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Trump Is a Test of the Economy’s Breaking Point

by Jeff Bergstrom | Dec 27, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Tomorrow will be the last edition of JLN for 2018. It has been an amazing year for news and we have done our best to keep you informed and hopefully a little...

Taleb talks; Trade tensions; Commodity crunch

by Spencer Doar | Nov 6, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight Will midterm elections spark a boom in overnight trading? William Watts - MarketWatch Billionaire investor Carl Icahn famously bragged about his election...

Shortwave trading; Robinhood’s $2b a day options biz; Mammoth bond wager

by Spencer Doar | Jun 13, 2018

Observations & Insight A little-known business at Robinhood has exploded, and now it's launching a service to go after the most serious traders Frank Chaparro - Business Insider Prime (SUBSCRIPTION) Robinhood's options-trading...

Frankfurt Winning Battle for Brexit Bankers; End of 47-Year Japan Rice Program; Smart beta funds pass $1tn

by Spencer Doar | Dec 27, 2017

First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Spencer Doar's weekly JLN Options video feature, The Spread, continues to get better. This last week's was a beut.~JJL Holy smokes. Get this: "The Legends Room, the world's only blockchain based nightclub, rings in 2018 with two...

Volatility index creator seeks to invent new tool to measure ‘ambiguity’; Unusually Low Volatility Can Be Dangerous for Markets; The Strangest VIX Fact

by Jeff Bergstrom | May 15, 2017

Observations & Insight OIC Stories Recap Below are links to the columns and articles the JLN team wrote while attending the Options Industry Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. -How Do You Save the Capital Markets?; Kennedy Looks to Lead Market Revamp by Jim Kharouf...

The market’s risky bet on stability; Bets on a stock market rally using options just hit record levels; Euro Is Suddenly Everyone’s Favorite After First Round of French Election

by Spencer Doar | Apr 27, 2017

Observations & Insight Did you know? Jim Kharouf and Spencer Doar - JLN Moscow, OneChicago, MexDer, Fear Gauge and Trump Street with an Irish twist. No, they are not connected. One of the interesting things about updating annual volume figures on our MarketsWiki...

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Decision to Cease Options Market Making Activities; Snap options set for strong demand on market debut;

by Spencer Doar | Mar 9, 2017

Observations & Insight CME Group CEO Terry Duffy on Business and Interest Rates Under the Trump Administration JohnLothianNews.com With a new administration in place and a more optimistic outlook from the market community, CME Group is well positioned to succeed,...

Options Clearing Corp shakes up senior management; American Shale Companies’ Rush to Hedge Is Turning the Oil Market Upside Down; A Market Under Distribution Has No Mercy

by Jeff Bergstrom | Dec 5, 2016

Lead Stories Options Clearing Corp shakes up senior management Tom Polansek - Reuters The primary clearinghouse for U.S. options trades named new finance and compliance chiefs on Friday in the latest C-suite shake-up aimed at improving oversight. The Options Clearing...

JLN Environmental/Energy: EPA Greenhouse-Gas Rules Draw U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny; Cracking the Energy Puzzles of the 21st Century; India Increases Effort to Harness Biomass Energy

by JLN Staff | Oct 16, 2013

In this edition, the Supreme Court will decide whether to block key aspects of the Obama administration's plan aimed at cutting power plant and factory emissions. The AP and others have coverage. Plus, China Offers Cash in Bid to Cut Air Pollution, says The Wall...

JLN Environmental/Energy: Carbon Markets 94% Cheaper Than Renewable Support, OECD Says; EU on track for climate targets; India to Set Up Agency for Monitoring Water Efficiency

by JLN Staff | Oct 10, 2013

In this edition, major news outlets come at a new Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report from a few different angles. Bloomberg, for its part, dives into some statistics that carbon market proponents will find interesting. The cost of reducing...

JLN Environmental/Energy: IMF director Lagarde sounds warning on climate change action; Surging shale output shakes up US gas; Water Shortage Seen Worsening on Climate Change in Potsdam Study

by JLN Staff | Oct 9, 2013

Change is coming for climate change and energy reform catalyst Eileen Claussen, a founder 15 years ago of the Pew Center on Global Change and president of its updated version, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions or C2ES. Ms. Claussen, once with the Clinton...

JLN Environmental/Energy: California, Quebec Carbon Deal Could Pave Way For Other Linkages; Global Emissions Plan for Airlines Gets First UN Approval; Debt ceiling isn't place for climate fight, says House Republican

by JLN Staff | Oct 7, 2013

Anyone who has had the pleasure of a bare foot discovering a rogue Lego in a pitch-dark stumble to the bathroom knows the unintentional powers the tiny interlocking blocks. But who knew their utility included teaching the young and old how carbon emissions work?...

JLN Environmental/Energy: Keystone Nears Completion, But Canada Still Cut Off; Norway to buy more carbon credits; EU agrees to bend on aviation emissions, still faces resistance

by JLN Staff | Oct 4, 2013

In this edition, Canada and Japan and Norway feature with their respective carbon market moves. Plus, Aviation Envoys Restrict EU Market Terms in Carbon Pledge. And, India’s Ultra-Mega Solar Plant to Sell Record-Low Power. Quote of the Day:“I believe that California...

JLN Environmental/Energy: EU Carbon Market Main Hurdle to Aviation Deal, India Says; Greg Barker calls for ‘explosion of choice’ in UK energy market; Obama Nominee Binz Withdraws From Consideration for FERC

by JLN Staff | Oct 2, 2013

In today’s edition, fightin words out of India, in Bloomberg’s EU Carbon Market Main Hurdle to Aviation Deal, India Says. Plus, Poland pits itself against EU climate promises, reports Reuters. The Hill says Senators to huddle on path forward for stalled energy...