Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity when he was 36. Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night when he was 36, and Mozart wrote 626 works before dying one month before turning 36. The CBOE turned 44 in April. In...
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D is for Data: FinTech Exchange
The sold-out FinTech Exchange conference, hosted by Barchart, was largely about data - what to do with data, how exchanges are capturing new data and how to trade it. That, on its surface, isn't particularly new. But the...
Sterling Trading Tech to Acquire CBOE’s Livevol X Trading Platform; Teza sells high-speed trading as lucrative business sours; Placid markets mask investor fear that equity turmoil looms
Observations & Insight Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian This morning we present the first of our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity videos from Stockholm. Peter Fredriksson of Baymarkets is the first up with a story about Stockholm. My phone...
New China options to pave way for open commodities trading; Amsterdamtrader stops; “Open outcry” is in retreat but futures and options trading-volumes surge
Lead Stories New China options to pave way for open commodities trading Lucy Hornby - Financial Times As China prepares to introduce its first options contracts for commodities trading, the head of one of the country's leading bourses for raw materials has shrugged...
John Lothian Newsletter: London’s financial centre will grow if Britain stays in EU; Elizabeth Warren Calls S.E.C. Chief’s Tenure ‘Disappointing’; BoE said “no decision” on ICE’s Emir approval
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian Jim Kharouf and RJ Roxas have done a terrific job of taking the FinTech Exchange Chicago 2015 video we shot, combining the event's lightning round of speakers in a new format for John Lothian News. Jim had discovered the...
Victory Lap: Five Minutes (or so) with Dax Rodriguez of Victory Networks
Dax Rodriguez recently joined Victory Networks, a market data and high-speed connectivity provider, as head of business development. An industry veteran in the fin-tech space, he has served as president of Livevol and worked at Deutsche Borse, Chicago Board of Trade,...
Tax-reporting Changes for Options Trading
By Catherine Clay, CEO of Livevol No one ever said trading options was simple. Unfortunately, the same is true of tax treatment of options gains or losses. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), new IRS regulations regarding options trading...
Options – A Must Have in Every Advisers’ Toolbox
By Catherine Clay, CEO of Livevol Yesterday, I wrote about the increase in option volumes from “Mom and Pop” traders. Today I want to note the increased trading volumes originating from independent option advisers. Before 2004, many advisers did not trade options,...
The Changing Face of “Mom and Pop” Traders
By Catherine Clay, CEO of Livevol When Andy Nybo talks, I pay close attention. I’m sure I’m not alone because Andy, head of derivatives research at the TABB Group, delivers some great research. Some of his recent research concerns the rise of the individual retail...
JLN Options: VIX: Has Vol-of-Vol Stopped Working?
Lead StoriesVIX: Has Vol-of-Vol Stopped Working?Jared Woodard, The StreetOne of the phenomena we have focused on a lot in our CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) trading over the last few years is the volatility of volatility.http://jlne.ws/XolTsr The VIX Index Rises As...
JLN Options: Investors sue to block Heinz takeover
SPX vs. VIX Trailing 30 Days(click for larger image)Chart and data provided by LivevolNew Restoring Customer Confidence VideoThe final scheduled video in our Restoring Customer Confidence series deals with electronic confirmations of customer funds. As the industry...
JLN Options: Options Exchange ISE Turning to ETFs
LEAD STORIESOptions Exchange ISE Turning to ETFsBrendan Conway, Barron'sThe International Securities Exchange, neck-and-neck for the number three spot in the U.S. stock-options market, just rechristened its product-development group as ISE ETF Ventures, if that gives...
JLN Options: Brokers Face Off Against Exchanges at Today’s Senate Hearing
Lead StoriesBrokers Face Off Against Exchanges at Today’s Senate HearingPeter Chapman, Traders MagazineRepresentatives from two exchanges and two broker-dealers will likely air their differences today during a hearing hosted by the Senate Banking...
John Lothian Newsletter: CBOE looks to set up London base; Citigroup to launch commodity trade finance business; Liquidnet launches Philippines dark pools
CBOE announces plans to expand into London with VIX futures. Citigroup, seeing the European exodus from commodity trading by banks and other firms, decides to take a seat at the table. Liquidnet opens up its ninth dark venue in Asia in the Philippines. First Read...
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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
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...
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If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
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