Low Treasury Volatility Is Key to Equity Rally, Tallbacken Says; A record $3.7 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on January 29 as interest in cryptocurrencies surges
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ED&F Man agrees debt restructuring in eleventh-hour rescue; JPMorgan fires employees who took Covid relief funds
ED&F Man agrees debt restructuring in eleventh-hour rescue; JPMorgan fires employees who took Covid relief funds
Luc Fortin: CORRA Futures Debut at Montreal Exchange
JLN spoke to Luc Fortin, president of TMX’s Montreal Exchange, about its newest short term interest rate product, CORRA futures, which launched in June. CORRA is calculated by the Bank of Canada from transaction-level overnight repo rates.
GLENN HAVLICEK: INJECTING TRANSPARENCY INTO THE WORLD’S BIGGEST LITTLE MARKET
GLMX Technologies' CEO talks about trading the $15 trillion repo market, one of the largest short-term credit markets in the world, and why the upcoming changeover from LIBOR to SOFR is such an important issue.
Capitalists Without Capital Are Ruling Capitalism; Credit Suisse hit with $6.5 million U.S. fine for supervisory lapses
See also: Fed May Be Quietly Masking Extent of Efforts to Calm Repo Market, T. Rowe’s $1 Trillion Answer to Claims Stock-Picking Is Dead, and more.
Nasdaq Prevails in Lawsuit Over Alleged ETF Theft; Fed Confronts Lack of Diversity in Its Ranks
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), Futures Industry Association (FIA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and...
Wall Street holiday parties try dropping booze for bootcamps, smoothies
First Read New Year's Day Launch Seen as Just the Start of Illinois' Recreational Canna Business JohnLothianNews.com As of January 1, adults in Illinois will be allowed to legally buy small quantities of cannabis products for recreational use from licensed state...
‘Questionable’ Death Prompts Call to Exhume Quadriga CEO’s Body; ASX creates the Aussie Nasdaq
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Nasdaq's TotalMarkets podcast episode 6 features Nasdaq's chief economist, Phil Mackintosh, interviewing T. Rowe Price's Mehmet Kinak on the topic of improving market structure.~SR Do you want to know...
Brexit’s $74 Trillion Battle Over Derivatives Is Heating Up
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesBy JLN StaffDo you have news you are releasing at the FIA EXPO? Would you like to comment on the issues of the day as they relate to our industry? Contact me about...
Repo Turmoil Spawns Doubt Fed Is Targeting Right Interest Rate
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Digital Asset Open Sources its Smart Contract Language; Virtu and MarketAxess join forces on global project
In a move that surprised the courtroom, the defense in the trial of U.S. v Jitesh Thakkar rested its case shortly before 1:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Thakkar’s attorney, Renato Mariotti, had called no witnesses in his defense.
Eurex Clearing Gains Repo Ground; Worst Time to Make Money in Markets Since 1972
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff A scan of recent CME notices showed that three individuals were the subject of disciplinary actions yesterday. First, one Mihir Salla was fined $60k and...
Nasdaq Sues Rival Exchange, Alleging Stolen Tech Secrets; New Worry in ‘Repo’
First Read The Patent World By Jim Kharouf We're back in court today. Nasdaq has filed suit against Miami International, the parent company of MIAX, the youngest of the US options exchange groups. On Friday, Nasdaq announced it had filed suit for patent infringement...
John Lothian Newsletter: Deutsche Börse to set up Europe’s first multi-asset RMB platform; Banks seek OTC clearing lifeline; Illegal activity on Wall Street still widespread, says Wall St
One Part At A Time John Lothian's shoulder surgery went well yesterday, and he's due to return home today. Straws will be his favorite utensil for a while. We'll keep you posted on his progress. First Read Swimming With the Sharks in Miami Beach: Shelly Brown of MIAX...
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Clearinghouse Urges Faster Trade Settlement Amid GameStop Scrutiny
First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
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Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
Wall Street’s favorite volatility index is the latest stock-market bubble, JPMorgan’s quant guru says; Structured Notes Saw Record Demand in a Volatile 2020. Investors Should Mind the Fine Print.
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