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Traders across Europe face up to the cost of failure; Basel derivative rules point to more pain for fund managers
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff FT Partners has a paper titled "The Rise of Challenger Banks." ~JJL OCC and Cboe, the hosts of the 2020 Options Industry Conference in Puerto Rico this April, announced that they have donated a combined...
China Suspends Link Between Shanghai, London Exchanges; Japan’s GPIF is right — short selling is downright irresponsible
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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