Thought Leadership

Bevon Joseph: Closing the Opportunity Gap – MarketsWiki Education World of Opportunity

by Sarah Rudolph | Aug 6, 2020

Bevon Joseph, along with his wife Elois, founded the Greenwood Project to expose high achieving students of color on Chicago’s south and west sides to career opportunities in the financial industry.

Analysis: Fed’s Hold On Economy Challenged As Virus Eludes Policy Outlook

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Aug 4, 2020

While the Federal Reserve is known for its laser focus on goals that include maximum employment, price stability, moderate interest rates and a stable financial system, those goals have proven slippery as the coronavirus persists and continues to tamp down progress, exposing some structural gaps in the process.

Unsung Heroes: OCC’s Dan Busby

by Sarah Rudolph | Jun 9, 2020

Dan Busby has his hands full as head of operations at OCC, but he insists he is having fun. He and his team are responsible for the back office operations for the world’s biggest equity derivatives clearing organization.

Cboe’s Tilly Outlines Exchange Growth Amid Market Disruption

by Suzanne Cosgrove | May 22, 2020

In a webinar interview Thursday, Cboe Global Markets’ CEO Ed Tilly said the exchange is contemplating reopening the trading floor next month but will not pull the trigger until all the safety protocols have been signed off on.

ChartIQ’s Julie Armstrong on the Challenges of the COVID-19 Outbreak

by John Lothian | Apr 28, 2020

Julie Armstrong is the chief commercial officer of ChartIQ. She talks with John Lothian News about the challenges of firms adapting to working and home and the opportunities for firms like ChartIQ.

Jack Sandner – Open Outcry Traders History Project – Part One

by John Lothian | Apr 25, 2020

Sandner sat for an interview with John Lothian News for the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project. The interview is broken into two parts to tell the tale of a long and storied career in the Chicago futures markets.

Angelo Evangelou: SA-CCR Early Greenlight a Great Step in the Right Direction

by Matt Raebel | Apr 23, 2020

The SA-CCR is an expansive set of rules that applies to more than just the options markets, but Angelo Evangelou, Cboe’s chief policy officer, explained why Cboe is excited about the change and optimistic about its potential impact on the options markets.

Luc Fortin: TMX Forges Ahead in These Unprecedented Times

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Apr 20, 2020

As part of John Lothian News’s Exchange Leaders Series, Luc Fortin, the president and CEO of MX and global head of trading at TMX Group, updated us on current conditions in the Canadian markets.

Loh Boon Chye: Singapore Exchange Expands as Asia Market Grows

by Sarah Rudolph | Apr 9, 2020

Since FIA Boca didn’t take place this March, John Lothian News posed our questions to Loh Boon Chye, the CEO of SGX, from afar, and he responded in this video shot in mid-March.

Eileen Flaherty’s Perilous Road to Success

by Sarah Rudolph | Jan 30, 2020

Eileen T. Flaherty is a longtime legal and compliance professional who is currently managing director of The Global Capital Group Ltd., a legal and regulatory consulting firm. She is also the author of a forthcoming novel entitled The Perilous Step.

Endgame vs. Infinity War: Justice for Jitesh

by John Lothian | Jan 24, 2020

When I started writing about the CFTC’s civil enforcement case against Jitesh Thakkar and Edge Financial Technologies, I asked for Justice for Jitesh. I asked for the CFTC to drop the case.

New Year’s Day Launch Seen as Just the Start of Illinois’ Recreational Canna Business

by Suzanne Cosgrove | Dec 18, 2019

As of January 1, adults in Illinois will be allowed to legally buy small quantities of cannabis products for recreational use from licensed state dispensaries. However, while its launch has been highly publicized, the state's cannabis...

Big Volatility, Risk, and Consolidation: Jim Nevotti of Sterling Trading Tech

by John Lothian | Dec 16, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES At FIA Expo 2019, Jim Nevotti, the president of Sterling Trading Tech, talked with JLN about CAT reporting, the return of volatility to the markets and the hidden costs of commission free trading, and...

A Renaissance in clearing – John Davidson of the OCC

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 13, 2019

John Davidson, chief executive officer of the OCC, discussed how the clearer is revamping its entire system, replacing its legacy clearing technology with the new Renaissance initiative, which will operate in the public cloud.

The transition to data solutions and commercial hedging tools: CQG’s Ryan Moroney

by Sarah Rudolph | Dec 12, 2019

JLN FIA EXPO 2019 INDUSTRY LEADER SERIES At FIA Expo 2019, CQG President Ryan Moroney spoke with JLN about CQG's evolution from a products-based company to a "solutions-based" company 40 years in, and how its values- and ethics-based culture...