Singapore Exchange has had a good stretch of late. The exchange’s fiscal first quarter results were reported on October 25, showing approximately $149 million in revenues, a 7 percent year-over-year increase, and net profits of $66 million, a 9 percent year-over-year...
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Vela to Expand Trading Technology Capabilities with OptionsCity Acquisition; Bond Traders Double Down on 2017 Fed Bets Via Options Hedges; Gaming the Yuan – Making Money on a State-Controlled Currency
Observations & Insight LSE Working On More Italian Derivatives Growth JohnLothianNews.com "We are also working and in close contact with the clearinghouse, because one of the key elements in developing derivatives markets now and probably in the time to come is...
John Lothian Newsletter: Banks face $27bn risk from failed derivatives payments; JPMorgan Quietly Tests ‘Blockchain’ With 2,200 Clients; Hong Kong Exchange adds new renminbi futures
First Read Risk Off: How The Industry Can't Fail Jim Kharouf, JLN Bruno Iksil, aka "the London Whale," has issued a letter to the media arguing that his actions in the market were directed and overseen by senior executives at J.P Morgan Chase when it lost $6 billion...
John Lothian Newsletter: Bernanke, Paulson and Geithner Join Yale Effort to Update Crisis-Response Playbook; ITG pays $20m fine to settle ‘secret trading desk’ claims; Federal Judge Rules SEC In-House Judges ‘Likely Unconstitutional
First Read US options market to slam trading reforms Futures & Options World The chief exec of US options giant the International Securities Exchange will tell the US government on Thursday its plan to change US trading rules will have a "very unfortunate outcome"...
JLN Financials: Doubts raised over global forex platform; Look Out for Volcker in Illiquid Market Already Feeling Squeezed; UK To Be First Non-China State To Issue Renminbi Bond
First Impressions Thank You for Playing Today's JLN Financials newsletter is topped by three stories with a common theme. Can you spot it? Let's play. Six years after the global financial crisis and four years after the passage of Dodd-Frank, and the story from market...
John Lothian Newsletter: Deutsche Börse Sees Sharp Rise in Profit; Dissent at SEC over bank waivers; Singapore overtakes London for offshore renminbi trading
First Read Congratulations to our survey prizewinner Sarah Rudolph Last week we completed our annual survey, or rather our first annual survey in three years. We are grateful to all those who took the 30 seconds (or so) to answer the questions. Thanks for helping us...
John Lothian Newsletter: OCC eyes rebate cuts for members; SGX Introduces RMB FX futures; FIA Global Elects Directors
First Read Boca Bits and Pieces Douglas Ashburn The latest installment of our occasional JLN series “Bits and Pieces” comes to you via Boca Raton, FL, where several of us are hiding from this year’s winter-that-won’t-quit. We hear that Chicago was again slammed with a...
John Lothian Newsletter: 17 Brokerage Firms Agree to End Analysis Previews; Credit Suisse ‘helped US tax evaders’; London and Singapore make move on renminbi trading
First Read CME Group Launches FuturesFundamentals.com Educational Website CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that it has launched FuturesFundamentals.com, an innovative educational website to help explain the role...
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A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
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Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
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