Billy O’Connor was a legendary figure on the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. A member of the exchange since 1955, he stood out in the trading pits with his ever-present green plaid jacket and shock of white hair.
CONTINUE READINGThomas Petterffy has been ahead of the curve for nearly his entire career.
CONTINUE READINGJack Sandner was chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange during some of the most important events in the history of the futures industry.
CONTINUE READINGMyron Scholes helped create the intellectual foundation for the modern derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGSeldom does a single person become so synonymous with an industry in a single country as Ang Swee Tian.
CONTINUE READINGBrian Williamson, a former chairman of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, is one of the leading lights of the derivatives business in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGFrom Barings to Bear Stearns, Sheila Bair has been at the forefront of crisis management. In her current position as the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., she is playing a key role in containing the financial crisis and restoring the flow of credit to the housing sector.
CONTINUE READINGFischer Black was one of the greatest innovators of modern financial and derivatives pricing.
CONTINUE READINGBruce Cleland is the vice chairman and former president and chief executive officer of Campbell & Company.
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