Adrian ‘Ace’ Israel was one of the giants of the commodity business during the 1960s and 1970s and an important leader during the early days of financial futures.
CONTINUE READINGWhen the New York Board of Trade needed a leader, they turned to Harry Falk.
CONTINUE READINGCelesta Jurkovich led the Chicago Board of Trade’s Washington office from 1985 to 2001.
CONTINUE READINGAn important aspect of the FIA’s development over the years has been its efforts to establish a presence overseas. Few individuals have contributed more to those efforts than K.K. Kodama, an executive at Mitsui Trading Company who retired in 2006 after a long and distinguished career in international finance and futures trading.
CONTINUE READINGIn 2000, when James J. McNulty took over as president and chief executive officer of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it was not clear whether a U.S. futures exchange operating as a not-for-profit membership organization could successfully convert itself into a public company.
CONTINUE READINGNo one has done more to institutionalize the managed futures business than Stanley Fink, the guiding force behind the growth of Man Group into one of the world’s largest alternative investment firms.
CONTINUE READINGFew other people in the history of the futures industry can say that they had such a decisive influence on the course of its development as Jӧrg Franke, one of the founders of Deutsche Terminbӧrse.
CONTINUE READINGPatrick Arbor was one of the longest serving chairmen of the Chicago Board of Trade and a prominent figure in the futures industry for many years.
CONTINUE READINGRobert J. O’Brien has been an active participant in the futures industry for more than five decades.
CONTINUE READINGBilly 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.
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