“Ultimately I think that anyone who believes in fairness, or believes that people should compete on the merits of their ideas and hard work rather than advantages that they have purchased, can appreciate why IEX was created and why it has succeeded so far.” In...
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian We have a couple of changes to our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series in New York due to some last minute scheduling conflicts. Jennifer Nayar will be replaced by Brian Cassin, head of product and strategy...
Observations & Insight Are You Registered? If you haven't registered for our Trading Chicago event, a joint effort between John Lothian News and FOW, now is the time. The one-day event is set for June 28th at the Swissotel in Chicago. You can register HERE and see...
First Read John Lothian News Takes to the Road Again, Going High and Low By John J. Lothian John Lothian News is sending a team to London tomorrow for the FIA Global's IDX conference, and meanwhile yours truly is setting off on another Scouting trip to Kentucky to...
First Read Getting Animated About Trading Chicago JLN If you haven't signed up for the FOW-JLN conference Trading Chicago on June 28th, it is a solid program worth checking out. Speakers this year include the Streetwise Professor Craig Pirrong, Leslie Sutphen and Gary...
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian It has been two years since Spencer Doar joined John Lothian News as an intern, then later becoming a full-time employee and integral part of the JLN Team. He has the second longest employment streak at the company of...
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian William "Bill" Hagerty, Jr., former Chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade and one of the industry's great gentlemen, has passed away at the age of 87. Bill was the head of what was once the longest tenured member firm...
First Read Take Our Survey: Yeah, really By Jim Kharouf, JLN Editor-in-Chief & CEO If you're like me, you're about to roll your eyes but hang in there. We need your help on our annual survey. If you're still reading, it's really import. This 3-minute survey helps...
First Read NYSE Outlines 2017 Equity Market Strategy: Intercontinental Exchange NYSE Group, part of Intercontinental Exchange, today detailed its equity markets strategy, which aims to deliver greater choice for corporate and ETF issuers and to investors by offering...
The future of stock markets is becoming less about speed and more about trading securities in different environments, particularly auctions. Several exchanges have introduced new auction models aimed at slowing the market down in different ways for different...
First Read November 7 to 11 and November 14, 2016 (Spoofer Pleads; Pre-Hedging Futures Blocks; Form 40 and Reg AT Again; President Trump) Gary DeWaal - Bridging The Week Last week, Navinder Singh Sarao - accused by both the Department of Justice and the Commodity...
Chicago Stock Exchange Seeks Transformation in New Owners and Trading Processes With over 50 venues in the U.S. to execute trading of shares of stock, the Chicago Stock Exchange (“CHX”) unfortunately only stands out for its being overlooked. Its management seeks to...
STA 2016 started off with a moment of silence for former STA chairmen and others who had passed away in the last year and then a bang with the singing of the national anthems of Canada and the USA performed by Jennifer Litwin, Greenwich Associates. She can belt them...
First ReadMFA Has Come to Town, or So We HearDoug Ashburn, JLNThe Managed Funds Association has tiptoed into Chicago today to host Forum 2016, its flagship event that brings together asset allocators and CTAs and hedge fund managers for education and networking. I say...
First Read $24,451/$300,000 (8.2%) ++++ A more perfect union; FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken shares a personal perspective on Washington riots Walt Lukken - FIA Normally, this column offers opinions on the global policies and trends of our industry, but last week's...
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