“The world is looking to trade more and more Canada and the fact that we’re only open during our own time zone is a bit prohibitive for some of the international clients.” Last year, Montréal Exchange launched single stock futures and it turned out to be its best...
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John Lothian Newsletter: Rajaratnam and 75 Other Reasons Hedge Funds Are Scared Straight; Morgan Stanley Heeds Investors With Cuts in Fixed-Income Division; China Isn’t the First to Fumble a Stock Panic
First Read From the Top By John J. Lothian Yesterday I received an email telling me my comments about the passing of actor Alan Rickman were insensitive. Such is the risk when writing a newsletter that claims to be irreverent, but never irrelevant. Even so, my...
Single Minded: Tom Regazzi of UBS Finds a Niche with Single Stock Futures
Single stock futures in the United States were launched in 2001, but are often forgotten since their big splash introduction twelve years ago on two exchanges. Quietly, however, single stock futures have been growing nicely at OneChicago, the sole marketplace for the...
JLN Managed Futures: Boca 2012; MF Global Clients’ Details Published
Observations - Statistics - Commentary The JLN Managed Futures team is in Boca Raton, FL this week for the FIA International Futures Industry Conference. As expected, there were three key topics that consumed a majority of conversation, from panels to "table talk":...
Mark Esposito of OneChicago Discusses Their NoDivRisk (“1D”) Single Stock Futures
Mark Esposito, a 25-year trading veteran on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), is the managing director, business development at OneChicago. John Lothian News Editor-at-Large Doug Ashburn spoke with Esposito about OneChicago’s NoDivRisk (“1D”)...
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Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
Pandemic’s latest spread triggers surge in VIX ‘fear gauge’ for U.S. stocks; Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
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