Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff The 85th Annual Market Structure Conference from the Securities Traders Association, titled "Shaping the Future" will be on October 3 to 5 at...
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Clearing Firms Simulate Lehman-Like Default During Brexit Chaos; Lawmakers urge SEC to stop Chicago Stock Exchange’s China deal; NYSE Revamp Steps Up Threat to Speed-Fighting IEX Exchange
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian We have a couple of changes to our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series in New York due to some last minute scheduling conflicts. Jennifer Nayar will be replaced by Brian Cassin, head of product and strategy...
John Lothian Newsletter: Bank swap books suffer as CME-LCH basis explodes; High-frequency trading faces tougher Bank of England scrutiny; Trader Wrestles With Lehman Estate Over Big Bonus
First Read Bits & Pieces - Literally Jim Kharouf, Sarah Rudolph and Doug Ashburn, JLN In John's ongoing journey to rebuild himself one part at a time, he is having shoulder surgery today. That makes two knees, two or three vertebrae and now one shoulder. He may...
JLN Options: Dwindling Options: Volume Flat Through February
Lead StoriesDwindling Options: Volume Flat Through FebruaryAndy Nybo, TABB GroupOptions trading volume in the first two months of 2013 fell .4%. But the ongoing federal budget debate and the introduction of mini options should prop up volumes in...
JLN Options: Warren Buffett and the Mispricing of Long-Term Options
CommentaryNew Restoring Customer Confidence VideoWe’re back with an update on confirmations. This new video explains the NFA and CME Group’s electronic confirmation system for futures brokers. Restoring Customer Confidence More ideas» Confirmations: NFA and CME’s...
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Crop Trading Giants Start Blockchain Platform With Brazil Deals
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Here is the LINK for the DTCC press release about the proposal to shorten the U.S. settlement cycle to T+1 within two years. Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has an...
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A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
A group of Wall Street Bets traders is laying new plans for a ‘gamma squeeze’ on GameStop stock; JPMorgan’s Kolanovic Says ‘VIX Bubble’ May Spark Stock Rally
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