John J. Lothian

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John Lothian
Occupation	Publisher, CTA, Futures Broker
Employer	Price Group, John J. Lothian & Co, Inc.
Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Web site	http://www.johnlothian.com/

John J. Lothian is the founder and owner of MarketsWiki.^[1][2][3]

He is also a futures broker, newsletter editor and publisher, Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and industry consultant.^[4] Lothian is the president & CEO of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.,^[5] a National Futures Association member CTA.

Contents 1 Futures Broker 2 Newsletter Publishing 2.1 Commentaries 2.2 Webcasts 3 Trading 4 Education 5 Registration Information 6 External Links 7 Personal 8 Contact Info 9 References

Futures Broker

Lothian is head of electronic trading for Price Futures Group, Inc.,^[6] one of the industry’s leading Introducing Brokers.^[7] Lothian joined The Price Group in late 1997 as president of a newly created Electronic Trading Division. He is also registered with Price Group affiliate Price Asset Management, Inc. and helps CTAs market their money management programs.

Previously Lothian was a part owner of a small introducing brokerage firm, an account representative with a CBOT member firm owned by the late John H. (Bud) Frazier and a broker with a Chicago-based FCM. He was a member of the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange in 1989-90. He started his career as a news reporter with Knight Ridder/Commodity News Service. Additionally, he worked for discount commodity firm First American Discount Corp. (“FADC”) during their early years. FADC is now part of MF Global Inc., formerly Man Financial Inc. MF Global is the clearing firm used by Price Group.

Newsletter Publishing

Lothian is editor and publisher of the John Lothian Newsletter^[8][9] and publisher of Environmental Markets Newsletter. The JLN is an eponymous daily email newsletter about the derivatives, securities and environmental markets and related industries. Environmental Markets is about the growing environmental markets related to global warming and alternative fuels and energy.

Commentaries

• The Most Successful Futures Industry Salesman^[10]
• Single Stock Futures and Exchange for Physicals^[11]
• Single Stock Futures: How to increase your profits^[12]
• Market Integrity Matters^[13]
• EXCLUSIVE Special Report by John Lothian on TT Patents^[14]
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A merger of Chicago's exchanges would cripple free-market forces driving US futures industry^[15]
• Innovation and Competition Story Lost Amid Chicago-NY Struggle for Supremacy Hooey^[16]
• Wiki(ng) Our Way to the Future^[17]
• What We Do has Value to Society^[18]
• There is a New Sheriff in Town^[19][20]
• The Cost of the CBOT's Political Culture^[21]
• The CBOT Needs a New Chairman^[22]
• CBOT Settles with Carol Burke^[23]
• The CBOT is for Sale^[24]
• The Eurex US Myth, A Fish Story^[25]
• A CBOT Guy on the CME's Success^[26]
• Eurex's Great Trade that Benefitted the Industry^[27][28][29]
• Lunch with the New CME Chairman Terrence Duffy^[30]
• Open Letter to Congress about Speculation

Webcasts

• NYSE Webcast: The Impact of Futures, Options and Derivatives on Your Stock^[31]

Trading

John J. Lothian is the sole principal of John J. Lothian & Company, Inc., a Commodity Trading Advisor. JJLCO has two managed futures programs; Big ED and Maple Sugar. The trading methology behind the managed programs was created by Marketswiki development team member Jon Matte, formerly of Defender Capital Management, Inc. JJLCO purchased the trading programs and intellectual property rights behind them from Defender.

Lothian was a member of the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange in 1989-90 and prior to that a member of a proprietary trading group at LIT America.^[32]

Education

He is a 1983 graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in General Management/Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Journalism.^[33]

Registration Information

• John J. Lothian, NFA ID 0212478
• John J. Lothian & Company, Inc., NFA ID 0339209

External Links

• www.johnlothian.com
• www.johnlothiannewsletter.com
• www.environmentalmarketsnewsletter.com
• www.pricegroup.com
• www.threefirescouncil.org
• www.potawatomidistrict.org

Personal

Lothian is married and lives in Elmhurst, IL with his wife Cheryl and their three children.

Additionally, Lothian is the District Chairman of Potawatomi Trails District of Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America.^[34] He serves as Cub Scout Den Leader, Boy Scout Assistant Scout Master and merit badge counselor. He is also an AYSO soccer referee.

At the 2007 Futures Industry Association EXPO in Chicago, Lothian was the target of 18 pies thrown at him for a fundraiser for Boy Scouts. A 490 MB movie was taken of the event and must be downloaded to view.^[35]

Contact Info

Email: johnlothian@johnlothian.com

References

1. ↑ STAC Midwinter Conference. Securities Traders Association of Chicago. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
2. ↑ A Wikipedia for Traders. Barron's. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
3. ↑ An Interview with John Lothian on MarketsWiki. RTS Group. Retrieved on June 5, 2008.
4. ↑ Exchange Vets Meet to Hear Advice From One of Their Own. Northwestern University. Retrieved on May 7, 2008.
5. ↑ John Lothian Biography. John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
6. ↑ People. The Price Futures Group, Inc.. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
7. ↑ Man Group settles patent suit. Financial Times. Retrieved on February 21, 2008.
8. ↑ Online Newsletters. Dynamic Trading. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
9. ↑ Recommended Readings. XO Capital Group, LLC. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
10. ↑ Noteworthy Articles. Leo Melamed.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
11. ↑ Single Stock Futures and Exchange for Physicals. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
12. ↑ Editorial Reviews. Magic Carpet Trading. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
13. ↑ Fastbreak. Futuresource. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
14. ↑ Media Coverage. Trading Technologies. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
15. ↑ Letters to the Editor. Financial Times. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
16. ↑ Great Commentary by Lothian. Agoros.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
17. ↑ Wiki(ng) Our Way to the Future. The John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 200*.
18. ↑ TradeTech 2006 Keynote Speech. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
19. ↑ There is a New Sheriff in Town. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
20. ↑ Business-Combination Transaction Communication·Rule 425, CBOT Holdings, Inc.. U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
21. ↑ The Cost of the CBOT's Political Culture. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
22. ↑ The CBOT Needs a New Chairman. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
23. ↑ CBOT Settles with Carol Burke. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
24. ↑ The CBOT is for Sale. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
25. ↑ The Eurex US Myth, A Fish Story. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18. 2008.
26. ↑ A CBOT Guy on the CME's Success. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
27. ↑ Eurex's Great Trade that Benefitted the Industry. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
28. ↑ Review of the Regulatory Structure Associated With Financial Institutions; Comments of The United States Department of Justice. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
29. ↑ Commodity Exchanges and Antitrust. The Berkeley Electronic Press. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
30. ↑ Lunch with the New CME Chairman Terrence Duffy. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
31. ↑ The Impact of Futures, Options and Derivatives on Your Stock. New York Stock Exchange. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
32. ↑ John Lothian. Swiss Futures & Options Association. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
33. ↑ Alumni News. Purdue University Department of Communication. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
34. ↑ District chairman hopes to draw upon his business experience. Elmhurst Press. Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
35. ↑ FIA EXPO 2007 Pie Throwing Event Sponsored by Penson GHCO. John J. Lothian & Company, Inc.. Retrieved on November 27, 2007.