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Futures Industry Association encourages fair treatment of movie futures
The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking to discourage the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates futures markets, from approving a new type of futures contract based on box office receipts.
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FIA statement on Passage of H.R. 4713
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4713, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
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FIA response to CFTC call for hearings on position limits
The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the statement issued by Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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FIA commends CFTC for addressing potential conflicts of interest in Exchange Governance
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement with regards to the implementation of governance standards for futures exchanges by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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FIA statement on Senate confirmation of Gary Gensler as CFTC Chairman
John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s confirmation of Gary Gensler as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Milton Friedman
World-renowned economist and champion of free markets, the late Milton Friedman is also acknowledged as the father of financial futures.
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David Hardy
David Hardy, the former head of LCH.Clearnet, played a singular role in the development of derivatives clearing for more than two decades.
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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.
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