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SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up
SoftBank Reveals Details of Controversial Derivatives Trading; TP ICAP cautions on flat revenue growth as trading dries up
Commodities King ADM Pivots to Pet Food, Veggie Burgers, and Probiotics; Google antitrust case shows the flaws in competition regulation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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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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