First Read So Far, So Good - Updates from Cboe's Options Trading Floor By Matt Raebel - John Lothian News Cboe Global Markets has been reopened for more than two weeks now. How have things been going? According to Cboe, it's been a surprisingly...
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So Far, So Good – Updates from Cboe’s Options Trading Floor
Cboe Global Markets has been reopened for more than two weeks now. How have things been going? According to Cboe, it’s been a smooth ride.
Wall Street Quants Are Turning Their Skills to the Virus Fight; The Federal Reserve Is Changing What It Means to Be a Central Bank
First ReadHits & TakesBy John Lothian & JLN StaffHappy birthday to the Cboe. Their executive chairman and CEO Ed Tilly penned a blog post to commemorate the Cboe's 47th anniversary. More details below.Today JLN has an interview with ChartIQ Chief...
Glutted Oil Markets’ Next Worry: Subzero Prices; Coronavirus poses ‘serious threat’ to financial system, IMF warns
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff A Harvard study said social distancing may need to last until 2022. Byron Loflin, the global head of board engagement at Nasdaq, says, "The coronavirus crisis will speed the end of...
The Fed Brings the Global Financial System Back From the Abyss; The Global Oil Market Is Broken, Drowning in Crude Nobody Needs
First ReadNot the Ronin Death WatchBy Thom Thompson for John Lothian NewsThe CME announced on March 20 that it had auctioned the portfolios of Ronin Capital, a direct clearing member, because its capital was insufficient "going forward." Friday's Issues...
Short Volatility Trade’s Best Friend Is Now Its Biggest Enemy; Traders betting on stock declines made $344 billion in just one month as coronavirus ravaged the market
Observations & Insight The Spread: Quarantined JohnLothianNews.com This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two...
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
Wall Street’s ‘fear index’ surges to highest level in about 5 weeks as Treasury-yield spike sparks stock-market selloff; A new era of volatility begins, but equity inflows continue: BofA
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