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The Weekend Update

JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK

Options Trading Is Rigged Against Average Investors

Would you gamble your life savings on a few hands of blackjack? Probably not. But as a former manager of options trading, I’ve seen amateur investors — encouraged by posts on Reddit and X of massive, easy overnight wins, and offers of “zero-commission” trading online — lose much of their net worth on risky bets.

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Options Trading Is Rigged Against Average Investors

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FROM JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS

ESG leaders from WFE, Nasdaq, SIX Group and B3 preview sustainability and market insights ahead of Dec. 5 WFE event at COP28

The World Federation of Exchanges is holding a special event jointly with WFE members in Dubai on Dec. 5, which is “Just Transition Day” at COP28. The ESG podcast for John Lothian News talked with ESG leaders from members of the World Federation of Exchanges about the upcoming discussion and how exchanges are continuing to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

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John Pietrzak: Open Outcry Traders History Project Podcast Interview

In a podcast interview with John Pietrzak by John Lothian for the Open Outcry Traders History Project, Pietrzak and Lothian engaged in a discussion of Pietrzak’s family’s long history in trading and his initial start on a career path towards medicine. He quickly switched to finance and accounting, however, before joining his father and grandfather on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).

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