Author: Alton Drew

I graduated from The Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in economics and political science (1984); a Master of Public Administration (1993); and a Juris Doctor (1999). I am a member of the Maryland Bar and practice political law. You can email me at altondrew@gmail.com.
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Retail foreign exchange trader news scan as of 9:35 am AST; 4-week moving average ticks up by 2,500

Federal Reserve reference rates Interest on reserve balances: 5.40% Discount window: 5.50% Effective federal funds rate: 5.33% Source: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System Foreign exchange rates AUD/USD=0.6676 NZD/USD=0.6110 USD/JPY=154.6672 GBP/USD=1.2674 EUR/USD=1.0873 USD/CAD=1.3631 USD/MXN=16.7314 Source: x-rates.com, as of 7:21 am EST Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Neel Kashkari. Inflation. While at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference, … Continue reading Retail foreign exchange trader news scan as of 9:35 am AST; 4-week moving average ticks up by 2,500

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Prop Trader News Scan as of 10:05 am EST; Federal Reserve considers banking system “resilient.”

Reference rates per Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System Interest on Reserve Balances: 5.40% Discount Window Rate: 5.50% Effective Federal Funds Rate: 5.33% Foreign Exchange Rates reported by Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System AUD/USD=0.6607 NZD/USD=0.6020 USD/JPY=155.8500 GBP/USD=1.2528 EUR/USD=1.0773 USD/CAD=1.3663 USD/MXN=16.7650 Barr’s testimony before House financial services committee nothing to write home about … In his testimony … Continue reading Prop Trader News Scan as of 10:05 am EST; Federal Reserve considers banking system “resilient.”

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Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.2% in April

One CPI print doth not make an economic outlook, but commentators are observing a potential slowdown in the economy as the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted and rose 3.4 percent over the last twelve months. This, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Are you ready for … Continue reading Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.2% in April

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Prop trader news scan as of 8:47 am EST. What is a prop trade challenge? Labor estimates miss.

Proprietary trading. News trading. Singapore. “FNG has learned that a number of leading (and not-so-leading) retail prop trading firms have begun to implement rules for their clients that restrict the trades that can be made (or, profit that can be booked) by traders immediately around major news events. The practice, known as News Trading, is … Continue reading Prop trader news scan as of 8:47 am EST. What is a prop trade challenge? Labor estimates miss.

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Prop Trade News Scan as of 11:55 am AST. What is “front running?”

U.S. District Court, SDNY, Jane Street, Millennium Management, proprietary trade. “A former Jane Street Group trader who moved to Millennium Management ridiculed his former employer’s claims that he used its secret strategy to make a killing at his new job in India’s options market.” — Bloomberg, MSN. CoinW Exchange, Dubai. CoinW Exchange, a leading force … Continue reading Prop Trade News Scan as of 11:55 am AST. What is “front running?”

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CFTC Approves Final Rule Amending the Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has approved a final rule that amends the capital and financial reporting requirements of Swap Dealers (SDs) and Major Swap Participants (MSPs). The amendments make changes consistent with CFTC Staff Letter No. 21-15 regarding the tangible net worth capital approach for calculating capital under CFTC Regulation 23.101, … Continue reading CFTC Approves Final Rule Amending the Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants