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Philip McBride Johnson
As a prominent member of the U.S. derivatives bar for more than four decades, Philip Johnson has left a lasting imprint on both the securities and the futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGJuliette Proudlove
Juliette Proudlove (Jools) had a special zest for life... and for Liffe—the London International Financial Futures Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGEdmund R. Schroeder
Ed Schroeder, over the course of several decades, has played a critical role in helping to shape futures trading laws.
CONTINUE READINGGary Seevers
Gary Seevers, after serving on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers both as a staff economist and as one of three members on the panel during the Nixon administration, was appointed in 1975 by President Ford as a founding commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGStephen F. Selig
Stephen Selig has had a dynamic role in shaping commodity futures trading laws and in representing the interests of both futures commission merchants and exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGNg Kok Song
Ng Kok Song, currently managing director and group chief investment officer of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, pioneered the establishment of the first financial futures exchange in Asia, the Singapore International Monetary Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGVincent Viola
Vincent Viola has been one of the leading figures in the New York commodity futures community for many years and an important force for innovation in electronic trading and clearing.
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 READINGFIA questions new OCC capital management plan in SEC letter
FIA submitted a letter to the SEC that raises concerns about the Options Clearing Corporation’s (OCC) proposed new capital management plan.
CONTINUE READINGFIA’s FMC requests flexibility for permissible investments for FCMs
FIA’s Financial Management Committee submitted a petition for more flexibility for FCMs to invest customer funds in safe and liquid financial instruments under applicable CFTC rules.
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