First Read A Grateful Scouter with a Big Silvery Beaver-Like Smile By John Lothian I was informed late last night that I am to be recognized for my contributions to Scouting with a Silver Beaver Award on behalf of Pathway to Adventure Council of the Boy Scouts of...
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Two futures exchanges call for post-Brexit Mifid rethink; CME Group and JPX Announce Contract; Systemic risks of clearing
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Today's top story, Two big futures exchanges call for post-Brexit rethink on Mifid, reiterates what Jeff Sprecher said in April 2017 as covered by Business Insider, "Not to sugarcoat it, I think it [MiFID II] is the worst piece of...
Bond wolves; Hedging for the shale boom; Jump Trading shakeup; More BTC
Observations & Insight Jim Kharouf Resigns as CEO of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.; Will Continue Work with Company in Freelance Role Jim Kharouf is stepping down as CEO of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc. at the end of the year after having assumed the...
DTCC Video: Systemic Risk Barometer Insights with Mike Leibrock
Mike Leibrock, Managing Director and Chief Systemic Risk Officer at DTCC, shares his insights on the most recent Systemic Risk Barometer Survey.*This video first appeared on the DTCC web site January 7, 2016 and is reposted here with permission.
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...
Clearing Evolution: Michael McClain on the changes at OCC
Industry players are gearing up for this year's Options Industry Conference. One of the key speakers at the event is Michael McClain, president and COO of The Options Clearing Corporation. We talked with McClain in advance of the conference about the changes at OCC...
JLN Financials: Ukraine Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 30%; The 15 Most Miserable Economies in the World; Corporate-Bond Market Poses Systemic Risk
First Impressions Making It Attainable: RCM Buys Attain To Broaden Managed Futures Reach Jim Kharouf - JLN RCM Asset Management pushed further into the managed futures space today with the announcement it has acquired Attain Capital Management. With the move, RCM aims...
Nils-Robert Persson Talks About Cinnober and the Growth of Real-time Risk Management
There are some firms who are ahead of the curve and profit from it. Cinnober Financial Technology, the Swedish-based provider of electronic trading platforms was certainly one of them when it began pushing real-time risk management technology for trading and clearing...
Per Sjöberg of TriOptima Discusses the Changing Regulatory Environment & Portfolio Reconciliation & Compression
The ongoing regulatory overhaul is forcing more firms to find ways to reduce risk and improve capital efficiencies. TriOptima has been working with firms on both issues using its triResolve service for portfolio reconciliation and triReduce services, for portfolio...
George Bollenbacher of Kinetix Trading Solutions & Kim Olson of Deloitte & Touche Discuss the Volcker Rule
Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the so-called "Volcker Rule," would prohibit banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading of and limit the ownership or sponsorship of hedge funds and other private funds, subject to certain narrow exceptions. The statutory...
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How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill? Liberty doesn’t mean freedom to infect other people; EU explores tougher curbs on City hedge fund managers
First Read $9,041/$300,000 (3%) How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change By John J. Lothian Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just. We might think of Peak6 as the firm with the...
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If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
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