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Brexit: Fine in Five Years, but a Mess Right Now – Garry Jones
Futures Industry Association (FIA) Hall of Famer Garry Jones talks about how Brexit impacts markets and derivatives trading in this JLN video.
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 JLN Options will not be published...
The Spread – College Football Edition – 11/16
A chance to talk sports?! And derivatives trading?! This week offered up a glorious opportunity for "The Spread" and we pounced. The following are links to the stories referenced in this week's episode: -Screenshot Image -> "Dabo Doesn't...
Trump’s Defense of Putin Too Much for Some Republicans; U.K.’s May in Brexit Turmoil
First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff The word of the day in the United States is: Treason.~JJL On Saturday, WGN Television held a Trading Tech 300 session with Demetrius Ivory teaching the weather merit badge to a group of Boy...
Frankfurt Emerges as Biggest Banking Winner After Brexit; State Street Exits Its Dark Pool, Selling BlockCross to Instinet; U.K.’s Euro Clearing Business at Risk as ECB Requests More Powers
First Read Making the Johannesburg Stock Exchange a Global Player JohnLothianNews.com "The JSE, for eight years in a row now, was rated number one, two or three in the world by the World Economic Forum for the quality of financial market regulation." The Johannesburg...
FlexTrade unveils augmented reality trading technology; M&A playbook – how to get the EU to approve a takeover; U.K.’s Theresa May Calls Early Election, Seeking Brexit Leverage
First Read Bits & Pieces By John J. Lothian Tomorrow I participate in a panel discussion at the Chicago Federal Reserve in a program put on by the Chicago Civic Federation. I will be talking about the history of this industry and its impact on jobs. I will also be...
John Lothian Newsletter: First Trader Convicted of Spoofing Gets 3-Year Prison Term; Deutsche Boerse Investors Poised to Back LSE Deal by End of Week; Singapore Exchange Malfunction Ruins CEO’s First Anniversary
First ReadSpoofing Sentence Sends Clear Enforcement MessageClifford C. Histed - Partner, K&L Gates LLP via Law360Michael D. Ricciuti On July 13, 2016, U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber in Chicago sentenced Michael Coscia, the first trader charged with...
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A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
A $21 Trillion Treasuries Mystery Is Bedeviling Global Markets; Gensler pledges market structure review after GameStop turmoil
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Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
Rocket shares soar more than 70% as analysts eye ‘GameStop-esque’ short squeeze; Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone
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