What a January for the U.S. - the government shutdown, the polar vortex, and the Consolidated Audit Trail?! What's next? The following are the stories referenced in this week's episode: -AccuWeather -> Polar vortex's bitter cold could cost...
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Sterling volatility jumps before UK Brexit votes; China adds commodity options; VXX set to expire
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & InsightChicago Pit Traders Have Weathered Worse Than an Arctic FreezeLydia Mulvany - Bloomberg (SUBSCRIPTION)Scott Shellady, known in the trading pits of Chicago for his...
The Spread – Transitions – 1/11
In this episode of "The Spread" we deal with a number of transitions. Below are stories referenced this week: -Bloomberg -> MarketAxess Hires Cboe's Chris Concannon as President, COO -Financial Times -> Wall Street battles for...
Thursday’s ‘flash crash’; Vol specialists face year reckoning; tastytrade invests in exchange
Get a FREE 90 day trial of John Lothian Newsletter Observations & Insight December 2018 Options Exchange Marketshare via OCC ++++ Thursday miscellany: That didn't take long Spencer Doar - JLN We're only three days into the New Year and...
The Spread – Hiring Notices – 12/14
According to Trade Alert's Henry Schwartz, the week of December 17 - 21 will likely see the five billionth option of 2018 change hands. But while we all wait with bated breath for that milestone, JLN has you covered with a recap of some of the...
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How Many Americans Will Ayn Rand Kill? Liberty doesn’t mean freedom to infect other people; EU explores tougher curbs on City hedge fund managers
First Read $9,041/$300,000 (3%) How we think and what we think about Peak6 is about to change By John J. Lothian Peak6 was founded as a proprietary trading firm in Chicago by Matthew N. Hulsizer and Jennifer Just. We might think of Peak6 as the firm with the...
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If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
If Trump’s Election Prospects Were an Option, It Would Be Out-of-the-Money; Bitcoin’s market run-up sends options to all-time high for open interest
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