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PPP Covid-19 Small-Business Aid Reopens With 60,000 Loans; Japan Inc faces potential forced sell-off of cross-shareholdings

by Matt Raebel | Jan 20, 2021

PPP Covid-19 Small-Business Aid Reopens With 60,000 Loans; Japan Inc faces potential forced sell-off of cross-shareholdings

London’s lost EU share trading could be gone for good, warn City figures; New York Stock Exchange Pressured to Push Ahead and Delist 3 Chinese Firms

by Matt Raebel | Jan 6, 2021

London’s lost EU share trading could be gone for good, warn City figures; New York Stock Exchange Pressured to Push Ahead and Delist 3 Chinese Firms

SoftBank abandons its ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets; While OPEC+ Fights, Mexico Wins Over $2 Billion With Oil Hedge

by Matt Raebel | Dec 2, 2020

SoftBank abandons its ‘Nasdaq whale’ bets; While OPEC+ Fights, Mexico Wins Over $2 Billion With Oil Hedge

How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill? Liberty doesn’t mean freedom to infect other people; EU explores tougher curbs on City hedge fund managers

by Matt Raebel | Oct 23, 2020

First Read $9,041/$300,000 (3%) How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change By John J. Lothian Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just. We might think of Peak6 as the firm with the...

The Spread: Softbank’s Hard Knocks

by Matt Raebel | Sep 11, 2020

This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.

JPMorgan says staff and customers may have broken law on Covid-19 loans; A Stock Selloff Without Sanctuaries Is Worth Preparing For

by Matt Raebel | Sep 9, 2020

JPMorgan says staff and customers may have broken law on Covid-19 loans; A Stock Selloff Without Sanctuaries Is Worth Preparing For

SGX and Nasdaq seal pact to streamline secondary offerings; ICE ETF Hub launches new basket negotiation technology

by Matt Raebel | Jul 22, 2020

SGX and Nasdaq seal pact to streamline secondary offerings; ICE ETF Hub launches new basket negotiation technology

The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding

by Matt Raebel | Jun 23, 2020

The Pitfalls of America’s Ant Army of Retail Stock Traders; Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding

CFTC warns on return to negative oil prices; The dangers of a US-China financial war

by Matt Raebel | May 14, 2020

First Read FIA Negative Price Webinar Emphasizes Proactive Communications John J. Lothian, Publisher - JLN During the webinar put on yesterday (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) by the FIA about negative prices and their impact, panelists emphasized the...

Wall Street Quants Are Turning Their Skills to the Virus Fight; The Federal Reserve Is Changing What It Means to Be a Central Bank

by Matt Raebel | Apr 28, 2020

First ReadHits & TakesBy John Lothian & JLN StaffHappy birthday to the Cboe. Their executive chairman and CEO Ed Tilly penned a blog post to commemorate the Cboe's 47th anniversary. More details below.Today JLN has an interview with ChartIQ Chief...

Junk bond king’s pardon ‘is spectacular’ for Wall Street; Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason for $4.5 billion

by Matt Raebel | Feb 19, 2020

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The FIA released its monthly volume highlights for January 2020, in which global volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.25 billion contracts, up 15.2% from the previous month and up 20.3% from...

Wall Street banks ramp up research into quantum finance; U.K. Examines if Cyberattack Triggered London Stock Exchange Outage

by Matt Raebel | Jan 6, 2020

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff A friend at the ASX shared information on where to send financial assistance to help those impacted by the disastrous fires there. Here are three organizations to send help for people, to help fight the...

China Suspends Link Between Shanghai, London Exchanges; Japan’s GPIF is right — short selling is downright irresponsible

by Matt Raebel | Jan 2, 2020

See also: Buying or Selling Stocks? It Isn’t Always Easy; Insider-Trading Prosecutions Just Got Easier With Court Ruling, and more.

Japanese financial regulator unveils shake-up for stock exchange; Old Stock Exchange Buildings Are Being Turned Into Swanky Hotels

by Matt Raebel | Nov 29, 2019

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Today's MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project video is of Tony Saliba, one of the major players at the Cboe during his time on the trading floor. And he has not done badly since...