Observations & Insight JLN REPORTS ON FIA IDX-V DAY TWO FIA IDX-V: 'No Victory Laps,' But Systems Clear Amid Pandemic-Infused Volatility By Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News The global pandemic provided European markets with their first...
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FIA Negative Price Webinar Emphasizes Proactive Communications
During the webinar put on today (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) by the FIA about negative prices and their impact, panelists emphasized the importance of proactive communications with the trading community in mitigating their potential risk. Near the end of the discussion,...
Quantitative Brokers Brings New Regimes to Market Volatility Algos
“Quote size of ES futures is at 8 years low whereas liquidity is not alarmingly low.”
Ed Ryan – Open Outcry Traders History Project
“You walked into the old grain room and it was literally a pit.”
Endgame vs. Infinity War: Justice for Jitesh
When I started writing about the CFTC’s civil enforcement case against Jitesh Thakkar and Edge Financial Technologies, I asked for Justice for Jitesh. I asked for the CFTC to drop the case.
Nothing Learned from the CFTC Bullying a Win in the Thakkar Case
If Jitesh Thakkar loses his case brought by the Enforcement Division of the CFTC, it will not be because the facts in the case are damning against him. It will be because the CFTC has bled Thakkar and his family and friends dry of the financial resources and the will to persevere. It will be because the CFTC’s tactic of drawing out the process and the costs for deposing him, former employees and even customers became too much for Thakkar to endure.
Donnie Roberts – Open Outcry Traders History Project
MarketsWiki Education's Open Outcry Traders History ProjectDonnie Roberts came to Chicago after graduating from graduate school with a love of futures and options trading. He chose Chicago over New York and London. He came to the visitor center of the...
Bill Dudley – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Bill Dudley sat for an interview for John Lothian News’ MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project.
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the CFTC Case Against Jitesh Thakkar, Part 2
The Cost to the MarketsIf there was a new prescriptive regulation from the CFTC that said every line of code written for any trading software must be documented as to its purpose and intent, there would be a hew and cry from the industry about the cost versus benefit...
Justice for Jitesh: Special Sauce is Never Shared
I worked with traders and systems developers for many years when I was a futures broker. During the time I worked with them, they never shared with me their “special sauce,” the intellectual property that made their trading systems tick. There...
Justice for Jitesh; CFTC Should Drop Civil Charges and Apologize
I have created a petition titled "Justice for Jitesh: CFTC Should Drop Civil Charges and Apologize" on Change.org. Here is a link to sign the petition: Justice for Jitesh Petition. I ask you to read and please sign this petition. My hope is go...
A Legacy of Innovation Binds Chicago’s Financial Community and Boy Scouts
For nearly 50 years, the Chicago financial district has supported the Boy Scouts of America with a fundraiser. The glory years of the LaSalle Street Dinner featured a circus tent set up on LaSalle Street for a summer soirée.More than 100 years...
NFA’s BASIC Update is a Big Jump Ahead
The update made the BASIC site more user friendly and much faster. It is also very mobile friendly. It is the same data as always, but just displayed better and faster.
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Europe Is Heading Toward a New Financial Crisis; ETFs Could Rock the Bitcoin World
Europe Is Heading Toward a New Financial Crisis; ETFs Could Rock the Bitcoin World
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Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
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