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Commodities King ADM Pivots to Pet Food, Veggie Burgers, and Probiotics; Google antitrust case shows the flaws in competition regulation

by Matt Raebel | Oct 21, 2020

Commodities King ADM Pivots to Pet Food, Veggie Burgers, and Probiotics; Google antitrust case shows the flaws in competition regulation

Stock and Bond Market Volatility Diverges on ‘Blue Wave’ Bets; Joseph Sullivan III Helped Create Chicago Options Exchange

by Matt Raebel | Oct 16, 2020

Stock and Bond Market Volatility Diverges on ‘Blue Wave’ Bets; Joseph Sullivan III Helped Create Chicago Options Exchange

Make-or-Break Volatility Event Is Looming in Options Expiration; Options Activity Indicates Big Investors Have Become More Cautious

by Matt Raebel | Oct 15, 2020

Make-or-Break Volatility Event Is Looming in Options Expiration; Options Activity Indicates Big Investors Have Become More Cautious

Billions Rotate Through Giant Tech ETF Thanks to Options Boom; Short Sellers Are Rushing Back Into Stocks as Volatility Returns

by Matt Raebel | Sep 22, 2020

Billions Rotate Through Giant Tech ETF Thanks to Options Boom; Short Sellers Are Rushing Back Into Stocks as Volatility Returns

Robinhood Effect Is Starting to Shake Up a Stuffy ETF Market; Florida Virus ‘Out of Control,’ Los Angeles Is on the Brink

by Matt Raebel | Jul 20, 2020

Robinhood Effect Is Starting to Shake Up a Stuffy ETF Market; Former Wall Street Trader Seeks to Make Sense of Crypto World

Manager Who Timed March Bottom Cuts Risk With ‘Alarm’ Sounding; Stocks jittery as record U.S. virus count curbs risk appetite

by Matt Raebel | Jul 10, 2020

Manager Who Timed March Bottom Cuts Risk With ‘Alarm’ Sounding; Stocks jittery as record U.S. virus count curbs risk appetite

Wall Street shrugs off violent US protests; ‘Bankrupt in Just Two Weeks’—Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Securities

by Matt Raebel | Jun 1, 2020

Observations & Insight JLN Bachelier Options Model Virtual Panel Podcast JohnLothianNews.com John Lothian News is presenting the May 14 Bachelier Options Model virtual panel as a podcast. We have edited the content down to maximize the delivery of...

CFTC warns on return to negative oil prices; The dangers of a US-China financial war

by Matt Raebel | May 14, 2020

First Read FIA Negative Price Webinar Emphasizes Proactive Communications John J. Lothian, Publisher - JLN During the webinar put on yesterday (Wednesday, May 13, 2020) by the FIA about negative prices and their impact, panelists emphasized the...

The stock market’s fear gauge slips to its lowest since late February as virus concerns wane; Once taboo, investors begin to imagine negative U.S. rates

by Matt Raebel | May 12, 2020

Lead Stories The stock market's fear gauge slips to its lowest since late February as virus concerns wane Ben Winck - Markets Insider Wall Street's preferred volatility index on Monday slid to its lowest point since February 26, indicating the...

Ken Griffin’s Virus Plan Now Includes Emergency Trading Site in Florida; Virus Market Mayhem Makes Insider Info More Valuable Than Ever

by Matt Raebel | Apr 2, 2020

First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff Not surprisingly, the OCC recorded its highest volume month ever in March, with total cleared contract volume at 670,646,998 contracts, the U.S. equity options industry's highest month...

Global stocks tumble after dire warnings on virus toll; Dow caps worst first quarter ever with 410-point drop on continued coronavirus fears

by Matt Raebel | Apr 1, 2020

Lead Stories Global stocks tumble after dire warnings on virus toll Adam Samson, Mamta Badkar and Hudson Lockett - Financial Times A new quarter brought a fresh jolt of volatility to global equity markets on Wednesday, with Wall Street trading...

Could shutting exchanges stop the markets rot? SEC chief says ‘markets should continue to function’ but global staffing has been hit by virus

by Matt Raebel | Mar 17, 2020

First Read ++++ Ceres Hit Hard By Restaurant Ban Thom Thompson - JLN The popular restaurant in the Chicago Board of Trade's Jackson Street Lobby closed Monday afternoon in response to the Illinois governor's restrictions on restaurants and bars...

Stock market’s fear gauge spikes to highest since financial crisis

by Matt Raebel | Mar 12, 2020

Lead Stories Stock market's fear gauge spikes to highest since financial crisis Carmen Reinicke - Markets Insider Amid a morning of wild trading, Wall Street's fear gauge has spiked to levels last seen in 2008. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX)...

Virus Fears Propel VIX to Biggest Daily Surge Since Volmageddon; Virus Risk No Longer Just a Blip on the Horizon

by Matt Raebel | Feb 25, 2020

Lead Stories Virus Fears Propel VIX to Biggest Daily Surge Since Volmageddon Joanna Ossinger - Bloomberg The Cboe Volatility Index surged to its highest in more than a year Monday as renewed fears about the coronavirus outbreak battered risk...