This week in Trader Digest we saw copy traders capitalising on more crypto rallies, JP Morgan making bumper profits, and football reacting to what they might be about to spend it on: a breakaway European Super League...
WHAT WE’RE READING
JP Morgan to back $6bn breakaway European Super League
'Move by six Premier League clubs to join breakaway competition has been widely condemned' THE GUARDIAN
Day Traders Know a Bubble When They See One, and They Want In
‘It’s a bubble, according to a survey of retail stock investors. And they don’t want to miss it.’ BLOOMBERG
Start-Up Building Chip to Save Traders Vital Microseconds
‘In the unfathomably fast realm of high-frequency trading, a South Korean start-up's plan to build a microchip that speeds markets up by a few microseconds is bound to get some attention.’ THE STRAITS TIMES
Is the U.K. Ready For the Fox News Treatment? Not Quite
‘Schneider and Cole convened at the genteel Petersham Hotel just outside London on the banks of the River Thames. They sketched out their vision for a new broadcaster.’ BLOOMBERG
JPMorgan profits on capital markets in a cash-flush economy
‘The biggest U.S. bank sailed past Wall Street expectations by reporting a nearly 400% increase in quarterly profit.’ REUTERS
How Copy-Trader Platforms Are Capitalizing On The Crypto Boom
‘Investing in Bitcoin alone would have generated an 834% return over the last 12 months, while other currencies such as Cardano yielded over 3500%.’ FORBES
Citi and Bank of America Join Forces to Build Fixed Income Trading Platform
‘US investment banking rivals Citi and Bank of America have joined forces to develop and build a new data and trading platform for fixed income markets.’ THE TRADE NEWS
WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO
Britain's Vaccine Setback
‘How new AstraZeneca guidance will affect rollout and PM's bounceback in the polls, plus what's behind the violence in Northern Ireland?’ FINANCIAL TIMES
Becoming Prince Philip: an interview with The Crown’s Tobias Menzies
‘Tobias Menzies talks to Anushka Asthana about playing Prince Philip in seasons 3 & 4 of Netflix smash hit The Crown.’ THE GUARDIAN
WHAT WERE WATCHING
Our World
‘Danny Vincent meets billionaire newspaper proprietor Jimmy Lai, the man facing possible life in prison after being charged with violating Hong Kong's new law’ BBC