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China’s High-Stakes Bid to Boost Stocks; Korean Retail Investors Suffer Huge Annual Derivatives Losses

by Spencer Doar | Feb 12, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightTaking Wall Street Know-How to the Cannabis IndustryJohnLothianNews.comA Gallup poll at the end of 2018 found that 66 percent of Americans support the legalization of...

VIX Activity Spikes; Nasdaq Patent Infringement Claim Dismissed

by Spencer Doar | Oct 10, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Lead Stories Options Activity in `Fear Gauge' Spikes as U.S. Stocks Sink Luke Kawa - Bloomberg October's living up to its reputation as a volatile month for equities. Trading...

Liquidity concerns to fuel vol; CTC expands; Sebi’s derivatives rules

by Spencer Doar | Jul 24, 2018

Lead Stories Goldman Warns of Liquidity-Fueled Sell-off After 'Volmageddon' Tracy Alloway - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION) Weakened liquidity might have set stage for volatility surge; February event stands as warning to consider hedges:...

Cboe News Day; SEBI Derivatives crackdown; Volatility a One-Sided Affair

by Spencer Doar | Apr 5, 2018

Observations & Insight It's Cboe News Time Apparently Spencer Doar - JLN A flood of news poured out of Cboe these last 24 hours. Much of it stems from continued integration and restructuring after the Bats deal. Then again, Cboe...

Interactive Brokers’ market making segment feels impact of options business wind-down; A striking stat shows why even the bears are tempted to bet on stocks; Vix index sends mixed messages to investors

by Spencer Doar | Jul 19, 2017

Observations & Insight Hits and Takes By JLN Staff Today is day two of the Chicago version of MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity at the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Tech. We have the largest audience scheduled today for two sessions, one at 1 PM...

Two Market Giants Tried to Create a $75 Billion Mega-Exchange; The Mystery of the Stubbornly-Low Volatility Index Is Deepening; Ex-Credit Suisse Trader Lures $1.6 Billion of Client Cash

by Spencer Doar | May 3, 2017

Lead Stories Two Market Giants Tried to Create a $75 Billion Mega-Exchange Matthew Leising - Bloomberg CME, ICE discussed a merger after Deutsche Boerse-LSE's deal; They're no longer negotiating, unclear why talks broke down The world's biggest exchanges are still...

Euro Hedging Costs Surge as Traders Respond to Political Risk; Understanding the Trump Rally; Taxes more than gains? Yes, if you don’t exit your options in time

by Spencer Doar | Feb 22, 2017

Observations & Insight Take Our Survey - Again By Jim Kharouf, JLN Editor-in-Chief & CEO Sometimes these things happen. The link we provided yesterday only allowed one person to take the survey. We know there are more than one of you willing and able to take...

Hedging demand perks up even as volatility craters; Derivatives market is short of a $3.7tn lifeboat; Trapped China Cash Breathes Life Into Hong Kong Yuan Banking

by Spencer Doar | Feb 10, 2017

Lead Stories Hedging demand perks up even as volatility craters Saqib Iqbal Ahmed - Reuters Soaring U.S. share prices and plunging market volatility measures may paint a picture of optimism, but there are signs in the equity options market that investors have started...

Low VIX Masks Insurance Markup Options Traders Are Paying; 42% Rise for the SMLC Sentiment-Based Index That Analyzes Twitter Traffic; Finding Volatility in the US Markets

by Spencer Doar | Feb 8, 2017

Lead Stories Low VIX Masks Insurance Markup Options Traders Are Paying Cecile Vennucci - Bloomberg Here's another sign that beneath the surface of placid stock markets, investors aren't exactly sound asleep. It's the persistently high premium traders are paying for...

Options on ETFs Are Too Big to Ignore; Trump-triggered trading bonanza looks set to continue; Demand for Disaster Protection Increases as CBOE SKEW Index Hits a Six-Month High

by Spencer Doar | Jan 19, 2017

Observations & Insight Hungry for more: Dash Financial Sees Opportunity In A New Broker Landscape Jim Kharouf - JLN For some firms today, being young has its advantages. Dash Financial might just be one of those young and agile companies that can take advantage of...

JPMorgan Hit Hardest as EU Fines Euribor Trio $521 Million; Citi trader deepened October’s pound ‘flash crash’; NSE May Put IPO Plan on Ice as Top Execs Quit and Sebi Says No to Self-listing

by Jeff Bergstrom | Dec 7, 2016

First Read David Norman, Essex University - What Sets Graduates Apart? MarketsWikiEducation.com "The industry feels like it has lost its way." In this video from MarketsWiki Education's London Event, David Norman, a lecturer at Essex University and Queen Mary...

Uneasy Calm Grips Markets Suddenly Silent Before U.S. Vote; Option Writing Mutual Funds Gain Fans in Volatile Times; Rates Are Poised to Rise But the VIX of Treasurys is Super Low – What Gives?

by Spencer Doar | Oct 26, 2016

Observations & Insight Stepping Forward in London By John J. Lothian Well, it is about time. I will be delivering my first presentation as part of MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity in London on Monday. Due to a scheduling conflict, Jock Percy of Perseus...

John Lothian Newsletter: Swiss Investigate Seven Banks Over Precious Metals Market Trading; EU watchdog unveils new rules for bloc’s securities markets; UnaVista and DTCC to provide MiFIR reporting service

by JLN Staff | Sep 28, 2015

First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian If you are not watching our MarketsWiki Education Summer Intern Education series videos, you are missing a lot. Today we have Joe Niciforo, who with the help of Paul Tudor Jones, is looking for the next generation of...