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States Pursue Their Own Broker-Conduct Rules; DE Shaw to revert to ‘3 and 30’ model
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OCC Clears Record-Setting 5.24 Billion Total Contracts in 2018; Stock Traders Win, Bond Desks Lose
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight The Spread - Vol Strikes Back: Top Stories of 2018 JohnLothianNews.com Did it feel like 2018 was a whirlwind? Did it just whiz by? If so, here's a brief recap of the...
Buying and holding volatility a 2018 winner; New Fed Landscape w/ Powell at Mic Every Meeting
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightThe Spread - Vol Strikes Back: Top Stories of 2018JohnLothianNews.comDid it feel like 2018 was a whirlwind? Did it just whiz by? If so, here's a brief recap of the...
Market Structure: Why You Should Care – Kevin McPartland, Greenwich Associates
“I’m not a particularly good investor. I don’t know if my own portfolio is set up the way it should be. But I can certainly explain to you exactly how an equity trade comes from a pension fund and makes its way all the way down...
The Spread – Week of 6/18 to 6/22
We're back to our weekly options news recap! The following are stories referenced in this week's episode: US Options Volumes Remain on Record Pace Despite Slowing Momentum - TABB Forum In a Year Marked by Controversy, Cboe Seeks to...
The Options Industry Leader Series 2018 – Cboe’s Andy Lowenthal
In this video from the 36th annual Options Industry Conference (OIC) in Amelia Island, Fla., Andy Lowenthal, Cboe executive vice president and co-head of markets, talks about transitioning Cboe’s exchanges to Bats technology, the...
Cboe lawsuit; Background on LJM losses; Vol to stay?
Observations & Insight Access-Fee Pilot: Fewer Fees, More Fragmentation? Rob Daly - MarketsMedia The access-fee pilot proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may increase fragmentation in the equity markets as...
When a Good Plan Comes Together – Lou Eccleston, TMX
When Lou Eccleston became TMX Group CEO three and a half years ago, he needed to turn around declining organic revenue and profitability. Once that was achieved, eyes turned to growth. Eccleston and TMX were able to jumpstart that...
Options Market Structure Issues; Timely VIX Hedging; No SPY Alternative for Traders
Observations & Insight Turn Yourself In, It'll Be Easier: Bank Cooperation On Spoofing Charges Saves Millions Jim Kharouf - JLN Over the past several months, there has been a fair amount of talk about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's push on the...
The Spread – Week of 12/18
The Spread is a brief recap of some of the notable activity in the options world. This is Episode 3 and an improvement on "Revenge of the Sith." The following are stories referenced in this week’s episode: WSJ - A Million-Dollar Bet...
Advocating for a stronger U.S. options market; $60m bond trade; BofA to Become MiFID II Venue for Derivatives
Observations & Insight Bittrex Inc. takes controlling strategic stake in Seed opening new trading opportunities for Institutional Crypto Trading Seed CX Seed CX Ltd ("Seed") today announced a strategic investment by Bittrex Inc., a US-based cryptocurrency trading...
LME Working To Get Exchange Structure Right
“I think we have to be honest that no market structure is going to be the optimal solution for all of its customers. No exchange is in a position where it doesn’t have these open questions. But we probably have more open questions than most at the moment.” The London...
Nasdaq’s Kennedy Sees Plenty of Room for Options Industry Growth
While the options industry has been incredibly resilient in the face of challenges, Kevin Kennedy, senior vice president, head of U.S. options with Nasdaq, sees the need for growth. In this video from the Options Industry Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., Kennedy...
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