I asked several leaders around the exchange world to offer remembrances of Magnus Bocker, the late former CEO of SGX. To start, I shall offer my own and add additional remembrances as they come in. I first met Magnus Bocker at a Deutsche Bank investment banking...
When it comes to competition in the exchange space, Alan Gandelman is at the front line. As the CEO of Americas Trading System Brasil (ATS Brasil), a joint-venture between Americas Trading Group (ATG) and NYSE Euronext, plans to launch a competitive equity exchange in...
Exchanges have never faced more challenges and opportunities than they do today. John Lothian News sat down with six exchange CEOs at the 2014 FIA Boca Conference to talk about their views on four main topics: competition, regulation, growth and technology. Here’s...
First Read Open for Business: Competition Heating Up in the New Market Structure JohnLothianNews.com Swap execution facilities (SEFs) were given life by the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires over-the counter (OTC) swaps to be cleared and traded on this new type of...
First Read Cinnober continues long-term Lothian sponsorship Cinnober has once again extended its sponsorship of MarketsWiki as well as the John Lothian Newsletter at the Partner Level. “We continue to be impressed by how the Lothian newsletter and MarketsWiki have...
First Read Futures association chief Anthony Belchambers to step down Philip Stafford - FT.com Anthony Belchambers is to step down as chief executive of the Futures and Options Association, the European markets trade association he founded more than 20 years ago....
First Read Memes are for cats Jonathan Matte As expected, it's a pretty slow news day today, and I assume there aren't many readers at work, either. For some reason, I found myself feeling like a good sport near the end of the year, here, and volunteered to take...
First Read CFTC’s Scott O’Malia Calls for a Plan of Action on Swap Data JohnLothianNews.com New Dodd-Frank rules have allowed regulators their first look into swap data repositories, but the quality of swap data is not always up to par. In fact, it has been called “a...
First Read Gone Tomorrow, Here Again After Jon Matte In honor of the US holiday on Thursday (“Premature Shopping Day” - or, as it used to be called, “Thanksgiving Day”), John Lothian News will be closed, and that means no newsletters. But never fear, on Friday JLN and...
First Read Water Under the Bridge John Lothian I was trying to think about a cliche I could use to talk about ICE closing the deal for NYSE Euronext, but it is just water under the bridge. I want to congratulate Jeff Sprecher and his ICE team for the audacious deal to...
First Read ICE seals $10bn takeover with plan to float Euronext Philip Stafford in London and Hugh Carnegy in Paris - FT.com IntercontinentalExchange has given the first indication of its plans for NYSE Euronext as it sealed its $10bn takeover by confirming it would...
First Read LaSalle Street After Hours Event Honors Boy Scouts John Lothian It was not that long ago in my career that workmen would set up a huge circus tent on LaSalle Street in front of the Federal Reserve and Continental Bank Building in the summer, driving huge 2...
First Read Bloomberg’s Matthew Philips Wrong On HFT and Don Wilson John Lothian It is clear to me that Bloomberg reporter Matthew Philips does not understand what he is writing about in his story about Don Wilson and his conflict with the CFTC. Mr. Philips tries to...
First Read John’s Comments and Other Thoughts I am back from Mexico City, where I attended the WFE’s Annual Meeting. It was a lively affair conducted under great security. We had the privilege of having the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, address the...
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