First Read Options Industry Conference Preview Part 2: OCC's Craig Donohue on Gina McFadden and Changes at the Top of OCC JohnLothianNews.com As the 35th Options Industry Conference gets underway, OCC Chairman and CEO Craig Donohue spoke with John Lothian News about...
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John Lothian Newsletter: City of London split over LSE-Deutsche Börse merger; Customer reporting failures top big bank fines; Big Banks’ Mermaid Problem
First Read John's Back, Redux By John J. Lothian I am back editing this newsletter with a back brace reminding me to mind my activities. My recovery has been good, though I am still struggling to sleep when I am supposed to. I want you to know that this latest surgery...
John Lothian Newsletter: Great fall of China sinks world stocks, dollar tumbles; The Fed looks set to make a dangerous mistake; New Jersey Completes $720 Million Exit From Derivative Contracts
First Read Angry investors capture head of China metals exchange Lucy Hornby in Beijing, FT The head of a Chinese exchange that trades minor metals was captured by angry investors in a dawn raid and turned over to Shanghai police, as the investors attempted to force...
John Lothian Newsletter: On the Defensive, the S.E.C. Quietly Pursues High-Profile Cases; CBOE Holdings Completes Acquisition of Livevol Data, Analytics Platforms; Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
First Read ++++ Chicago Intern Education Series Day 3 Wrap-Up Sarah Rudolph - John Lothian News For our final day of the 2015 MarketsWiki Intern Education Series in Chicago, hosted by Trading Technologies, our special guest was the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, who told...
Open for Business: Tech Drives the Transition to SEFs
The Swap Execution Facility was given life by the Dodd-Frank Act. After three years of meetings, rule proposals comments, and more meetings, the final SEF rules were published by the CFTC in mid-2013 and trading has commenced on 18 registered SEFs. John Lothian News...
Open for Business: SEF Competition Heating Up in the New Market Structure
Swap execution facilities (SEFs) were given life by the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires over-the counter (OTC) swaps to be cleared and traded on this new type of regulated platform. The CFTC published its final SEF rules in mid-2013 and trading commenced on 18...
John Lothian Newsletter: NASDAQ OMX NLX and LCH.Clearnet receive regulatory approval to launch trading & clearing for new market; Markit, ICE Prep List For CDS Index Futures; Mongolia exchange seeks deeper ties with LSE
Nasdaq OMX NLX and LCH.Clearnet get regulatory clearance to clear and trade, and plan to turn on the lights on May 31. Markit responds to trader apprehension over planned credit-default swap futures by planning to publish a daily list of constituents used by the...
JLN Options: A Washington Post Article On The Debt Ceiling Is Being Blamed For The Collapse In Market Volatility
Lead StoriesA Washington Post Article On The Debt Ceiling Is Being Blamed For The Collapse In Market VolatilityJoe Weisenthal, Business InsiderQuick heads up.Some folks are attributing the market rally and the collapse of volatility to a Washington Post article by...
John Lothian Newsletter: CME Group To Acquire Kansas City Board Of Trade; ICE Inks Markit Deal To Base Futures On Credit-Swap Indexes; NYSE Euronext, BoC Link In Renminbi Financial Products
CME Group and the Kansas City Board of Trade announce they have signed an agreement in which KCBT will be acquired by CME Group. IntercontinentalExchange licenses credit-default swap indexes from Markit so that it can develop new, related futures contracts. NYSE...
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First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
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Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
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