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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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Guide to 'Lending Guidance' for Dominant Position Holders on the London Metal Exchange
Guide to 'Lending Guidance' for Dominant Position Holders on the London Metal Exchange
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Managing the Risk of Financial Transactions - Guidelines for Market Participants
Managing the Risk of Financial Transactions - Guidelines for Market Participants
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FIA President John Damgard testifies before Senate Banking Committee
FIA President John Damgard testified on September 8 at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Commodities Agreements
The Futures and Options Association (now FIA) in 2004 published the latest version of the Grid Trade Master Agreement (GTMA), which is a standard agreement for bilateral trading of UK electricity. It can be supplemented by the Options Annex to the GTMA. In 2005, the FOA (now FIA) also published a standard agreement for trading Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK – the ROC Trading Master Agreement (ROCTMA).
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George Lamborn
George Lamborn, the scion of a sugar merchant family, was one of the pioneers in building the physical commodities business within a leading Wall Street investment bank.
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Arthur R. Marcus
Arthur Marcus served as FIA chairman from 1984 to 1986, a time when proposals to merge the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission were once again circulating in Washington. In
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