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FIA elects Directors and Officers
Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla.—March 10, 2015—FIA today announced the election of directors to its board at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Eleven directors were elected in total at this meeting, including eight regular member directors for two-year terms and three associate member directors for two-year terms. Following the election, the new board elected the association’s officers and public directors.
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New FIA PTG Whiteboard Series Will Examine Market Data
Washington, D.C.—Dec. 16, 2014—The FIA Principal Traders Group announced the release of a new analytical series called Whiteboard. As an advocate for data-driven decision-making, FIA PTG developed Whiteboard to demonstrate how the application of data and rigorous analysis can illuminate the complex questions and issues confronting our industry.
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FIA PTG statement on SEC roundtable
The following statement can be attributed to the Futures Industry Association Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) regarding the SEC roundtable:
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FIA PTG comments on FINRA rulemakings
The FIA Principal Traders Group today issued the following statement in response to the issuance of several proposed rules by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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FIA PTG executive committee member advocates for transparent, competitive market structure at Congressional Roundtable
The FIA Principal Traders Group participated in a wide-ranging discussion on equity market structure issues yesterday with members of the House Financial Services Committee and other market participants at a roundtable hosted by Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.). FIA PTG’s representative, Patrick Hickey, head of market structure at Optiver US, emphasized the value of automated trading as a tool for market making and the importance of avoiding “one size fits all” solutions to market structure issues.
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FIA PTG responds to SEC Chair Mary Jo White’s remarks on equity market structure issues
The FIA Principal Traders Group today issued the following statement in response to recent remarks on U.S. equity market structure issues by Mary Jo White, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FIA PTG statement on Flash Boys
The FIA Principal Traders Group issued the following statement in anticipation of the release of "Flash Boys", a book by Michael Lewis that describes some of the recent developments in electronic trading and market structure in the U.S. equity markets:
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