Videos
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2016 FIA Annual Volume Survey: Global Futures and Options Volume Reaches Record Level
The annual survey includes tables and charts showing exchange and contract rankings as well as breakdowns by region and asset class, and the underlying data can be downloaded directly from the website in Excel format.
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The Federal Reserve Board's proposed rule on mandatory contractual stays for QFCs
This webinar will discuss recent developments related to derivatives “safe harbors” under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and banking laws.
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Brexit – impact on commodity markets
This webinar will provide insights into the impact Brexit will have on commodity markets.
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What is a liquidity provider?
In our last blog, we discussed liquidity and defined it as a measure of market participants’ ability to trade what they want, when they want, at a mutually agreed upon price for a specific quantity.
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FIA: position limits rule needs more study and hedging exemptions
FIA has submitted comments urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to assess whether position limits are needed and to expand exemptions for hedging activities before setting any new federal position limits.
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Eligio ‘Kika’ de la Garza, II
Kika de la Garza was an extraordinary legislator and a great friend to the futures industry. Born in 1927 in Mercedes, Texas, he was elected to Congress in 1964 and served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from 1965 to 1997.
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Hugo Jenkins
Hugo Jenkins has been involved in the futures industry for over 30 years.
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Ulla Nilsson
Ulla Nilsson was founder and Global Head of SEB Futures, the FCM of Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, from 1993 to 2010, one of only a small number of women to have run FCMs. While based in London, the business included sales broking desks in Frankfurt and Helsinki.
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Margery F. Teller
Starting as an options clerk-trainee at O’Connor in 1984, Margery Teller spent over 20 years on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where she rose to prominence as the pit’s largest back-month Eurodollar trader.
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Mary Ann Burns
Mary Ann’s relationship with FIA began when she was hired to help with the first FIA Expo held on the CME floor 32 years ago.
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