First Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff In Walt Lukken’s opening remarks at the 50th International Futures Industry Conference (Boca50) on March 10, 2025, titled “Let the Magic Happen,” the FIA president and CEO reflected on significant industry milestones, including FIA’s five decades at the Boca resort, the 50th anniversary of the […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Welcome to FIA Boca week. It is beautiful in Florida and the conference started off well last night with an opening reception sponsored by NSE (India). It is nice to see NSE step up, as they are having a lot of success and there is […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a longtime bond trader, should understand inflation better than most, yet his recent comments dismissing the inflationary impact of tariffs reveal a disingenuous stance that misleads the American public. By claiming that inflation only comes from government spending/printing money and that […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff The FIA released its 2025 derivatives industry survey, conducted by Crisil Coalition Greenwich, that revealed key insights into market sentiment and future trends. A majority of respondents anticipate increased trading activity in 2025, driven primarily by political instability and geopolitical conflict, rather than traditional economic […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff Congratulations to Justin Llewellyn-Jones, who will become CEO of Trading Technologies International on March 31, replacing Keith Todd, who will stay on as deputy chairman, TT announced today. Llewellyn-Jones joined the company as COO in January 2024 after a 30-year career in fintech and financial […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff In 1994, the U.S. as part of the Budapest Memorandum agreed to provide security assurances to respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and existing borders in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons. Yesterday, President Donald Trump reneged on that agreement, halting all military aid to […]
Read articleFirst Read Hits & Takes John Lothian & JLN Staff I am sad to report the sudden passing of Meghan Grace Cashman, the youngest daughter of longtime CBOT member and FIA Hall of Fame member Thomas J. Cashman. Meghan died on February 20th at the age of 49. She was a graduate of the University […]
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