John Lothian Goes Metal

By: Ray Pellecchia

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If you're in the trading business, particularly on the futures side, you know the name John Lothian, editor and publisher of the eponymous newsletter. I don't know of an industry authority who is more trusted or on top of things in the markets, not to mention in the lead on developing wikis, blogs, and other ways to generate conversation and understanding about the business.

As an aside, John was also the first to publish something about this blog, an acknowledgment that brought a lot of readers, for which I'll always be grateful.

Today I'm happy to return that favor, though my endorsement hardly carries the weight of a Lothian mention. John recently launched the John Lothian Newsletter Metals Edition. NYSE Liffe U.S. is proud to be the exclusive sponsor.

The JLN Metals Edition is a free, daily online newsletter providing market participants with aggregated news and commentary about the metals markets. The newsletter focuses on activities in the futures markets, the physical trade and the companies that participate in either or both. The JLN Metals Edition also monitors news reporting on the metals markets, commenting on quality and scope of coverage.

John says: “Back before there was blogging, wikis, Web 2.0 and a slew of bankrupt newspapers, we tried something new to deliver news, information and informed commentary to traders, investors and other people with interests in the markets. Our goal was to help grow understanding of the markets and allow people to manage their non-price related risks better. With the launch of JLN Metals Edition, we are bringing to bear the full weight of the experience, tools and skills we have acquired to news coverage of the global metals markets. We are pleased to have NYSE Liffe U.S. support this effort.”

Chris McMahon, formerly of Futures Magazine and current adjunct instructor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, edits the newsletter, gathering news and providing commentary.

Me, I enjoy scanning it to take a quick pulse of what's going on, and to pick up links to news and commentary that I would otherwise miss. There's also a Twitter feed, a blog and an RSS feed.

And it's FREE, for crying out loud.

To sign up, visit http://metals.johnlothiannewsletter.com or email ryanlothian@johnlothian.com. Enjoy.

Happy Tuesday, my friends. Reminder: the annual Russell Indices reconstitution is but three days away. Know your procedures, know your participating stocks, know your customer, know...that I got a little carried away there.

In connection with the countdown to Friday, today's nomination for "Great Russells in World History" is a double, from my colleague Karen Lorentz:

Think basketball, Ray. Bill or Cazzie - or both.

Thanks, Karen. Here's something about Bill Russell, as well as Cazzie Russell. They were both something to see in their day.

Nominations for the next Great Russell in World History remain open in the comment box below, but get 'em in soon, before we run out of days in the rest of the week. And I already have a very special one planned for Friday.