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Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long
OCC reports highest volumes in its history in Q1 2021; CFTC cracks down on binary options – The Spread
This week on The Spread, the OCC and several major exchanges report trade volumes, the CFTC orders a Brooklyn man to pay $1 million in penalties over a binary options scheme, and more.
Big $40 million options trade bets on near-term stock market tumble; London Whale lessons for Credit Suisse and Nomura
Big $40 million options trade bets on near-term stock market tumble; London Whale lessons for Credit Suisse and Nomura
GameStop and Bitcoin Renewed a Push to Digitize the Stock Market
First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff There is a new Van Gogh exhibit in New York billed as Van Gogh - The Immersive Experience. The site of this exhibit is the former trading floor of the NYMEX. The NYMEX trading floor...
Seeing red: tricky times in the markets
$34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) ++++ Lead Stories Seeing red: tricky times in the markets Stefan Wagstyl - Financial Times As investors we like to think we're acting rationally, even though there are mountains of evidence to show that, all too often, we're not. A successful...
SGX and NZX seal partnership on dairy derivatives to unlock growth
First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) Andrew Mauck, Ernesto Pinto and Brian Rice ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The NFA is holding a Town Hall Webinar on Tuesday, April 20, at 9:30 a.m. CT. NFA Board Chairwoman Maureen Downs, NFA Public Directors Ron...
Options Traders Preparing for ‘Bounce’ in Archegos-Linked Stocks; Short Bets in $14 Billion Treasury ETF Say Yield Calm Will Break
Options Traders Preparing for ‘Bounce’ in Archegos-Linked Stocks; Short Bets in $14 Billion Treasury ETF Say Yield Calm Will Break
How Ken Griffin rebuilt Citadel’s ramparts
First Read $33,626/$300,000 (11.2%) Charlie Carey ++++ Trading Technologies Announces Matching Program to Benefit GoFundMe Campaign for MarketsWiki Education Video Series and John Lothian News As a pioneer of electronic trading, we at Trading Technologies value our...
White-Hot Stock Rally Masks Mammoth Value Swings; Bitcoin futures and options trading volumes reached all-time highs in March
White-Hot Stock Rally Masks Mammoth Value Swings; Bitcoin futures and options trading volumes reached all-time highs in March
China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy
First Read $32,626/$300,000 (10.9%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff JLN published two videos yesterday, one with SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye and the other with The Full FX Co-Founder Colin Lambert. Lambert talks about the new publication he and Michelle...
Individual Investors Retreat from Markets After Show-Stopping Start to 2021
Observations & Insight ****JJL: The OCC reported that March 2021 total volume was up 34.8 percent from a year ago and that it was the highest total volume month on record for U.S. equity options. March also marked the end of the highest quarter by contract volume...
The New York Stock Exchange’s massive post-COVID question
First Read $32,626/$300,000 (10.9%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The OCC reported that March 2021 total volume was up 34.8 percent from a year ago and that it was the highest total volume month on record for U.S. equity options. March also marked...
The Spread: Tiger Billionaire
This week on The Spread, the unregulated crypto exchange Deribit announces a bitcoin volatility index, the CME says over 1 million micro e-mini equity options contracts traded, and more.
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Day Traders Know a Bubble When They See One, and They Want In; Marko Kolanovic Says Markets May Be at Long-Term Turning Point
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