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The Spread: Until We OCC You Again
This week on The Spread, we catch up on the last two week’s news, including a number of exciting updates from our friends at the OCC.
The Spread: Going Virtual
This week on The Spread, Robinhood announces safety rails to protect inexperienced traders from themselves, JLN covers the first-ever totally virtual IDX, and more.
The Spread: Reopened for Business
This week on The Spread, Cboe reopens its doors to resume hybrid trading, FIA’s Walt Lukken invites you to a virtual IDX, and more.
Walt Lukken Invites you to Attend FIA IDX-V
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken invites you to attend IDX-V on June 23 to 25 in this video shot in his home and edited by John Lothian News.
The Spread: High Volumes, Highlighting Heroes
This week on The Spread, the CME announces the re-opening of its Eurodollar Options trading floor, Cboe announces the re-launch of an old product, JLN highlights an unsung hero of the OCC, and more. Transcript: Welcome to The Spread, where...
The Spread: Derivatives On-Demand
This week on The Spread, FIA announces IDX 2020, the Small Exchange launches, OCC celebrates increased volumes for cleared derivatives trades, and more.
The Spread: Moving Out, Moving Back In
This week on The Spread – the CME Group announces new options products, MSCI moves from Singapore to Hong Kong, and more.
James Gordon: Former Timber Hill Open Outcry Trader Story
James Gordon spent eight years working on the Cboe trading floor as a trader for Timber Hill. His experience, and how he was treated as a trader, was different from others'. He found his way to the exchange through a brother who was a clerk at the CME. Gordon was an...
The Spread: Married to The Job
This week on The Spread – Ed Tilly gives a take on the state of the markets, an industry veteran joins the MIAX Exchange Group, open interest grows for bitcoin options at the CME, and more.
Chicago Derivatives Executive Pens Murder Mystery Thriller Set in Chicago’s Markets
Margaret Wiermanski is a longtime derivatives industry back office executive turned author. Silent Partners is a murder and financial crime mystery, and the first of three books she intends to write.
Chess Obermeier – MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project
Chess Obermeier started working for his cousin, Charles Obermeier, at the Cboe, and was able to purchase his first membership by his 21st birthday.
The Spread: An Eligible Bachelier
This week on The Spread, the OCC wins best equities clearing house for the third year in a row, a couple of Cboe directors bow out, we discuss the Bachelier model, and more.
The Spread: Re-opened for Business
This week on The Spread, several exchanges cautiously open their trading floors, the OCC’s volumes are up yet again, Cboe posts its earnings report, and more. Transcript: Welcome to The Spread! I’m Matt Raebel, just settling into the new normal like everyone else....
The Spread: Charity Begins at Cboe
This week on The Spread, Cboe celebrates its 47th anniversary with charitable donations and extends a bountiful business deal, the NYSE Arca options trading floor is rumored to reopen next week, and more. Produced by Mike Forrester. Transcript Welcome to The...
Jack Sandner – Open Outcry Traders History Project – Part Two
Jack Sandner is a former chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and longtime board member of the CME Group. In part two of this interview with John Lothian News for the MarketsWiki Education Open Outcry Traders History Project he talks about how the S&P 500 and Eurodollars started, the tax straddle that caused tax laws to change and his take on spoofing.
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