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...
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Chicago firms gear up for MiFID II; EU exchanges clash with customers over fees; South Korea Considers Closing Bitcoin Exchanges
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff This is the second to last edition of the John Lothian Newsletter for 2017. Tomorrow we will publish JLN, but not JLN Options or JLN Asia Pacific News.~JJL Eurex's trading calendar for the new year can be found HERE.~JJL There...
Frankfurt Winning Battle for Brexit Bankers; End of 47-Year Japan Rice Program; Smart beta funds pass $1tn
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Spencer Doar's weekly JLN Options video feature, The Spread, continues to get better. This last week's was a beut.~JJL Holy smokes. Get this: "The Legends Room, the world's only blockchain based nightclub, rings in 2018 with two...
Short-VIX Trade Shows Few Signs of Fading; More BTC; Sleepy Oil; Markets Numb to Risk
Observations & Insight Bitcoin stirs volatility fears as it heads for $10,000 Hannah Murphy - Financial Times The price of bitcoin soared to record highs on Monday and approached the symbolic $10,000 threshold even as some traditional marketplaces warned they were...
Weighing the Impact of Proposed Tax Reform on Centrally Cleared Markets; Please Stop Talking About the VIX So Much; Derivatives Behind Equities Boom or Bust at Europe’s Major Banks
Lead Stories Weighing the Impact of Proposed Tax Reform on Centrally Cleared Markets FinReg|Alert - Q&A with Craig Donohue, OCC Executive Chairman and CEO Tax reform is climbing back to the top of the White House agenda, with President Donald Trump telling The...
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Libor Moves to Its ‘Final Chapter’ as U.K. Sets End Dates; Libor to cease for most currencies by end of 2021
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
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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