This week (and last week) on The Spread – regulators publish their takes on global warming, Softbank gets in deep while Robinhood adds guardrails, and more.
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Bonds No Longer Work to Diversify Stock Risk, Credit Suisse Says; Sterling traders relaxed on Brexit trade risks
Bonds No Longer Work to Diversify Stock Risk, Credit Suisse Says; Sterling traders relaxed on Brexit trade risks
The Spread: The Futures of Vol Trading
This week on The Spread, Cboe launches Mini VIX Futures while the CME announces a volatility product of its own, the OCC foots the bill, and more.
Miami International Holdings and MGEX Announce Plan of Merger; Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands ‘corruption’ probe
Miami International Holdings and MGEX Announce Plan of Merger; Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands ‘corruption’ probe
Miami International Holdings and MGEX Announce Plan of Merger
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff During the pandemic, I signed up for prescriptions by mail through Walgreens. These drugs are very important to my continued well-being and health and they are sent through the U.S. mail. If the moves by President Trump to...
The EU Is No Match for the Financial Crime Gangs; Sprawling Insider-Trading Case Heads to Trial
See also: Market Regulator Heads Back to Court Against Kraft and Mondelez, Investor Advocates See Risks in Silicon Valley’s Favorite IPO Alternative, and more.
Regulator Rumble
This week on The Spread – Bakkt’s CEO heads to Washington, the VIX perks up for the first time since October, and regulators debate over who has jurisdiction over SPIKES futures trading on MGEX.
VIX Is Low. That May Be Because of All the Volatility ETPs; Traders’ Expectations for Stock Volatility Near Lowest Since 2018
Lead Stories VIX Is Low. That May Be Because of All the Volatility ETPs Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg Exchange-traded products are taking up a bigger chunk of Cboe Volatility Index futures trading than they have in about seven years, and that...
War for Madrid Exchange to Widen as Deutsche Boerse Considers Bid
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Donnie Roberts is one of my favorite people and he is the next participant in the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project. He came to Chicago after graduate school with a Marine Corps...
MIAX in Minneapolis – SPIKES Futures to List on MGEX
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightThe Thorny Speed Bump QuestionJohnLothianNews.comIf the industry can agree on one thing, it's to disagree about speed bumps. In this video, Chicago Trading Company...
OCC plans cash management fee; Short-vol crushed in January; Selling time to traders
Observations & Insight Slippery Slope: Let's Let Markets Decide On New Contracts Jim Kharouf - JLN Do exchanges need further regulation on the contracts they launch? That is the question the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is addressing now with the so-called...
MiFID Starts; Exchange Stats; OCC AA+/Stable Rating Reaffirmed
Observations & Insight December 2017 Options Exchange Marketshare via OCC Exchanges and Clearing CME Group Reached Record Average Daily Volume Of 16.3 Million Contracts In 2017, Up 4 Percent From 2016 CME Group 2017 Interest Rate average daily volume was a record...
TradeStream Analytics targets Equinix in antitrust litigation; Volatility Might Be Awakening From a Coma, But It’s Still Groggy; VIX corralled again
Observations & Insight Happy Fourth of July Friendly neighborhood editor here: There will not be an edition of JLN Options on Monday, July 3 or Tuesday, July 4. We will be back in action on Wednesday. For everyone stateside, have a great holiday. And for those of...
John Lothian Newsletter: ICE kicks off Asian commodity futures hub; MGEX Completes Best Month in Exchange History; European swaps clearing dates welcomed
First Read A Reflection on a Life, Its Influences and the Trading Floor John Lothian - JLN - Published February 5, 2015 I learned recently a lifelong friend was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My friend and former Wisconsin neighbor is older than me. In fact, at one...
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Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners
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