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Adrian C. Israel
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.
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K.K. Kodama
An 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.
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Jӧrg Franke
Few 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.
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Billy O’Connor
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.
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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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Charles ‘Harry’ Falk
When the New York Board of Trade needed a leader, they turned to Harry Falk.
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FIA statement on the proposed CME-CBOT merger
The Futures Industry Association has been asked by market participants to clarify its views on the proposed merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
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FIA statement on Futures Trading Commission new governance guidelines for futures exchanges
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s new governance guidelines for futures exchanges
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FIA statement on foreign board of trade issue for CFTC hearing
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission scheduled a June 27 hearing to discuss the issue of foreign boards of trade.
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