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Edmund J. O’Connor (1925-2011)
Edmund O’Connor was the architect of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and for decades he was a major figure in the Chicago derivatives trading community.
CONTINUE READINGWilliam J. Rainer
President Bill Clinton appointed Bill Rainer to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at a critical time when the agency was dealing with the issues involved in the growth of the swaps market.
CONTINUE READINGMichael V. Dunn
Mike Dunn has spent a lifetime in public service, most of it being an advocate for agriculture.
CONTINUE READINGRobert E. Fink
Bob Fink has made an enormous contribution to the futures industry in his service as a public director on the FIA’s board.
CONTINUE READINGYasuo Mogi
Yasuo Mogi has been a key figure in Japan’s futures markets for more than 40 years.
CONTINUE READINGJulian H. Robertson, Jr.
From initial capital of $8 million, Julian Robertson built Tiger Management into the world’s largest hedge fund with capital of more than $23 billion.
CONTINUE READINGJerrold E. Salzman
For more than four decades, Jerrold Salzman has served as a leading expert in the laws and regulations that impact our industry and as a leader in the derivatives bar.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President testifies on Dodd-Frank implementation
Speaking before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Risk Management, FIA President John Damgard called for a “measured” implementation of the derivatives reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Act and described a number of problems with the rules proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGComments in response to CFTC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments on Antidisruptive Practices Authority Contained in Section 747 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
FIA submits comments in response to CFTC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments on Antidisruptive Practices Authority Contained in Section 747 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG recommends risk controls for trading firms
The FIA Principal Traders Group today released a report setting out a number of recommended risk controls for trading firms that have direct access to exchange matching engines.
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