Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead StoriesMexico hedges 2019 oil at $55 per barrel, spends $1.2 billion on optionsStefanie Eschenbacher - ReutersMexico completed its 2019 oil hedge, the world's largest sovereign...
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ESMA Keeping Tight Leash On EU Trading Venues
Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), said MiFID II rules launched in January are indeed living up to expectations of pushing more trading onto exchanges, but more work may be required. In...
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Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight August 2018 Options Exchange Marketshare via OCC ++++ Wednesday Bits Spencer Doar - JLN Market participants have until September 14 to comment on a Nasdaq...
The Spread – Week of 3/19 to 3/23
The JLN team is back in Chicago to bring you a more conventional episode of The Spread. Thank heavens our teleprompter was back in action - ad libbing a poolside chat was wicked difficult. You are likely up to date on the potential...
Volatility Is Low But Ambiguity Is Sky High; Clearing forex options; War on Dutch prop shops
Observations & Insight (Click for larger image) Lead Stories Volatility Is Low But Ambiguity Is Sky High Ben Eisen - WSJ Two academics are rolling out a new measure of market fear that suggests investors aren't nearly as complacent as they seem. The gauge of...
VIX options record; Bets on falling VIX; New Optiver CEO
Observations & Insight OCC Announces Promotions to Leadership Team OCC OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced several promotions to its leadership team. "To fulfill its role as an effective and efficient Systemically...
John Lothian Newsletter: The year dark trading surged; Abenomics Drives Japan Hedge Funds to Worlds Top Performers; Optiver appoints new CEO
First Read Ideas adjust to new ‘facts’ of finance - FT.com Gillian Tett Eight decades ago, economist John Maynard Keynes reputedly remarked: “When the facts change, I change my mind; what do you do sir?” Investors might do well to consider that question as, looking...
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How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill? Liberty doesn’t mean freedom to infect other people; EU explores tougher curbs on City hedge fund managers
First Read $9,041/$300,000 (3%) How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change By John J. Lothian Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just. We might think of Peak6 as the firm with the...
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If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
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