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Hedge funds braced for second stock market plunge; Airlines Lose Billions of Dollars in the Oil-Market Casino
Lead Stories Hedge funds braced for second stock market plunge Laurence Fletcher - Financial Times Hedge funds are getting ready for another slump in stock markets after growing uneasy that surging prices do not reflect the economic problems...
JPMorgan’s Math Shows Why U.S. Stocks Can Keep Rallying; This stock-market rally refuses to conform to norms
Observations & Insight OCC Monthly Volume by Exchange - May 2020 Lead Stories JPMorgan's Math Shows Why U.S. Stocks Can Keep Rallying Justina Lee - Bloomberg Think the sizzling U.S. stock rally is excessive in an economy frozen by...
Donnie Roberts – Open Outcry Traders History Project
MarketsWiki Education's Open Outcry Traders History ProjectDonnie Roberts came to Chicago after graduating from graduate school with a love of futures and options trading. He chose Chicago over New York and London. He came to the visitor center of the...
Go Small or Go Home: CME’s Micro Launch
Smaller contract means more flexibility There are anywhere from 50,000 to 200,000 active retail users of futures. Meanwhile, there are some 13 million retail accounts trading other parts of the market that do not trade futures. CME Group wants...
The Spread – A New Year – 1/4
It's hard to believe 2018 is in the rear-view mirror, but markets stop for no one. So without further ado, enjoy the first episode of "The Spread" in 2019. Below are the stories referenced in this week's episode: -Youtube -> Up, Down, Touch...
Bad Stuff the Market Worried About Is Starting to Happen; Tastytrade, Peak6 invest $10 million in new exchange
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffICE posted another record volume year in 2018, with fourth quarter volumes up 20 percent and open interest increasing 10 percent from a year earlier. Average...
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‘Dumb Money’ Is on GameStop, and It’s Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game
First Read $27,651/$300,000 (9.2%) ++++ FIA 2020 Volume Review Shows Global Growth, Geographic Evolution of Industry Suzanne Cosgrove - John Lothian News While activity in futures and options was undeterred by the pandemic in 2020, logging record volume for a third...
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‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
‘Weaponised’ options trading turbocharges GameStop’s dizzying rally; Reddit-Fueled Traders Trigger Volatility Halts Across Market
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