Legal Corner: Keeping Up With the Times
As we all settle into a new year, the growth of your business is your obvious goal. However, the matrix of industry rules, regulations and compliance procedures continues to evolve.…
Commodity ETFs vs. Futures – An Overview of the Growing Impact of ETFs on the Investor
Opinion by Rich Strait Today ETFs provide the smaller retail investor an ever-growing variety of products that offers indirect access to the futures markets via these securitized instruments. Transactions are…
Managed Futures to Grow to $3 Trillion in Assets Under Management: New Challenges and Opportunities for Managed Futures IBs
The good news for Introducing Brokers (IBs) offering direct managed futures accounts might be found in industry growth projections. Bold industry discussions are eyeing a target of $3 trillion…
Advance Trading – NIBA Focus on the Membership (March 2011)
Dear NIBA Members and Supporters: Welcome to the premier of Focus on the Membership. This new column will focus on a NIBA member with a recipe for success in the…
Behind the Scenes of the Merger Between the CME and CBOT: Interview with Erika Olson, Author of Zero-Sum Game
An interview with former Managing Director at the Chicago Board of Trade and author of Zero-Sum Game, Erika Olson. Erika Olson was a newly hired managing director at the Chicago…
2011 NIBA New York Conference Agenda and Registration Now Online
Venue: Exchange Building, 1 No. End Avenue, NYC (formerly the NYMEX building) Time: Registration Opens at 1:00PM, Sessions begin at 1:30pm, Networking/Cocktails: 4:30pm 2011 NIBA New York Conference agenda and…
Interview with John C. Jensen | President, Membership Chairman of NIBA
John C. Jensen President, Membership Chairman of National Introducing Brokers Association Interview Date: January, 2011 Interviewed by John F. Gallwas - Founder of Striker Securities John C. Jensen (NFA 229230)…
President Bush, Refco &“The Chihuahua”
It’s not overtly obvious, but these seemingly unrelated topics actually do have a connection. Let me explain. President Bush was at the Union League Club in Chicago last month promoting…
Interview with Bucky Isaacson: Co-founder CTA EXPO
Bucky Isaacson President, Futures Funding Consultants Inc. (NFA 1974) Program(s) Developed: Co-Chairman CTA Expo Chicago, New York Interview Date: December, 2010 Interviewed by John F. Gallwas - Founder of Striker…
Updated NFA Documents
The NFA website has posted some updated documents including Disclosure Documents, Forex Reg Guide, Comp Rules 2-29, and the Self Examination Checklist. To view these documents please visit www.nfa.futures.org they will…