First Read And Now for Something Completely Different Jim Kharouf and Doug Ashburn - JLN In an effort to continue doing what we do best - tell the story of the industry - we are adding something new for 2016 - actually it is something we used to do in a couple of our...
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John Lothian Newsletter: Market calls for US and Europe to end derivatives dispute; U.S. gives antitrust approval to Nikkei’s purchase of Financial Times; LSEG and Boat Services to build MiFID II Trade Reporting solution
First Read A Complicated Relationship By John J. Lothian Patrick Young is headed back to the Bürgenstock Conference of the Swiss Futures & Options Association for the first time in several years to host a rerun of the "Crossfire" panel he once popularized. He is...
Scooped: What The Nikkei Deal Means For The Derivatives Industry
Nikkei got the scoop of the year. It purchased the Financial Times at the 11th hour from FT parent Pearson for £844 million ($1.3 billion).The big surprise was that Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing's Charles Li, CEO and former journalist, didn't buy it, a seeming...
John Lothian Newsletter: Nasdaq Launches ‘NFX’ to Trade Energy Derivatives; Deutsche Boerse, CME final bidders for FX platform 360T; CFTC plans more scrutiny over algorithmic trading
First Read Scooped: What The Nikkei Deal Means For The Derivatives Industry Jim Kharouf - John Lothian News Nikkei got the scoop of the year. It purchased the Financial Times at the 11th hour from FT parent Pearson for £844 million ($1.3 billion). The big surprise was...
Welcome to 1984: 30 Years of Innovation at SGX
The Singapore Exchange is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of its forerunner, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) with a video documentary entitled Founding Futures - The Making of a Global Exchange. If you have 18 minutes to spare, I encourage you...
John Lothian Newsletter: Nasdaq executing trades at a loss; US regulators become the world’s money sheriffs; System Error Halts Nikkei 225 Derivatives Traded in Osaka
Nasdaq OMX wants more customers, even if it has to lose money to get them. European banks find themselves answering to the law in the USA over global transactions and business practices that run afoul of regulations. Nikkei index trading in Osaka is suspended for...
JLN Options: Dividend Trades Cease at Three Options Exchanges
Lead StoriesDividend Trades Cease at Three Options ExchangesPeter Chapman, Traders MagazineThe controversial practice of dividend-capture options trading has ground to a halt at three of the four floor-based exchanges that have offered it. According to data published...
OSAKA: Japan Earthquake Photo Exhibition
March 11, 2012 will mark the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The months after this disaster brought to the forefront incredible stories of resilience and generosity as Japan began recovery efforts. The Nikkei, the leading Japanese...
Captions for Leo Melamed Picture from Nikkei News Story
Here are some captions that have been suggested for this picture of CME Chairman Emeritus Leo Melamed, captured in this picture by Nikkei.com. The story is located here. Top Caption Suggestions: Screw the CFTC! Trade Free or Die! Free Markets, or Freeze! Buy CME, Sell NYSE! Two Daleys, Only One Melamed! Sell Before The Bell, […]
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Trading Ring That Survived Two World Wars May Succumb to a Virus
First Read $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. Hits & Takes JLN Staff Exchanges: Euronext was down due to technical issues, but has resumed. Coronavirus: India peaking, Sweden...
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Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Euro Bets at Fastest Pace Since February
Observations & Insight $8,041/$300,000 (2.7%) Buck Haworth, Mo Guilfoile, JB Mackenzie, Nancy Stern, Hollis Griffin, Thomas Jordan and Jan Waye. ++++ The Spread: Remembering Joe Sullivan JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread, a binary options fraudster is...
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