Expo 2008 Program

* Program subject to change
 Monday, November 10, 2008
6:00 PMOpening Reception and Wine Tasting at The Art Institute of Chicago's Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room
 Tuesday, November 11, 2008
8:00 AMRegistration Opens
8:00 AMCoffee Break sponsored by Taiwan Futures Exchange
9:00 AM   T9:00D FIA Chicago presents Give-Up Workshop
9:00 AMT9:00A CFTC Chairman's Address
9:30 AM   Part 1: The Legal Side of Give-Ups: FIA Uniform Give-Up Agreement
9:30 AMT9:30A Exchange Leader Perspective
10:00 AMExhibit Hall Opens
10:45 AMCoffee Break sponsored by Tokyo Financial Exchange
11:00 AM   Part 2: The Operational Side of Give-Ups
11:15 AMT11:15A Return of the Equity Analysts T11:15B Emissions Trading: The Next Phase 
12:30 PMT12:30 FIA Division Lunch
2:00 PMT2:00A FIA Law & Compliance Division presents Conducting a Futures Business Post-Congress 2008: The Fallout from Dramatically Higher Energy and Agricultural PricesT2:00B The Need for SpeedT2:00C Credit Derivatives 
3:15 PMCoffee Break sponsored by Tokyo Financial Exchange
3:45 PMT3:45A FIA Information Technology Division presents Managing Technology Vendors: Assembly Required T3:45B Building A Trading BusinessT3:45C The International Commodity Boom: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 
4:00 PMExhibit Hall Reception
5:00 PMSessions Conclude
6:00 PMT6:00 CME Group Reception
 Wednesday, November 12, 2008
8:00 AMRegistration Opens
8:00 AMCoffee Break sponsored by The Options Clearing Corporation
9:00 AMW9:00A Washington Outlook: What Just Happened?W9:00B Options at the CrossroadsW9:00C FIA Information Technology Division presents Multi-Broker/Multi-Asset Class Platforms—Real Opportunity or Just Another Fad?
10:00 AMExhibit Hall Opens
10:15 AMCoffee Break sponsored by Chicago Board Options Exchange
10:45 AMW10:45A Improving Markets: Lehman LessonsW10:45B Options Markets: The View from the TopW10:45C Proprietary Exchange Interface vs. FIX: The Debate Goes On
12:00 PMNetworking Lunch sponsored by Dow Jones
1:00 PMW1:00A New Concepts in ClearingW1:00B The Network is the MarketW1:00C Beyond Algo
2:15 PMW2:15A FIA Chicago presents The Futures of OTC ProductsW2:15B Trading PlatformsW2:15C Crossing the Great Divide
3:30 PMCoffee Break sponsored by Chicago Board Options Exchange
4:00 PMW4:00A Accessing International MarketsW4:00B Electronic Trading of OptionsW4:00C Electronic Trading of Options
5:15 PMSessions Conclude
6:00 PMSeparate Special Event—FIA Futures Cares Charity Dinner
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