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Nasdaq: Q&A with Oliver Albers – Data Is Revolutionizing Markets
Three Changes to Enhance Fairness, Transparency and Competition Editors note: Nasdaq shared with John Lothian News an internally produced question and answer interview with Oliver Albers, SVP and Head of Strategic Partnerships for Nasdaq's...
Nasdaq: Q&A with Oliver Albers – Data Is Revolutionizing Markets
Three Changes to Enhance Fairness, Transparency and Competition Editors note: Nasdaq shared with John Lothian News an internally produced question and answer interview with Oliver Albers, SVP and Head of Strategic Partnerships for Nasdaq's Global Information Services....
NFX Basis Point Value Contracts; One quarter hubris, three quarters details
The hubris is mine, not Nasdaq’s. Over 20 years ago I came up with the idea for an innovative new futures contract that would improve hedging and engage speculators in new ways in fixed income trading. The idea was basis point value futures....
Crypto Markets News from John Lothian News – May 17, 2018
SEC Tries to Scam ICO Investors to Show Them How Easy It Is Matt Robinson - Bloomberg Agency sets up a fake ICO to warn investors about the risks; Regulator has repeatedly warned investors of fraud in ICOs A hot new initial coin offering gives...
Crypto Markets News from John Lothian News – May 16, 2018
Notes from Consensus 2018 - Day 2 By Chuck Mackie - JLN As expected, Day 2 of Coindesk’s Consensus conference lacked some of the energy and fireworks of the first day but it did manage to defy what seems to be a law of nature: fewer people...
Crypto Markets News from John Lothian News – May 15, 2018
Notes from Day One at Consensus By Chuck Mackie - JLN If you had any doubts about the swelling surge of interest in cryptoassets, you only had to try and check in to [[https://www.coindesk.com/|Coindesk's]]...
JLN Interviews Renato Mariotti, Democratic Candidate for Attorney General
Democratic Attorney General candidate Renato Mariotti stopped by the John Lothian News offices in the Chicago Board of Trade Building on Tuesday, March 6 for a sit down video interview. He has been a John Lothian Newsletter reader since 2012,...
Renato Mariotti for Illinois Attorney General: A Former Prosecutor and Current JLN Reader
A Former Prosecutor and Current JLN Reader Is The Best Choice For Illinois AG Democratic Attorney General candidate Renato Mariotti stopped by the John Lothian News offices in the Chicago Board of Trade Building on Tuesday, March 6 for a sit...
Correction: NFA and FINRA Do Recognize Other Regulator’s Bans
It turns out that the NFA and FINRA do jointly recognize the bans of other regulators already. In the specific case I mentioned, that of Jon Corzine, he would register if necessary with the SEC. Whether the SEC will recognize the ban of another regulator is a question...
Phupinder Gill is Leaving the CME Group?
Phupinder Gill is retiring at the end of the year, the CME announced. That is the cover story. What the real story is will be more difficult to discover, but this much is clear, this was not the plan. When I interviewed Gill at a Chicago...
The Black Swan – the new symbol of the United States of America
The founders of a information and cyber security advisory firm have written a must read white paper for the futures industry about the business and regulatory challenges of cyber security and how to manage them. VSEC, LLC is an information and...
What Just Happened?
It was after midnight and the realization that Donald Trump is going to be president of the United States stunned, saddened and angered me. This is what our great country has descended to - a nation of angry white people who voted more than...
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