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Negative Gamma and Oil; CAT Concerns; Brexit Volatility

by Spencer Doar | Nov 15, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Natural Gas ETN Volume Tops S&P 500, Nasdaq ETFs on Blowup Fears Luke Kawa and Rachel Evans - Bloomberg DGAZ bets against natural gas as prices soar on...

Virtu aims for new revenue mix; War stories from the trading desk; Liquidity risk

by Spencer Doar | Nov 8, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Bits and Pieces Spencer Doar - JLN SIFMA's Listed Options Symposium is next Thursday, November 15, in New York. If you're like me and can't attend, SIFMA...

Virtu to buy ITG; Nov still packed with events; A relieved VIX

by Spencer Doar | Nov 7, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead Stories Virtu Financial to buy independent brokerage ITG for $1 billion Reuters (Reuters) - High-speed trading firm Virtu Financial Inc is buying independent brokerage...

Virtu to Buy ITG in Almost $1 Billion Deal; CME’s Nex to apply for Dutch exchange licence

by Spencer Doar | Nov 7, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff From Trading Technologies: "It is with sadness we share that Louise Moore, a London-based customer success manager at TT for the last five...

Virtu/ITG – Two great tastes; Tradeweb chief stokes M&A speculation; Rate worries

by Spencer Doar | Oct 8, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Monday Miscellany Spencer Doar - JLN Front month VIX futures are (still) trading higher than November VIX futures, albeit not my much (as of this writing)....

Virtu Is Pursuing ITG Takeover; Speculative Hedge Fund Bets

by Spencer Doar | Oct 4, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead Stories Virtu Is Pursuing Takeover of Investment Technology Group Nick Baker and Annie Massa - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION) Companies have been holding recent discussions about a...

Exceed targets Cboe in trade secrets case; New options broker Matrix eyes China; Risk Alchemy

by Spencer Doar | Oct 20, 2017

Lead Stories Exceed Investments targets Cboe Options Exchange in trade secrets case Maria Nikolova - FinanceFeeds Exceed accuses Cboe Options Exchange of Fraudulent Inducement, Promissory Estoppel, Breach of Contract, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, and violations...

ITG and Options Technology Group to establish derivatives execution business; Equifax options

by Spencer Doar | Sep 21, 2017

Observations & Insight A Brief Visual History of Being Short VIX RCM Alternatives If you aren't using Stocktwits to track your favorite stock symbols, you may be doing it wrong. There are spam and oddballs and all the rest you would expect of a social network, but...

Sterling ‘Flash Crash’ Was Caused by Myriad Factors, BIS Says; Formula for Trading on Trump Tweets Eludes Wall Street’s Best and Brightest; Transparency lessons for Washington from Wall Street

by Spencer Doar | Jan 13, 2017

First Read ICE Moves JLN Staff The Intercontinental Exchange announced the hiring of Raymond Kahn, who will focus on ICE's Interest Rates business. Prior to joining ICE, Kahn had his own firm, Archon Capital Advisors, with a focus on the use of blockchain technology...

Can’t Stop the Signal: FX Traders in the Era of Big Data

by JLN Staff | Apr 22, 2016

By James CochraneThe foreign exchange markets are at an important crossroads. While these markets have benefitted enormously from technology developed over the last two decades, there remains a struggle around the best and most efficient ways to leverage continued...

John Lothian Newsletter: Bernanke, Paulson and Geithner Join Yale Effort to Update Crisis-Response Playbook; ITG pays $20m fine to settle ‘secret trading desk’ claims; Federal Judge Rules SEC In-House Judges ‘Likely Unconstitutional

by JLN Staff | Aug 13, 2015

First Read US options market to slam trading reforms Futures & Options World The chief exec of US options giant the International Securities Exchange will tell the US government on Thursday its plan to change US trading rules will have a "very unfortunate outcome"...

John Lothian Newsletter: Hackers tapped a bonanza of data for traders, US says; Tougher bank rules hit bond market trading; Dark pools back in the dock as regulators scrutinise ITG

by JLN Staff | Aug 12, 2015

First Read Bits & Pieces: Homecoming By John J. Lothian My daughter Katherine and three scouts from my Boy Scout troop returned home safely from Japan yesterday afternoon. Being a super-active teenager, Katherine immediately went to marching band camp from the...

John Lothian Newsletter: ITG Ousts CEO Gasser After Probe; China Dethroned as World’s Most Liquid Stock Market After Curbs; Pimco Gets Warning From SEC That Lawsuit Could Be Coming

by JLN Staff | Aug 4, 2015

First Read Bits & Pieces - Summer Intern Education Version By John J. Lothian Today is the kickoff (American football term) of the Summer Intern Education Series in Chicago, part of our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunities theme. Perhaps this series was...

John Lothian Newsletter: House Ag Chairman: No CFTC funding without reauthorization; CBOE Introduces 10 Options-Based Strategy Performance Benchmark Indexes; ITG may pay record $20.3m penalty to SEC

by JLN Staff | Jul 30, 2015

First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian It was good to see Harlan Ten Pas of McGladrey, LLP at yesterday's Chicago Cubs game corporate outing for the accounting firm. As was shared in this newsletter in March, Harlan suffered a stroke last fall and has been...