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Old-School Floor Traders Finally Get Their Day in Court Against CME

Thousands of jostling traders once packed the floors of Chicago’s futures exchanges, before the advent of high-speed computerized trading turned them into relics of a bygone era. Now, some of them will finally have their day in court.


On Monday, a trial began in a long-running class-action lawsuit filed by traders who say that exchange giant CME Group CME 0.58%increase; green up pointing triangle duped them out of the privileges they held as members of the city’s once-elite community of floor traders.


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Old-School Floor Traders Finally Get Their Day in Court Against CME

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Looking Forward: Shifting Priorities at the CFTC and SEC

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Index Industry Launches Continuing Education Program with CFP Board Approved Course

Trading giant Virtu backs plan for IEX's proposed options exchange

Editorial: Chicago’s ‘open outcry’ traders finally get their day in court against CME Group

CME debates the meaning of 'trading floor' as $2 billion trial gets underway

Basel highlights four key risks from growth of non-bank firms

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Monday: Sheldon Langer, et al. v. CME Group, Inc. class action lawsuit

Tuesday: Jane Street

Wednesday: Financial Stability Board

Thursday: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Thursday: Virtu Financial Inc.

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Jane Street

SEBI temporarily barred Jane Street from accessing the local securities market for alleged index manipulation and said it would seize 48.4 billion rupees ($570 million) in "unlawful gains" from the firm.


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FROM JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS

Eurex CEO Robbert Booij Discusses EMIR, Restructuring, and Innovation at FIA IDX


LONDON, UK—(JLN)—July 9, 2025—In an interview with John Lothian News at FIA IDX, Eurex CEO Robbert Booij outlined the exchange’s response to new EMIR requirements, recent organizational changes, and ongoing innovation in product development and digital assets.


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