - but deservedly so - for maintaining liquid, transparent markets while the world burned, so to speak. With a twofold crisis...
The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding
Robinhood details possible changes to options offering after suicide by customer; Investors Are Spending Fresh Billions Hedging the Market Mania
Robinhood details possible changes to options offering after suicide by customer; Investors Are Spending Fresh Billions Hedging the Market Mania
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead Stories Exchange leaders at IDX stress importance of price discovery Jeff Reeves - MarketVoice As the derivatives industry gathered at FIA's IDX 2019 conference in London, familiar issues...
FIA IDX 2018 Preview with Walt Lukken
In this video, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken previews the agenda for the International Derivatives Expo (IDX) held in London from June 4-6, including topics, speakers and the all-important Futures for Kids Kilt Challenge. ...
Open Access: Loss Leaders and Profiting from “Free”
The most interesting tidbit from this year's IDX was a seemingly offhand comment made by ICE CEO Jeff Sprecher at the exchange leaders panel. Regarding open access and clearing interoperability, which European regulators are pushing to maximize customer choice in...
John Lothian Newsletter: Banks prepare to sell down stakes in data provider Markit; Nasdaq NLX pays off founding members; Guy Who Did Avon Hoax Was Terrible at Hoaxes
First Read JLN Heads to London JLN Staff Jim Kharouf is off to London today, and John Lothian, Doug Ashburn and intern Colin Ashburn head there on Saturday night. This is gearing up to be a great conference. Much of the industry conversation has moved to Europe, as...
John Lothian Newsletter: Lehman’s Fuld Says It Wasn’t His Fault; Finance must blow the whistle on foul play; LME nears deal with market makers for steel futures, hurdles remain
First Read Bigger Picture: BATS Execs Willing To Collaborate To Expand Options Business Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News BATS Global Markets has a hand in both equities and options, and its options market, though relatively new, is holding its own among the growing...
Navigational Beacon: NASDAQ OMX Group’s Hans-Ole Jochumsen Steering through Challenges
A recurring theme at this year’s IDX London was navigating the many challenges facing the financial sector. In this video, NASDAQ OMX Group’s Hans-Ole Jochumsen talks to John Lothian News about three such challenges - exchange competition, allocation of technology...
Walt's Kilt Challenge
By Walter Lukken: It has become somewhat of a ritual for a courageous man in the futures industry to take on the almighty task of wearing a kilt for the evening of the gala dinner which is held in aid of FFK. This long standing tradition founded by Jeremy Grant, the...
Cinnober CEO Javier Tordable Discusses the Company’s Recent Partnerships
Javier Tordable, who took the CEO post at Cinnober in March, has inked notable trading platform, clearing and surveillance technology deals with the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). This week, the firm announced a...
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VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
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