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What If Independent Regulators Are No Longer Independent?

In a test of a 90-year-old court decision, Trump is attempting to rein in US agencies that oversee everything from securities to cigarette lighters.

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America’s rising ‘moron premium’

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Prediction market with Trump ties threatens US sports bet sector

The Growing Scandal of $Trump

Jane Street Earns $2.3 Billion Riding India Options Trading Wave

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Cboe sets June 9 for crypto futures migration

Two MIT Math Nerds Crack Open Legalized Gambling on Wall Street

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Thursday: Shanghai Futures Exchange

Friday: Cantor Fitzgerald

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David Howson

David Howson, the executive VP and global president at Cboe Global Markets, will step down from the role effective August 1, 2025. He will return home to the UK after three years in Chicago in his role as global president.

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FROM JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS

Crypto’s Equity Market Makeover: STA’s Jim Toes on Trading, Delistings, and the ‘Women in Finance’ Push

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.-(JLN)-May 30, 2025 —At this year’s Options Industry Conference, Jim Toes, president and CEO of the Security Traders Association (STA), surveyed the shifting landscape of trading floors and regulatory halls with a blend of candor and caution. “There’s been an influence of the crypto market structure on the equity markets,” Toes told John Lothian News. “If we go back to January 2021, when we had those GameStop events, what we had was a large number of investors, mostly crypto traders, trading equities for the first time and getting a very different experience.”

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OCC’s Julie Bauer: Adapting to Change, From Tech to Regulators, With a Side of Education

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.-(JLN)-May 29, 2025 —At this year’s Options Industry Conference, Julie Bauer of the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) offered a candid look at how her organization is keeping pace with a financial world that seems to shift faster than a meme stock’s price. “We think a lot about financial risk management—that’s really at the core of what we do,” Bauer said in an interview with John Lothian News. “So we look to the trends in the market, we look to adjust as best we can. We are, as you know, systemically important and very heavily regulated, so most of the adjustments that we make go through a very detailed review and comment process.”

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From Pinewood Derby to Pixel Wars: How Scouting America’s Three Fires Council Navigates TikTok and Tradition

ELMHURST, IL (JLN) – May 23, 2025 – Ron Wentzell, Scout Executive/CEO of Illinois’ Three Fires Council of Scouting America, has a 98% problem. Not a crisis, but a bragging right: 98% of Scouting alumni say the program made them better parents, citizens, and employees. “It gave them an edge,” says Wentzell, referencing “The Scouting Edge,” a new study touting Scouting America’s enduring relevance. But in an era of TikTok and Fortnite, his real challenge is convincing Gen Z that knot-tying beats TikTok challenges.

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