Waters Wavelength

Bryan Harkins, head of US equities and global FX at the CBOE, joins the podcast to discuss how the merger with Bats Global Markets is going, some of the projects underway at the exchange, and how people can join the Wall Street Rides FAR bike tour, which will raise money for autism research. Then, James and Anthony discuss the recently announced hack at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the European Commission’s call to give the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) greater powers, and James’ love of sci-fi. Bryan Harkins 2:00 Just over six months since the acquisition of Bats by CBOE, Bryan talks about how the integration is going. 4:00 A look at how the exchange is attempting to launch a bitcoin futures contract. 6:00 CBOE has introduced anonymous FX deliverable forwards trading. 8:30 Following the acquisition, what’s the strategic plan for Bats and CBOE moving forward? Are they going to remain a pure markets business, or is there interest in expanding to other areas, like listings?