Why Ditching Libor Is Vexing the Financial World; Hospitals Across the U.S. Are Crammed With Covid-19 Patients
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Leo Melamed Looks Back and Forward in Fireside Chat
Leo Melamed, who fell in love with the trading pits back in the 1960s, says "You can't stop technology" and that anyone who tries to stop it or slow its pace will lose. He was referring, in part, to the "speed bumps" currently being...
Nasdaq Urges Central Clearing of Treasury Trading; LME hopes gold futures contract will be blueprint for reform; What Milton Friedman Got Right, and Wrong, 50 Years Ago
First Read Hits & Takes By John J. Lothian It is a busy week for education in the Chicago financial markets, from WOO to TT300 to NIBA. Today we open session number one of the Chicago edition of MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity at the Stuart School of...
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Clearinghouse Urges Faster Trade Settlement Amid GameStop Scrutiny
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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