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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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William R. Eckhardt
William Eckhardt is the Chairman and CEO of Eckhardt Trading Company. He has traded futures professionally for over 40 years, beginning on the floor of the Mid America Commodity Exchange in 1974.
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Yoshio Kuno
Yoshio Kuno was at the forefront of the development of financial derivatives in Japan, with a diverse career as an end-user of derivatives as well as working for FCMs and exchanges and serving as an industry champion throughout the development of futures markets in the country.
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Daniel J. Roth
Last year, Dan Roth announced his plans to retire after 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of National Futures Association (NFA), the independent self-regulatory organization, providing regulatory programs that safeguard the integrity of the derivatives market. Dan joined NFA in September 1983 as an Attorney and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibilities, including General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. During the past 30 years at NFA, Dan has led the organization on major rulemaking and enforcement initiatives, including strengthened anti-fraud rules that have led to a dramatic drop in customer complaints in the U.S. futures industry. He has developed strong working relationships with international regulators, law enforcement agencies and members of the congressional committees that legislate the financial services industry. Prior to coming to NFA, Dan served as Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office where he was a member of the Official Misconduct Task Force of the Special Prosecutions Bureau. Prior to that, he was an Associate Attorney in general litigation with the law firm of Sidley & Austin. Dan holds a law degree from Loyola School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from the University of Notre Dame. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Loyola School of Law and has authored numerous articles for futures industry publications.
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What is liquidity?
Liquidity is 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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CCPs in stress: Hong Kong Futures Exchange in 1987
A walk through the only known CCP resolution action: the collapse of the HKFE clearinghouse during the stock market crash of 1987.
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CFTC compliance issues for end users
This webinar will discuss compliance issues often confronted by end-users of commodities, as well as corporate end-users when trading in the regulated derivatives markets.
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FIA issues statement on regulatory review announced by White House
Washington, D.C. — In response to the executive order issued today by the White House that directed the Treasury Secretary to conduct a 120-day review of financial system regulation, FIA released the following statement from FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken:
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FIA comments on Brexit transitional arrangements
FIA submitted comments to the UK Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee consultation on transitional arrangements in relation to Brexit.
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CFTC reporting rules
The FIA Law & Compliance webinar series kicks off in the new year on January 26, with presenters from Jones Day covering the CFTC's reporting rules across products.
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