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CFTC’s Quintenz to Leave Swaps Regulator by End of October; Bitcoin’s ‘Most Volatile Day’ Prompts Exchanges to Make Changes

by Matt Raebel | Apr 29, 2020

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff FTSE Russell and Cboe today announced an extension of their relationship for another 10 years, one that started back in 1992 and has blossomed into an enviable match. Both firms are known for their...

London Retains Crown Top Financial Center; China to Ban Bitcoin Exchanges, Allow OTC; Miami’s Financial Center Submerges

by Spencer Doar | Sep 11, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff A quieter commemoration of 9/11 is scheduled for today, the WSJ reports.~JJL Rumi Morales has left the CME as head of CME Ventures. Additionally, Sandra Ro left the CME in July. She was head of digitization at the CME Group....

Singapore bourse offers to link up with Chinese futures trading venture; Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News; Calypso and R3 successfully test FX trade matching on Corda DLT platform

by Jeff Bergstrom | May 1, 2017

First Read Trading Technologies Goes Big with TT Desktop Anthony Malakian - WatersTechnology TT CEO Rick Lane talks with Waters about the vendor's new desktop offering, which can accommodate 18 monitors, if not more. Prior to this release, the TT platform was only...

CME spooks investors with warning on market data; How Trump and Brexit Could Change Global Bank Rules; Calypso and R3 partner for blockchain trade matching

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 28, 2017

First Read D is Data: And That Might Be The Future Jim Kharouf, John Lothian and Spencer Doar - JLN The sold-out FinTech Exchange conference, hosted by Barchart, was largely about data - what to do with data, how exchanges are capturing new data and how to trade it....

Citadel Securities agrees $22.6m settlement with SEC; BSE sets initial public offering at Rs 805-806 band; LSE dismisses report on moving clearing to Germany

by Jeff Bergstrom | Jan 17, 2017

First Read DTCC hires former regulator for trade repository compliance; Derek West will join the DTCC with responsibility for compliance at its Global Trade Repository. By Paul Walsh - The Trade The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Derek...

Blockchain That Makes Sense: How Post-Trade Digital Ledger Technology Will Make Banks And Brokers Happy

by Jim Kharouf | Nov 30, 2016

When you talk about the potential for digital ledger technology, words like revolutionary and transformative are often mentioned. Ray Kahn and Thorsten Peisl are not in the disruptor camp. Yet both left solid jobs in the financial markets and launched blockchain...

EU calls on clearing houses not to become ‘too big too fail’; CME Group Announces Record Open Interest of 117 Million Contracts, Interest Rate Complex Hits 69.5 Million; Hong Kong Investors’ Wait to Trade Shenzhen Stocks Is Over

by Spencer Doar | Nov 28, 2016

First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian Later today John Lothian News will be publishing an exclusive video interview with the incoming president and CEO of the National Futures Association, Tom Sexton. Our Jim Kharouf sat down with Sexton in the NFA's offices...