I have been writing The Complete IB Handbook since 1998 - this year marks the 6th edition. The Handbook is a look at the state of Introducing Broker business today and a how-to guide for starting an IB. CME Group sponsors The Complete IB Handbook and makes it available on its website.
In order to update the contents for each year's edition, CME Group and I created a survey containing questions on subject areas from monthly expenses of running the company to markets most heavily traded by customers of an IB. I compile that data and write eight chapters of information which reflect how an IB business is handled.
Surveys were emailed by the CME Group about mid-May. Here is the link to the survey in case you did not receive yours --
You can help me write this guide by making sure it accurately reflects what you are doing to respond to regulation and the demands of running your business. Your responses will also help the CME Group understand more clearly how to respond to your needs. Please return the survey to the CME Group just as soon as you can -- and include any comments or suggestions you have for me. All information obtained from the survey is confidential and no individual responses will be identified.
I should have The Complete IB Handbook, 6th Edition completed by the NIBA Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 24. Thanks for your help.
Melinda Schramm, melinda@futuresrep.com
