This week on The Spread, Cboe and the CME Group announce new “mini” products, LedgerX announces a new volatility index for bitcoin, and more.
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Bitcoin Option Traders Now Betting on Short-Term Price Drop; ‘We’re really hitting the moment of truth’
Bitcoin Option Traders Now Betting on Short-Term Price Drop; ‘We’re really hitting the moment of truth’
Banks Are Fine, but the Economy Isn’t
First Read The D-Limit Order Type of IEX Has My Support By John J. Lothian Most of you know I prefer markets that are listed. You also know I prefer markets that are not dark. I also prefer markets that have many and a multitude of participants, in numbers and size....
The D-Limit Order Type of IEX Has My Support
Most of you know I prefer markets that are listed. You also know I prefer markets that are not dark. I also prefer markets that have many and a multitude of participants, in numbers and size. These are all features of a proposal from IEX before the SEC for its D-Limit...
Hackers for hire targeted ‘hundreds of institutions’, says report; Euro’s Path to Global Prominence Leads Through Green Finance
First Read Unsung Heroes: OCC's Dan Busby By Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News Dan Busby has his hands full as head of operations at OCC, but he insists he is having fun. He and his team are responsible for the back office operations for the...
More exchanges decelerate drive for speed, experiment with minuscule delays
After a prolonged drive to be the fastest to execute trades, more exchange operators are experimenting with speed bumps, or fractional delays in orders to trade stocks, as a new way to bolster liquidity.
Options Markets Are Already Gearing Up for 2020 Election; Markets have been forecasting increased stock volatility, but traders may be getting ahead of themselves
Terror of $2 Trillion Loss Makes Stock Traders Fear Year-End. Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up. Investors Scramble for Pound Hedges as Brexit Drama Flares Up.
Trading Bots Running Wild on Crypto Exchanges; Third Point, Pershing Square Sell Stakes in IEX
Scudder Publishing’s John Sodergreen is trying to create the CNBC of chat in order to attract chat-native energy-focused traders to his enelyst platform. “Enelyst” comes from a combination of energy and analyst.
IEX hires former ISE executive Ilyevsky to lead market development
Observations & Insight EU Parliament and ECB Taking a Look At Cryptocurrencies Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Last week, which admittedly was a slow financial markets news week, headlines in the cryptocurrency press announced...
TP ICAP fires chief Phizackerley as it warns on higher costs
First Read EU Parliament and ECB Taking a Look At Cryptocurrencies Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Last week, which admittedly was a slow financial markets news week, headlines in the cryptocurrency press announced that a new EU...
‘Speed Bumps’ Help Protect Investors – Study; Central Banking Action
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff The last week of June is going to be busy. First, on June 25 I will be teaching the journalism and communications merit badges in Chicago as part of the Trading Tech 300 program, now branded...
BOE’s Carney Calls for Rules to End Cryptocurrency Anarchy
First Read Don't Blink, The Markets Are Changing Right In Front of Your Eyes; Eighteen Years Later, Another Inflection Point By John Lothian - JLN Eighteen years after the start of this newsletter, the markets and its participants face new challenges that make reading...
Bitcoin futures start trading; IEX and LTSE team up; Another Deutsche Boerse leadership change?
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff If you, too, want to help crash the Cboe website, or check out its bitcoin futures prices, you can click HERE.~JJL As of 7:20 AM Chicago time, 2918 contracts of Cboe bitcoin had traded.~JJL Breaking news: A pipe bomb exploded...
Goldman and JPMorgan lead in equity derivatives; Harvest Vol Mangement profile; Spot Trading layoffs
Observations & Insight 30 Under 30 Finance: The Top Young Traders, Dealmakers And Big Money Innovators Antoine Gara, Lauren Gensler, Kristin Stoller and Nathan Vardi - Forbes The Wall Street landscape is becoming younger, digitized and more entrepreneurial....
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Clearinghouse Urges Faster Trade Settlement Amid GameStop Scrutiny
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
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Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
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