We’re back in court today. On Friday, Nasdaq filed suit against Miami International Holdings, the parent company of MIAX, the youngest of the U.S. options exchange groups. Nasdaq announced it had filed suit for patent infringement and theft of secret information by...
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“Cannot be done”: ISE’s Gary Katz Tells The Inside Story Of The Biggest Disruptor To The Options Industry
It's been quite a ride for almost 20 years for Gary Katz, now officially the former co-founder, president and CEO of the International Securities Exchange.Nasdaq closed the deal to buy ISE from Deutsche Boerse on June 30, ending one of the most pioneering and...
How Investors Can Cash In On Bats
In March 2005, the International Securities Exchange broke new ground as the first securities exchange in the US to go public. Now the markets await the next round of exchange IPOs, with Bats Global Markets coming April 14. Bats' shareholders are expected to generate...
John Lothian Newsletter: Nasdaq to Buy International Securities Exchange; Here’s Why Fintech Companies Are Opting to Stay Private; Why Citadel opposes IEX’s stock exchange application
First Read The Curious (or Not So Curious) Case of Our Current Regulatory Environment Carl Gilmore, President, Integritas Financial Consulting In the old days on the exchange trading floors there used to be a saying - "No matter what you did the night before, you have...
Better Volatility: Scott Nations and ISE Look to Launch a Better Volatility Contract
There is a regular drum beat in the financial services arena about a "new asset class" or the "next asset class", many of which really aren't actually new. In recent years, volatility has checked most, if not all, of the boxes for a new asset class. The space has been...
Exchange CEO Series – Big Crowd: ISE’s Gary Katz says crowded options field to get larger
In the derivatives space, there has been a consolidation or a proliferation of exchanges, depending on how you see it. While the number of futures exchanges in the US has shrunk to two major players, International Securities Exchange president and CEO Gary Katz has...
Options’ Glass is Half Full: Gary Katz Says Industry is Doing Well
Gary Katz, president and CEO of the International Securities Exchange (ISE), has seen the options markets change dramatically since he co-founded the all-electronic options exchange in 2000. His exchange launched ISE Gemini in August, representing the 12th US options...
Born Under a Good Sign: Gary Katz Says ISE Gemini Off to Fast Start
Gary Katz, president and CEO of the International Securities Exchange (ISE), has seen the options markets change dramatically since he co-founded the all-electronic options exchange in 2000. Now with the launch of ISE Gemini in August, the ISE is looking to add...
John Lothian Newsletter: ISE Targets Launch for New Options Exchange; Firms will be shut out of OTC market at June US clearing deadline; Rules threaten global banks, reports say
The International Securities Exchange steps forward on the road to launch a second options exchange in the US. No word yet on whether this will turn into a national chain. Many smaller financial firms may find themselves unable to use OTC derivatives products in June,...
John Lothian Newsletter: ISE pushes into ETF market; Currency-fixing probe rattles Singapore; Turquoise hikes data fees
International Securities Exchange rebrands itself and shifts direction toward ETFs in a bid to improve slumping volume. Financial hub Singapore is rattled by the new investigation into currency fixing allegations. LSE’s Turquoise platform announces that they, too,...
Kris Monaco of ISE on the new PureFunds ISE metal and gemstone ETFs
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) recently announced its partnership with PureFunds in the launch of three new exchange traded funds (ETF), the PureFunds ISE Diamond/Gemstone ETF (NYSEARCA:GEM), the PureFunds ISE Mining...
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First Read $31,126/$300,000 (10.4%) Ajay Jain ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Welcome to International Women's Day 2021. The theme for this year's International Women's Day is "Choose To Challenge." The WFE says there are over 100 women today...
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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