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Gary 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.
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Vincent 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.
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FIA statement on CFTC Index Trader report
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s staff report on commodity swap dealers and index traders
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FIA statement on S.3268, the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008
The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement expressing its opposition to S. 3268, the bill titled "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act" that is now pending in the U.S. Senate.
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FIA releases statement on CFTC energy markets oversight
The Futures Industry Association strongly supports the recent efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to bolster price transparency and enhance market surveillance in commodity and energy futures markets.
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FIA statement on DOJ letter to Treasury regarding US futures market structure
Today the Treasury Department made public a comment letter from the antitrust division of the Justice Department regarding the structure of the U.S. futures markets.
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Richard Berliand
FIA is pleased to announce the induction of Richard Berliand, the chairman of J.P. Morgan’s global futures and options business, into the Futures Hall of Fame on March 14, 2008.
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FIA testifies before House Agriculture Subcommittee on CFTC reauthorization
FIA President John Damgard testified at a Sept. 26 hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Myron Scholes
Myron Scholes helped create the intellectual foundation for the modern derivatives markets.
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Louis Moore Bacon
Louis Moore Bacon is considered one of the top traders in the world and his name has long been synonymous with the big success stories in the futures industry.
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