Lead StoriesBond Traders Cling to Negative-Rate Bets Despite Fed PushbackEmily Barrett - BloombergFutures hedges against negative fed funds rate in 2021 persist; Eurodollar options show bets on Fed rate of -0.5% by mid-2021Rates traders are stubbornly...
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CFTC’s Quintenz to Leave Swaps Regulator by End of October; Bitcoin’s ‘Most Volatile Day’ Prompts Exchanges to Make Changes
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff FTSE Russell and Cboe today announced an extension of their relationship for another 10 years, one that started back in 1992 and has blossomed into an enviable match. Both firms are known for their...
‘Quadruple witching’ may spell some relief to stressed stocks; Volatility in financial markets at record highs: S&P Global
Lead Stories 'Quadruple witching' may spell some relief to stressed stocks Saikat Chatterjee and Thyagaraju Adinarayan - Reuters In calm markets "quadruple witching" usually passes unnoticed, but some market players are hoping this Friday's...
Black Americans Who Broke Barriers on Wall Street — and Beyond; African American men and women influenced economics and business even in a society that oppressed them
First Read Hits & Takes By JLN Staff The Boy Scouts of America, the national organization, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This move does not include the numerous Councils around the country, including the Pathway to Adventure Council...
Swaps proficiency requirements and other initiatives: the NFA’s Tom Sexton
JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES The National Futures Association (NFA)'s swaps proficiency requirements will be implemented in January 2020. Tom Sexton, NFA's president and CEO, spoke with JLN at FIA Expo 2019 about the work that went...
Five market axioms that can no longer be relied upon; Hedge funds are losing to private equity in a tug-of-war over investors’ portfolios, and experts say it’s only going to get worse
See also: Pound Volatility Jumps Most Since Brexit Vote on Election Risk; In swaps we trust? Disappearing dollars drive currency trading dependence – and more.
In swaps we trust? Disappearing dollars drive currency trading dependence; France Tried Soaking the Rich. It Didn’t Go Well.
First ReadA Cost-Benefit Analysis of the CFTC Case Against Jitesh Thakkar, Part 1John Lothian, Publisher - JLNCost-benefit analysis is an important part of the regulatory process and even more so after Dodd-Frank became the law of the land. The CFTC does...
Can LedgerX Deliver?
On Monday, June 24, the CFTC licensed LedgerX as a futures market and it joined the ranks of the CFTC triply crowned: swap execution facility (SEF), derivatives clearing organization (DCO) and now designated contract market (DCM). CME and ICE...
Exchange giants take their rivalry to Texas as shale oil booms; Building the Members Exchange
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffKey highlights from the World Federation of Exchanges' 2018 Full Year Highlights include: a 14.9 percent drop in global domestic market caps, a 11.5 percent...
Wall Street Backlash Sinks Plan to Transform Swaps Market
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff JLN Managing Editor Sarah Rudolph and I will be in New York for the Rates Evolved event by Viable Markets on Thursday. We will arrive on Wednesday for some...
Blair Hull’s Ketchum closes; Dash eyes buy-side expansion; CME compression
Observations & Insight A Look at Chinese Commodity OptionsSpencer Doar - JLN The FIA released its monthly dataset on global futures and options activity. We know the U.S. options industry is doing great, but what about China? Over the past...
Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused Tether Ties; CFTC presses ISDA over reforms
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff A reminder to our readers that there will not be a JLN newsletter tomorrow, but there will be one on Friday. JLN Options will not be published...
SEC Crypto Settlements Spur Expectations of Wider Crackdown; Options firm blows up amid nat gas vol
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff I am home from the hospital. I actually came home on Saturday. I will be working from home for the next week, which works out...
Changing After The Crisis: A CCP’s Perspective
In this video from FIA Expo, Mark Wetjen, managing director and head of global public policy for DTCC, talks about his recollections from the financial crisis, how policy has impacted DTCC, and Treasury securities as the next...
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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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