Low Treasury Volatility Is Key to Equity Rally, Tallbacken Says; A record $3.7 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on January 29 as interest in cryptocurrencies surges
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London Metal Exchange May Permanently Close Iconic Trading Floor; BrokerTec EU government bond and repo platform migrates to CME Globex
London Metal Exchange May Permanently Close Iconic Trading Floor; BrokerTec EU government bond and repo platform migrates to CME Globex
Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans
Forex broker TFS-ICAP fined £3.4m for misleading clients; Funds, index traders carrying big longs in CBOT corn and soybeans
Traders Position For Lower Volatility; Stock Valuations Are ‘Frightening’
Traders Position For Lower Volatility; Stock Valuations Are ‘Frightening’
Cboe to launch Dutch derivatives hub in 2021; LME seeks to boost options market with new electronic system
Cboe to launch Dutch derivatives hub in 2021; LME seeks to boost options market with new electronic system
Lessons Learned in Real Time
At the end of the IDX-V session on the lessons learned Wednesday, just after Chris Smith from LME mentioned the importance of infrastructure for working from home, my internet failed. FIA’s Don Byron, who moderated the panel, had mentioned how when the movie Frozen II...
RCG Weathers Record Cold, Becoming RCG Division of Marex Spectron
Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG), the well known Chicago FCM, was recently acquired by London-based Marex Spectron. After a transition that took place over one freezing Chicago weekend, it has been fully integrated into the company and is now the...
Bcause LLC declares voluntary bankruptcy
BCause LLC, a cryptocurrency mining operation that expanded to a server farm in Virginia Beach over a year ago with help from a city grant of up to $500,000, has filed for bankruptcy protection along with its subsidiary BCause Mining LLC.
The LME’s Ambitious Tech Revamp – Matt Chamberlain, LME
London Metal Exchange CEO Matt Chamberlain knows that the more than 150-year-old exchange has not been at the front of the pack when it comes to technology, but he also knows that gives it an opportunity to survey what other market...
Gold Badges and Boozy Breakfasts: Inside the Frenetic Fight for IPO Listings
The OCC’s ENCORE clearing system, while resilient, is long in the tooth and inflexible. OCC’s Project Renaissance aims to revamp the central counterparty’s data, risk management and clearing systems.
Europe to recognise LCH, ICE & LME as CCPs in ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker formed two task forces to tackle the state's pension problems. Former CBOE CEO William Brodsky is co-chairing one of those...
Quadriga Clients Won’t Get Help From Regulator on Lost Crypto Millions
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Three-month LIBOR fell by more than four basis points yesterday — the biggest drop in a decade. How's that SOFR stuff doing again?~SD ICE's 2018 data and...
The Malign Incompetence of the British Ruling Class
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffThe FIA issued an advocacy piece titled "FIA Urges Regulators to Eliminate Barriers to Clearing."~JJLPart one of the 13th amendment of the US Constitution...
Exchanges warn SEC against muscling in on market data cost debate
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff The theme of the day is where former exchange chairmen are living. The good news is Leo Melamed and his wife Betty have sold their home on the...
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First Read $26,851/$300,000 (9.0%) Denise Knabjian ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The U.S. has surpassed the 25 million Covid-19 infections level, according to data reported Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. JPX has signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU,...
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Tencent’s $251 Billion Rally Triggers Frenzy in Shares, Options; Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’
Tencent’s $251 Billion Rally Triggers Frenzy in Shares, Options; Investor anxiety mounts over prospect of stock market ‘bubble’
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