CME Group Announces Aug. 31 Launch of Micro E-mini Options; Gate.io, Huobi Enter Booming Crypto Options Scene
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Cboe to Reopen Trading Floor June 8 and NYSE Brokers Return; Rowdy Chicago Trading Pits Face Risky Reopen
Observations & Insight Thom Thompson: Later today, CME will transfer open interest in natural gas and crude oil futures and futures options from NFX to CME Clearing using the block trade functions at CME. The CME's May 26 Special Executive...
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China Armed With Powerful Mkt Weapons in Trump Duel; CME boosted by new ‘micro’ contracts
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read"Regulatory Creep" - Legal Issues in U.S. v. ThakkarThom Thompson for John Lothian NewsThursday afternoon as part of the FIA Law & Compliance Conference, Marc Nagel, attorney...
SocGen Introduces Crypto to a $2 Trillion Market; Micro E-mini Futures Pass 1 Million Contracts Traded
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadFIA Law & Compliance Conference Kicks OffThom Thompson - John Lothian NewsThe 41st annual derivatives industry regulatory confabulation was called to order on Wednesday afternoon...
Citadel Looms as a Future Fed Primary Dealer; World’s Rich Run to Cash as Trade War Simmers
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Where now for the rules that rocked European finance?; LCH shift heads off UK-EU regulatory battle
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadA Great Day to Start Trading Micro E-Mini FuturesJohn J. LothianA Trump-influenced lower equity market and then a near rebound produced the perfect day for the CME Group to start...
Go Small or Go Home: CME’s Micro Launch
Smaller contract means more flexibility There are anywhere from 50,000 to 200,000 active retail users of futures. Meanwhile, there are some 13 million retail accounts trading other parts of the market that do not trade futures. CME Group wants...
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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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