Today the Treasury Department made public a comment letter from the antitrust division of the Justice Department regarding the structure of the U.S. futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA is pleased to announce the induction of Richard Berliand, the chairman of J.P. Morgan’s global futures and options business, into the Futures Hall of Fame on March 14, 2008.
CONTINUE READINGThe FOA has issued guidance on the application of the best execution requirements under the FSA rules implementing MiFID in the UK.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President John Damgard testified at a Sept. 26 hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGThe number of futures contracts traded worldwide grew by more than 30% last year, setting yet another record along the way.
CONTINUE READINGAn 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.
CONTINUE READINGBilly 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.
CONTINUE READINGBilly Buchanan’s extraordinary successful career in the cotton business was tied intimately with the growth and development of the New York Board of Trade and its predecessor, the New York Cotton Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGCelesta Jurkovich led the Chicago Board of Trade’s Washington office from 1985 to 2001.
CONTINUE READINGRobert J. O’Brien has been an active participant in the futures industry for more than five decades.
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