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Nick Solinger Reflects on FIA Tech Role, Its Future and IDX Takeaways
In this JLN video interview from this year’s FIA IDX in London, JLN Correspondent Julie Ros talked to Nick Solinger, the president of FIA Technology Services, Inc. He offers a comprehensive overview of FIA Tech’s role within the industry, recent developments at FIA Tech, its future plans, and the impact of its participation in IDX.
John Shay Shoulders AFX Role With Optimism and Purpose
John Shay, the CEO of the American Financial Exchange, took on the role after 7RIDGE bought the exchange from AFX Founder and former CEO Dr. Richard Sandor and the other AFX investors. He was interviewed over Zoom by John Lothian News about AFX and his views on the role of Ameribor.
Options Discovery Episode 20: Intro to Options and Earnings; Etoro Equity and Derivatives Investment Analyst, Callie Cox, Breaks Down Options and Earnings With Jln’s Alex Teng
In this episode of Options Discovery, Asma Awass introduces equity option price behavior around earnings announcements. Alex Teng dives deeper into this topic with Callie Cox, a seasoned investment analyst and content creator from the “social-based” brThinkorswimm eToro.
Options And Earnings: Callie Cox, Investment Analyst At Etoro, Explains These Concepts And More In This Options Discovery Interview
In this Options Discovery full interview, Alex Teng sits down with Callie Cox, equity and derivatives analyst at eToro, for this week’s full interview.
Exploring Term CORRA: An Interview with Michelle Tran, President of TMX Datalinx
In a recent interview with Michelle Tran, president of TMX Datalinx, John Lothian News delved into the world of Term CORRA and its potential impact on the financial markets.
Term CORRA, which stands for Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average, has garnered significant attention in the financial industry due to its potential to reshape the landscape of Canadian interest rate benchmarks.
Tran began by sharing insights into the implications of the launch of Term CORRA for TMX/MX, the Toronto-based stock exchange operator. She highlighted the importance of this benchmark in enhancing transparency and accuracy in the Canadian financial markets. Term CORRA is set to provide market participants with a reliable tool for risk management and pricing across various financial products.
FIA EXPO 2023 to Spotlight Artificial Intelligence
Walt Lukken, President & CEO of FIA (Futures Industry Association), revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) will take center stage at this year’s EXPO 2023 in an exclusive interview with John Lothian News. The Innovator’s Pavilion will showcase companies offering AI solutions aimed at enhancing market efficiency and functionality. Additionally, AI will be a prominent theme in panel discussions during the event.
Lukken highlighted the overwhelming interest in AI, stating that it was the most sought-after topic among queries sent to the EXPO steering committee before the event.
This year’s EXPO will commence on a Monday, a departure from previous years, with keynote speaker Jon Meacham addressing the audience. Meacham’s speech will delve into how history may assess the leadership qualities of today’s U.S. leaders, as Lukken explained.
Options Discovery Episode 19: Intro To Entrepreneurship And Brokerages In The Options Industry
In this episode of Options Discovery, Asma Awass explains what brokers are in the options industry and the services they provide. Alex Teng then sits down with Scott Sheridan, CEO of the brokerage firm tastytrade and co-founder of the trading platform thinkorswim, to discuss tastytrade, thinkorswim, and entrepreneurship in the options industry.
Entrepreneurship and brokerages in the options industry; Scott Sheridan, CEO of tastytrade, Discusses these topics and more in this Options Discovery full interview
In this Options Discovery full interview, Alex Teng speaks with Scott Sheridan, CEO of the brokerage firm tastytrade and co-founder of the trading platform thinkorswim, to discuss tastytrade and entrepreneurship in the options industry.
Liam Huxley Talks Cassini Systems and the Challenges Firms Face Holistically
John Lothian News interviewed Cassini Systems Founder & CEO Liam Huxley over Zoom recently and asked him about the origin of Cassini, the problems it was founded to solve and what is new. Huxley said Cassini is focused on its four pillars of an operating model, including margin optimization, collateral optimization and forecasting or stress testing. The fourth pillar is for firms to be able to manage liquidity and profitability.
Credit Rating Research Specialist Daniel Cash on the complexity of rating ESG, the source of “woke-ism,” and why extra due diligence is necessary
John Lothian News talked with Daniel Cash, a credit rating research specialist and Reader in Law at Aston University, about credit ratings and the complexity of rating ESG. Cash described the origins and relative simplicity of existing credit ratings as well as the challenges of ESG ratings.
ICE’s Chris Edmonds Expands on Crypto Commentary in JLN Video Interview
Last Friday John Lothian News interviewed ICE Chief Development Officer Chris Edmonds about the commentary he wrote that JLN published and why he wrote it and what he was trying to accomplish.
We asked him what lessons were learned from the BAKKT experience and what was ICE trying to accomplish with the exchange and clearing offering and what didn’t work?
Edmonds said the lesson learned was that the market did not want a physically delivered bitcoin contract.
INTRO TO OPTIONS ON EARNINGS: JORDAN NAYLOR, CEO OF MATRIX EXECUTIONS, EXPLAINS THESE CONCEPTS AND MORE IN THIS OPTIONS DISCOVERY INTERVIEW
In this Options Discovery full interview, Alex Teng sits down with Jordan Naylor, industry veteran and CEO of Matrix executions, for this week’s full interview.
Eurex’s Matthias Graulich talks to JLN at FIA IDX about Eurex’s new STIR partnership and the growth in delivering its value proposition
Matthias Graulich spoke with Julie Ros at the FIA IDX conference in London recently. Ros asked him about Eurex’s new STIR partnership. A couple of years ago Eurex launched a program for interest rates, swaps, and repos and they recently expanded the program to cover short term interest rate derivatives, he told her. “We grant virtual equity to the best performing partners, meaning we grant governance rights and share revenues on a perpetual basis to those who best support the success of this initiative,” he said.
Eurex’s Rafael Zanatta Talks About New Bitcoin Index Futures with JLN’s Julie Ros at FIA’s IDX
Rafael Zanatta, head of sales, EMEA, Eurex FTSE bitcoin index futures at Eurex, spoke with JLN Correspondent Julie Ros at the FIA’s International Derivatives Week (IDX) in June about Eurex’s recently launched FTSE bitcoin index futures.
Rama Pillai and KC Lam of SGX on trading flows from Asian markets into Singapore, FX trading innovations, and transposing the NIFTY Index futures to India
JLN Correspondent Julie Ros spoke with two executives from SGX, the Singapore Exchange, at FIA’s IDX Conference in London in June. Rama Pillai, managing director, global sales & origination, and KC Lam, head of FX and rates, talked about the changes they’ve seen with trading in Asia and the products their clients have been trading in the current environment.
Investors blocked from betting on US congressional elections by regulator
First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Cheryl and I are safely home from Bermuda and The World Federation of Exchanges Annual Meeting. We also celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary, so as the saying goes, happy wife, happy life. Now, back to work....
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Options Discovery Episode 20: Intro to Options and Earnings; Etoro Equity and Derivatives Investment Analyst, Callie Cox, Breaks Down Options and Earnings With Jln’s Alex Teng
In this episode of Options Discovery, Asma Awass introduces equity option price behavior around earnings announcements. Alex Teng dives deeper into this topic with Callie Cox, a seasoned investment analyst and content creator from the “social-based” brThinkorswimm eToro.
OCC liquidity risk doubles to all-time high in Q2
Lead Stories OCC liquidity risk doubles to all-time high in Q2; Concentration of activity around June expiration responsible for record rise Joshua Walker - Risk.net The estimated largest payment obligation Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) could have faced had a...