Far from being felled by the COVID pandemic – or anything else that has happened in 2020 – the Intercontinental Exchange had its best year in history in revenue and earnings and made its largest acquisition deal ever – which is saying a lot – by buying Ellie Mae two months ago.
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Consultants Burton-Taylor report today that Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group remain the two largest exchange operators in the world, measured by total revenues.
Observations & Insight Cboe to donate medical units to U.S., UK facilities SC: In a new blog post Monday, Cboe CEO Ed Tilly reflected on the 47th anniversary of the company's founding and some lessons learned as Cboe continues to operate...
This week on The Spread, the OCC shatters its own records (again), Senator Loeffler sells put options, the SA-CCR is adopted early, and more.
Lead Stories VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic Ing-Haw Cheng - MarketWatch The speed of the fall in the stock market and increase in market volatility over the past month has been stunning. From...
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The world hit one million confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus. The US saw cases hit almost a quarter of the total, with deaths exceeding the 1000 level for the first time Wednesday. If this were...
Lead Stories Volatility Gauge Tops 50 for the First Time Since Volmageddon Luke Kawa - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index has surpassed 50, a threshold last breached when the complex broke down in February 2018. The VIX, as it is known,...
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The following tribute to Bryan Durkin was sent by Ray Cahnman: CME is fortunate that Bryan Durkin will continue as a director and a special advisor after his retirement as CME president. Bryan's...
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...
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First Read Back in Court with Bcause - Year End Report Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Wednesday was the last hearing scheduled for this year for the Bcause bankruptcy. The next court date is January 7 when the bankruptcy trustee's...
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight The Spread - Backing Bakkt, a curve for Curve Global, and HKEX disappointment JohnLothianNews.com In this week's episode of The Spread, Matt Raebel takes over for...
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesBy JLN StaffThe Cboe has decided to relocate its headquarters to Chicago's Landmark Historic Old Post Office Building, which I drive under every day to get to work....
First Read $16,961/$300,000 (5.7%) Raymond McKenzie ++++ FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business? Jeff Bergstrom - John Lothian News There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer...
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