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Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End

by Matt Raebel | Oct 29, 2020

Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End

Banks roll out robots as pandemic shakes up IT plans

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 29, 2020

First Read $11,441/$300,000 (3.8%) Thomas F. Chlada, Earle Combs, Gerry Corcoran and Martin Mosbacher ++++ Steptoe & Johnson LLP Makes Good Use of Pandemic Time with Financial Services University Video Series By John J. Lothian Matthew Kulkin of Steptoe &...

VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries

by Matt Raebel | Oct 28, 2020

VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries

London’s Centuries-Old Insurance Market Investigates Its Slavery Role

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 28, 2020

First Read $9,641/$300,000 (3.2%) Anthony George Gero and Tom Price ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken personally invites you to join FIA for the virtual Futures and Options Expo this November 10-12. Expo-V brings you three days of...

VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again

by Matt Raebel | Oct 27, 2020

VIX Hits Seven-Week High Even as Bets Jump on Post-Election Calm; Covid Fear Is Back and Driving Markets Again

China’s Inexorable Rise to Superpower Is History Repeating Itself

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 27, 2020

First Read $9,241/$300,000 (3.1%) Monica Mulvihill ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The women of WILD are holding an online auction and spooky trivia event to support their "Next Generation Women in Finance Scholarship FUNraiser." The auction started on October 16 and...

Scary Bitcoin volatility? $750M in BTC options set to expire for Halloween; US and European stocks slide on worsening Covid outbreaks

by Matt Raebel | Oct 26, 2020

Scary Bitcoin volatility? $750M in BTC options set to expire for Halloween; US and European stocks slide on worsening Covid outbreaks

Regional Resiliency: COVID endangers Chicago’s global status

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 26, 2020

First Read $9,141/$300,000 (3%) Diane Saucier ++++ Peter Wind, Longtime Industry Colleague and Mentor, Passes Away By John J. Lothian It is with a heavy heart I report that former Cargill Investor Services (CIS) executive Peter Wind has passed away at the age of 70....

The Spread: A Freight Train of Volatility?

by Matt Raebel | Oct 23, 2020

This week on The Spread, Cboe is set to acquire BIDS, TT branches out to South Africa, and more.

Barclays Sees VIX Plunging to Pre-Covid Level in Clear Biden Win; The Stock Market Senses Trouble Ahead

by Matt Raebel | Oct 22, 2020

Barclays Sees VIX Plunging to Pre-Covid Level in Clear Biden Win; The Stock Market Senses Trouble Ahead

Complacency warning? Big U.S. Treasuries Wagers Bet Against Election Fireworks

by Matt Raebel | Oct 21, 2020

Complacency warning? Big U.S. Treasuries Wagers Bet Against Election Fireworks

Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners

by Matt Raebel | Oct 20, 2020

Bulls are back in the Nasdaq and options are aflutter; Never-Ending Brexit Sends Traders to Distant Market Corners

Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Euro Bets at Fastest Pace Since February

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 19, 2020

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...

Trading Ring That Survived Two World Wars May Succumb to a Virus

by Jeff Bergstrom | Oct 19, 2020

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...