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This is John Lothian
by John Lothian
A podcasts based on old commentaries John Lothian wrote before 2003.
Episodes
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Don Morton: My Second Client As A Full-Service Broker, Has Passed Away At Age 89
His Highly Complex Bond Option Position Helped Get Me Fired From First American, But It Was Not His Fault Don Morton, the second futures brokerage account I ever opened as a full-service futures broker, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at the age of 89. Don was a brilliant options trader...
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Arcesium Executive Highlights Hedge Funds' Balancing Act: Advanced Tech vs. Top Talent
David Nable discusses AI adoption, pass-through models, and the evolving expectations of portfolio managers in the hedge fund industry In a recent interview with John Lothian News, David Nable, a senior executive at Arcesium, highlighted the growing challenge hedge funds face in balancing…
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Lake Geneva Yacht Club and Chicago's Futures Markets: A Shared Legacy
The intertwined history of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, the Chicago Board of Trade, and the City of Chicago traces back to the 19th century, with key figures like Julian Sidney Rumsey and Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank establishing deep connections through sailing and business By John J. Lothian...
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Celebrating 25 Years of the John Lothian Newsletter – A Leap of Faith in 1999
Standing Out in 1999 Led to a Career Standing Up For The Markets Twenty-five years ago, in August 1999, I began producing this daily newsletter as a marketing and networking tool to promote my electronic trading brokerage services, Commodity Trading Advisor offerings, and my personal brand. I was...
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John Lothian Interviewed by Joanna Clohessy
Prior to his being named to the FIA Hall of Fame in February of 2024, John Lothian was interviewed by John Lothian News intern Joanna Clohessy about his career and being inducted into the hall of fame. He knew before the announcement it was coming and had Clohessy interview him during her one…
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A Forgotten Rogue CBOT Chairman - This is John Lothian EP8
In the late 1960s, there were two rogue candidates who ran for the role of chairman of Chicago's leading futures exchanges. One was Leo Melamed, head of the "Young Turks" at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the other was William Mallers, Sr. the youngest man ever elected chairman of the…
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Small Exchange SPRE Options to Launch January 25, 2022
The Small Exchange announced plans to launch its first options contract on Small Precious Metals Product (SPRE) index futures on January 25, 2022. I interviewed Small Exchange CEO Donnie Roberts about the new product, Small Exchange’s plans for future options contracts, and the impending deal for...
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The Richness of Giving - A John Lothian Commentary from 2012 -John Lothian News
I wrote this column in 2012 for the John Lothian Newsletter after the death of my friend and Assistant Scoutmaster Bill Griswold. Reflecting on his life of giving, I reflected on all the giving of the readership of the John Lothian Newsletter over the years. Here is the commentary from 2012.…
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Harry Potter - Sending My Oldest Son and His Friends to Hogwarts
When my son Tim was ten, he came home from school one day and told us at the dinner table about his day touring the middle school with his grade school class. After he finished explaining about Bryan Middle School in Elmhurst, which he would be attending next year, I told him it was a waste of…
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This is John Lothian: March 20 Hits and Takes
The number of cases of coronavirus doubled in the US. in two day. And worldwide cases doubled in the last twelve days, from 100,000 to 200,000. In the US, they are spiking and in New York City alone there are now 4000 cases. The number of unemployment claims is growing even faster c, though the...
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EP 2: A Fictional Account of the Results of Supporting Open Outcry
This is the story of open outcry trading, electronic trading and an imaginary secret organization I created to tell the story of both. This was the first time I used SPET, or the Society for the Promotion of Electronic Trading, to tell a story.
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EP 1: Lunch with the New CME Chairman Terrence Duffy
Before the CME went public in 2002, there was a change in leadership at the top. Terry Duffy ran for the job of chairman of the board against the incumbent, Scott Gordon. I was a fan of Gordon’s and then CME CEO Jim McNulty. McNulty was one of the reasons I started the John Lothian Newsletter. He...
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