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Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long

by Matt Raebel | Apr 12, 2021

Stocks edge back to kick off earnings week as Powell says U.S. economy at ‘inflection point’; Money managers flirting with all-time record CBOT corn long

GameStop and Bitcoin Renewed a Push to Digitize the Stock Market

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 9, 2021

First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff There is a new Van Gogh exhibit in New York billed as Van Gogh - The Immersive Experience. The site of this exhibit is the former trading floor of the NYMEX. The NYMEX trading floor...

SGX and NZX seal partnership on dairy derivatives to unlock growth

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 8, 2021

First Read $34,126/$300,000 (11.4%) Andrew Mauck, Ernesto Pinto and Brian Rice ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The NFA is holding a Town Hall Webinar on Tuesday, April 20, at 9:30 a.m. CT. NFA Board Chairwoman Maureen Downs, NFA Public Directors Ron...

How Ken Griffin rebuilt Citadel’s ramparts

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 7, 2021

First Read $33,626/$300,000 (11.2%) Charlie Carey ++++ Trading Technologies Announces Matching Program to Benefit GoFundMe Campaign for MarketsWiki Education Video Series and John Lothian News As a pioneer of electronic trading, we at Trading Technologies value our...

White-Hot Stock Rally Masks Mammoth Value Swings; Bitcoin futures and options trading volumes reached all-time highs in March

by Matt Raebel | Apr 6, 2021

White-Hot Stock Rally Masks Mammoth Value Swings; Bitcoin futures and options trading volumes reached all-time highs in March

China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 6, 2021

First Read $32,626/$300,000 (10.9%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff JLN published two videos yesterday, one with SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye and the other with The Full FX Co-Founder Colin Lambert. Lambert talks about the new publication he and Michelle...

The New York Stock Exchange’s massive post-COVID question

by Jeff Bergstrom | Apr 5, 2021

First Read $32,626/$300,000 (10.9%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The OCC reported that March 2021 total volume was up 34.8 percent from a year ago and that it was the highest total volume month on record for U.S. equity options. March also marked...

EU leaders clash over vaccine distribution in tense summit

by Jeff Bergstrom | Mar 26, 2021

First Read $32,426/$300,000 (10.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes JLN Staff The Wall Street Journal's owner is buying Investor Business Daily for $275 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. "News Corp NWS 3.08% agreed to buy digital-first financial news and research...

Cboe Global Markets Agrees to Acquire Chi-X Asia Pacific, Expanding Global Footprint into Australia and Japan

by Jeff Bergstrom | Mar 25, 2021

First Read $32,426/$300,000 (10.8%) ++++ Eurex Derivatives Forum: Fixed Income Looks For a Recipe For ESG Success Suzanne Cosgrove -- John Lothian News Sustainable investments are new by most measures. This is especially true in the fixed-income sector, where ESG...

We Must Start Planning For a Permanent Pandemic

by Jeff Bergstrom | Mar 24, 2021

First Read $32,426/$300,000 (10.8%) ++++ Eurex Derivatives Forum Takes a Look At German Blockchain Innovation Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Day One of the Eurex Derivatives Forum, held this week on Tuesday and Wednesday, offered a discussion of German developments...

US options volume nearly doubles over last 12 months; Bitcoin holders expect high volatility as roughly 100,000 BTC options contracts expire Friday

by Matt Raebel | Mar 23, 2021

US options volume nearly doubles over last 12 months; Bitcoin holders expect high volatility as roughly 100,000 BTC options contracts expire Friday

London Metal Exchange’s Overhaul Meets Resistance

by Jeff Bergstrom | Mar 23, 2021

First Read ++++ $32,426/$300,000 (10.8%) ++++ Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Don't miss the Derivatives Forum Frankfurt 2021. It has a whole bunch of different speakers than last week's FIA Boca and is a great perspective on European and global market...

The New Stock Influencers Have Huge—and Devoted—Followings

by Jeff Bergstrom | Mar 22, 2021

First Read $32,426/$300,000 (10.8%) Brian Price ++++ Coinbase Hit With $6.5 Million Fine By CFTC; Market Debut Rumored To Be Delayed Thom Thompson - John Lothian News Digital asset trading platform Coinbase took a $6.5 million hit on Friday when the Commodity Futures...