John Lothian News Interviews
Market Outlook with Cboe’s Ed Tilly: Regs, Crypto and Liquidity
In this video, Cboe Chairman and CEO Ed Tilly addresses the SEC’s commentary on market data offerings, what’s next for crypto products, and the need to alter regulations that are hindering index options liquidity. Produced by Mike Forrester...
Predictive Analytics: Finding the Right Patterns
Can we predict the future? Or at least have a better conception of potential outcomes? PreData is on the case. In this video, PreData CEO Hazem Dawani discusses how his firm approaches predictive analytics. (Hint: there's a lot of data and...
To The Cloud and Back
"The coolest thing that is happening is these financial companies and high frequency trading companies are growing and growing to where they not only depend on our infrastructure for trading, but to run the company itself from an enterprise...
Spoofing: The Need for Regulatory Clarity
“You don’t want to get caught doing something that you thought was legal, but somehow it has wandered into the grey zone, somebody's taken a dislike to you, and then they throw the book at you three years afterwards.” In this video, Alex Lamb,...
Rethinking Risk Management
In times of ever changing catalysts, technologies and threats, how ought we to think about risk management? In this video, Alex Lamb, head of marketing and business development with The Technancial Company, and Keith Todd, executive chairman...
Crypto Origin Stories: How’d You Hear About It?
No one has been in the cryptocurrency field for all that long, as Satoshi's famous white paper is only 10 years old. In this video, Bcause Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Thomas Flake, Coinigy CFO and Director of Business Development...
Global Cyber Security Initiative Addresses $1.5 Trillion Issue
On the 30th anniversary of the ‘87 market crash last week, Cboe, in collaboration with ProShares, hosted a panel discussion “Current Dynamics of the VIX Market.” There was a lot to glean - from the applications of VIX ETPs to unique...
What’s Up With the Next Gen of Traders?
The old way to learn the trading ropes - via open outcry pits - is nearly nonexistent. So where is the next generation of traders going to come from? What is going to attract interest and enable these newbies to enter the markets? In this...
Guess Who’s Back (Office)? Reimagining the Trade Life Cycle
In this compilation video from FIA Expo, Minium CEO Patrick Tessier, Fidessa Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Derivatives Justin Llewellyn-Jones, and Eventus Systems CEO Travis Schwab talk about automating the trading life cycle and...
Changing After The Crisis: A CCP’s Perspective
In this video from FIA Expo, Mark Wetjen, managing director and head of global public policy for DTCC, talks about his recollections from the financial crisis, how policy has impacted DTCC, and Treasury securities as the next potential...
Are Lessons from the Financial Crisis Being Heeded?
“Forgetting the lessons of the past - not focusing on fat tails, not focusing on liquidity - is going to lead us down a primrose path that actually has a big pothole in the middle of it.” No financial crisis is the same, but they often share...
Near and Midterm (Election) Hurdles: An Economic Outlook
"You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube." The Fed has its hands full. The midterm elections are right around the corner. The trade war is making Brazil a bigger agricultural player. Here to make sense of it all is Bluford Putnam, CME...
John Lothian News Sits Down With FIS
John Lothian sat down with John Omahen of FIS Global in the office of John Lothian News to discuss new initiatives at FIS and Omahen’s take on industry issues. During this discussion, Omahen comments on a new FIS margin product and even...
FIA Expo Preview with Walt Lukken
FIA Expo is October 16-18. In this video, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses what to expect from this year's gathering of more than 4,500 attendees representing 1,250 companies. Produced by Mike Forrester John Lothian Newsletter...
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....
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...
How blockchain may be used to create “smart cities” – Paul Doherty of TDG
Paul Doherty, founder and chairman of The Digit Group (TDG), a company that designs, builds, and maintains what he calls “smart cities” around the world, was one of the speakers at Chicago’s 2018 “Voice of Blockchain” event at Navy Pier last...
JLN Profiles: Ralf Roth – Market Structure Matters
Ralf Roth got his start in 1994 at Deutsche Bank as a junior fixed income analyst. Starting at the bottom and working his way up, Roth occupied various roles in equities and prime broking before eventually becoming the global head of equity...
JLN Profiles: George Gero’s long winding road through the futures industry
George Gero started out as a floor clerk on the New York Stock Exchange in 1959. He has been a witness to the growth and changes in the markets over the years, becoming a member of NYMEX, COMEX, the American Stock Exchange and PHLX later on....
Building a Compliant Crypto Consortium
Everyone who has a stake in cryptocurrency right now has one thing on the mind: regulation. The SEC and CFTC are scrambling to find a way to define and regulate cryptocurrencies. Whether you're cheering them on, booing, or tapping your foot...
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