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This week on The Spread, the CME announces the launch of new volatility indices, the OCC’s David Prosperi retires, and more.
CME doubles down on volatility; US regulators issue stern warning on volatility ETPs
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop; Masayoshi Son’s Personal Stake in SoftBank Trading Unit Draws Fire
Index Giant S&P Faces Potential SEC Lawsuit Over Volatility Gauges; Gold’s rise is a sign of uncertain times
Lead Stories JPMorgan, Citigroup Feast on Equity Derivatives in Virus Panic Donal Griffin - Bloomberg The historic panic in global stock markets has spawned a fortune for some of the world's biggest investment banks. JPMorgan Chase & Co....
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Today we have the Open Outcry Traders History Project video interview of Marc Nagel, a former pit trader at the CBOT, but also a lawyer, CPA, derivatives consultant and expert witness. He is also the former head of...
Trabue Bland, president of ICE Futures U.S., discussed the growth of the FANG+ Index Futures, the impact of zero or low interest rates on ICE's clearing members and other market participants, how traders use data now compared to decades ago, and more at...
Low volatility, regulatory uncertainty, lack of transparency – there is no shortage of challenges for those trading in the digital asset market. Chris Hehmeyer joined JLN at FIA Expo 2019 to discuss how his firm, Hehmeyer Trading + Investments, is meeting these challenges.
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff My musician nephew Andrew Lothian has released a new song to encourage young people to get out and vote. You can watch and listen to the Youtube...
In this video from the 36th annual Options Industry Conference (OIC) in Amelia Island, Fla., Andy Lowenthal, Cboe executive vice president and co-head of markets, talks about transitioning Cboe’s exchanges to Bats technology, the...
First Read Jim Kharouf Will be On Twitter Live on @JohnLothian at 11 AM CST Today We will be interviewing Jim Kharouf today on Twitter Live on my twitter handle, @johnlothian, about the FOW-JLN Trading Chicago event held in less than two weeks, on June 28th at...
First Read $29,826/$300,000 (9.9%) Charles Bohm ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The CME set new record volumes in the Ultra 10-Year Note and 30-Year Bond futures on February 23. Ultra 10-Year Note futures reached a record volume of 1.7 million...
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