First Read $29,776/$300,000 (9.9%) ++++ ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Maureen Downs has been re-elected as the chair of the NFA Board of Directors. Also, Don Thompson of JP Morgan is to serve as vice chair. Also, elected to two-year terms as...
Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record; DERIVATIVES SOFR trading tails off after ‘big bang’ boost
As the deadline for the end of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) looms at the end of 2021, a host of legacy issues and alternative rate choices remain on the table, members of an FIA Expo panel on short-term interest rate rates agreed. But while the panelists...
VIX Spikes to Highest Since June With Economy Threat Growing; Wall Street joins global stock sell-off triggered by rising Covid worries
Stock and Bond Market Volatility Diverges on ‘Blue Wave’ Bets; Joseph Sullivan III Helped Create Chicago Options Exchange
FX options market reflects more confidence in Biden election win; Eurex introduces next generation of ESG derivatives
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Welcome to New York, may I see your papers? If you don't have the right papers, you can be fined $2000. A new "emergency health order" issued by Gov. Andrew Coumo wants to know your contact information upon entering New York...
GLMX Technologies' CEO talks about trading the $15 trillion repo market, one of the largest short-term credit markets in the world, and why the upcoming changeover from LIBOR to SOFR is such an important issue.
Observations & Insight A Reporter's Story About the Boca Cancellation By John Lothian Last week I told the JLN staff I expected by Wednesday or Thursday this week that FIA would cancel the Boca conference. They looked surprised. It was...
This week on The Spread – low natural gas prices lead to an increase in swaptions trading, the CME has another successful launch, and a Binance-backed exchange boasts a ton of trading volume.
This week on The Spread – the OCC and CME report cause to celebrate, bitcoin options products abound, and the options markets react to retaliation from Iran.
First Read Nothing Learned from the CFTC Bullying a Win in the Thakkar Case CFTC Commissioner Leadership Needed to End This Regulation by Litigation Case By John J. Lothian If Jitesh Thakkar loses his case brought by the Enforcement Division of...
Lead Stories SOFR Options Debut; First Trades Anticipate Higher Volatility Elizabeth Stanton - Bloomberg Options on SOFR futures became available for trading Monday, and 10 contracts changed hands -- five lots of a straddle, in which a put and...
First ReadHits & TakesBy JLN StaffCboe Executive Vice President Bryan Harkins has been named to Autism Science Foundation Board of Directors. Keep up the good work, Bryan!~JJLJLN is getting ready to publish another commentary about the Jitesh Thakkar...
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
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