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The Spread: Make Way for the SA-CCR
This week on The Spread, the OCC shatters its own records (again), Senator Loeffler sells put options, the SA-CCR is adopted early, and more.
Jeff Carter – Open Outcry Traders History Project
Jeff Carter is a Chicago-based trader and venture capital executive and long time member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where he formerly served on their board of directors.
Pat Arbor: Open Outcry Traders History Project
Pat Arbor answered a blind ad in the Chicago Tribune for a grain trader at Uhlmann Grain at the CBOT in 1962, and the rest was history – quite a bit of history.
The Spread: Ronin Runs Into Liquidity Issues
This week on The Spread, the OCC's daily clearing volume for March exceeds its average for the past three months; Ronin Capital suffers from liquidity setbacks, major exchanges plead for flexibility, and more. TranscriptWelcome back to The Spread, which...
The Spread: Quarantined
This week on The Spread, bitcoin option volume spikes as bitcoin craters, the VIX closes at an all-time high due to coronavirus concerns, the NYSE closes its doors as two traders test positive for COVID-19, and more. Transcription Welcome to the Spread, where...
Quantitative Brokers Brings New Regimes to Market Volatility Algos
“Quote size of ES futures is at 8 years low whereas liquidity is not alarmingly low.”
Jim Downs: Connamara – and the Markets – a Year Later
Connamara’s CEO Jim Downs discusses what’s new at the company since we spoke with him at FIA Expo last year. It turns out it’s a lot.
Walt Lukken: FIA Moves Forward After Boca Cancellation
After FIA Boca 2020 was cancelled because of the Coronavirus, JLN found some alternative ways to put together the video interviews we had scheduled. In this one, with Walt Lukken, we spoke via phone with Walt and the FIA taped their side of the interview in his...
The Spread: Crash and Burn
This week on The Spread: the coronavirus causes crashes not seen since 2008, derivatives trading hits record volumes for major exchanges, Robinhood has yet another outage, and the OCC adds two clearing-side veterans to its board of directors.
The Spread: Coronavirus Causes Conference Cancellations
This week on The Spread – FIA Boca and OIC cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, and record-smashing options trading and clearing volumes crash Robinhood, but not the OCC.
Ed Ryan – Open Outcry Traders History Project
“You walked into the old grain room and it was literally a pit.”
The Spread: Pandemic Pandemonium
This week on The Spread – the CME, the OCC, and MIAX break their own records, while coronavirus fears cause global equity markets to crash and options trading and clearing volumes to spike.
The WILD Growth of Cathey Curley – Part Two
In part two of JLN’s interview with Cathey Curley, she talks about her career starting as a recent high school graduate who took a job in downtown Chicago for $6 per hour, which was big money back then.
The Spread: Always Bet on Bull
This week on The Spread: bullish bets abound despite coronavirus concerns, Cboe creates a cushion and casts chats at two conferences, volume of MIAX's SPIKES options spike, and more. References Dash Taking Order Routing To Next Level, Exec Says Tom Zagara –...
The WILD Growth of Cathey Curley – Part One
Cathey Curley is the president of Women in Listed Derivatives (WILD). She sat down for an interview with John Lothian News to talk about the explosive growth WILD is experiencing and what they are doing with that success.
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New York Is the Epicenter of the World; The hidden gift in this pandemic is that we learn how to prepare for the worse one still to come.
First Read Hits & Takes By John Lothian & JLN Staff The world hit one million confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus. The US saw cases hit almost a quarter of the total, with deaths exceeding the 1000 level for the first time Wednesday. If this were...
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VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic; The Booming Short-Volatility Bet That Lost 46% in a Single Month
Lead Stories VIX clues show how stock investors underpriced the risk of the coronavirus pandemic Ing-Haw Cheng - MarketWatch The speed of the fall in the stock market and increase in market volatility over the past month has been stunning. From...
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