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Barclays in Talks to Sell Automated Options Business to GTS; Short Vol’s Chances of Exacerbating a Crash Overblown

by Spencer Doar | Aug 29, 2019

A daily snapshot of options news regarding regulation, market participants, market structure, and trends in the industry.

Machines are coming for your pricing models; Long VIX call gains; VIX MDL Update

by Spencer Doar | Aug 6, 2019

A daily snapshot of options news regarding regulation, market participants, market structure, and trends in the industry.

Wall Street’s Shady Swaps Spark Pushback From Regulators; ICE buying MOVE indices

by Spencer Doar | Aug 6, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffThe OCC cleared 31,288,394 options contracts yesterday - a record for 2019. (The grand total with futures was 31,968,074 contracts.)~SDThe yield on 10-yr...

How Options Could Trigger Next Market Meltdown; Neuberger Berman Rode the Swoon by Selling Vol

by Spencer Doar | May 16, 2019

A daily snapshot of options news regarding regulation, market participants, market structure, and trends in the industry.

The Spread – Wake Up Call

by Spencer Doar | May 13, 2019

A tongue-in-cheek weekly snapshot of notable options news regarding regulation, market participants, market structure, and trends in the industry.

China Armed With Powerful Mkt Weapons in Trump Duel; CME boosted by new ‘micro’ contracts

by Spencer Doar | May 10, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read"Regulatory Creep" - Legal Issues in U.S. v. ThakkarThom Thompson for John Lothian NewsThursday afternoon as part of the FIA Law & Compliance Conference, Marc Nagel, attorney...

Making an Independent FCM a Global Ag Powerhouse – Gerry Corcoran, R.J. O’Brien

by Spencer Doar | Apr 25, 2019

It is not easy being a futures commission merchant (FCM) in today’s environment but R.J. O’Brien, the oldest and largest independent FCM, is thriving, bringing in record revenues of $600 million in 2018. In this video, R.J. O’Brien Chairman...

Vivendi tussles with Elliott over equity derivatives; Vol markets ignoring recession risk

by Spencer Doar | Feb 21, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightFinance v physics: even 'flash boys' can't go faster than lightGillian Tett yesterday - Financial Times (SUBSCRIPTION)Five years ago, the author Michael Lewis...

NYSE goes to court to halt SEC plan; Japan Exchange Group, TOCOM to merge this year – sources

by Spencer Doar | Feb 15, 2019

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First ReadHits & TakesJLN StaffIt is a big day for news. Former CBOT Chairman Pat Arbor was released from jail on Valentine's Day, in an ironic twist to his divorce money battle. The NYSE...

Near and Midterm (Election) Hurdles: An Economic Outlook

by Spencer Doar | Oct 25, 2018

"You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube." The Fed has its hands full. The midterm elections are right around the corner. The trade war is making Brazil a bigger agricultural player. Here to make sense of it all is Bluford...

NYSE Cuts Jobs at CHX; Trump Lost Investors’ Confidence; Alleged NYSE Scheme

by Spencer Doar | Jul 31, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff Correction from JLN yesterday. Renato Mariotti will be speaking at MarketsWiki Education on Thursday, not Monday as scheduled. Bill Weldon was...

The Markets Will Stop a Trade War; Nasdaq’s Crypto Policing Meeting; Forest Fires

by Spencer Doar | Jul 30, 2018

Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter First Read Hits & Takes JLN Staff We have three changes for the upcoming MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity series in Chicago. Renato Mariotti was called to Atlanta by...

Liquidity concerns to fuel vol; CTC expands; Sebi’s derivatives rules

by Spencer Doar | Jul 24, 2018

Lead Stories Goldman Warns of Liquidity-Fueled Sell-off After 'Volmageddon' Tracy Alloway - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION) Weakened liquidity might have set stage for volatility surge; February event stands as warning to consider hedges:...