First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff Rostin Behnam has been sworn in as a CFTC Commissioner.~JJL Julie Menacho Armstrong is the featured speaker today from our MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series in Chicago from July.~JJL Sept.13, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30...
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The New Bond: KCG’s Dan Coleman Looks To Plug Exchange Model Into US Treasury Market, and How It Might Just Succeed
There are few markets, if any, that garner attention like the US Treasury market. And there are few markets as ripe for disruption as the US Treasury market. Earlier this month, at the WFE Annual Meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, KCG's CEO Daniel Coleman outlined his...
John Lothian Newsletter: Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street; Stanley Fischer pushes for harsher banker penalties; Deutsche Boerse to open Asia derivatives exchange
First Read Get Smart: LSE Looking To Smart Beta Doug Ashburn - JLN The word "smart" has been drilled into the marketing lexicon for so long it is sometimes hard to tell what is and isn't actually, well, smart. Smart phones, smart cars, smart watches and even a smarter...
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First Impressions The Euro: German or Italian? Today's lead story sums up the age-old question - what is the euro and what does it stand for? Getting a solid answer is critical to determining the direction of the common currency. The Wall Street Journal's Simon Nixon...
The Fed’s Bridge Builder?
What would it mean to have Stanley Fischer as vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve? More hawkish or more dovish? Is it a bold move or a safe pick? Will he, to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, “bring balance to the force” by acting as a bridge between Janet Yellen and the...
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