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March 2013 Features
March 2013 Cover
FIA Annual Volume Survey
Will Acworth
Published 3/10/2013
Last year the global listed derivatives markets had their biggest and broadest decline in at least a decade
Will Acworth is the editor of Futures Industry magazine.
OTC Clearing Volume Trends in Brief
Dan Mannetti
Published 3/10/2013
The month of January marked a return to form for trends in the volume of centrally cleared over-the-counter derivatives after light December volume.
Dan Mannetti is an associate relationship manager with FIA Tech.
A View from the Top
Walt Lukken
Published 3/10/2013
Tim Wong, the chairman of AHL, the managed futures arm of Man Group, discusses the importance of research, the impact of automated trading, and the development of China’s futures markets.
Walt Lukken is the president of the Futures Industry Association.
Futurization
Will Acworth
Published 3/10/2013
Disagreements among market participants over the swap-to-futures shift were evident at a CFTC roundtable on Jan. 31
Will Acworth is the editor of Futures Industry magazine.
CFTC Customer Protection Plan Draws Criticism
Joanne Morrison
Published 3/10/2013
The CFTC is considering proposals intended to strengthen customer protections. Two of the proposals have raised serious concerns among market participants.
Joanne Morrison is the deputy editor of Futures Industry . Before joining the magazine in August 2008, Joanne was a senior economic correspondent at Reuters, covering a broad range of issues regarding financial markets and the global economy.
Sentinel Decision Could Erode Customer Protections
Kathryn Trkla, Geoffrey Goodman and Stephen Bedell
Published 3/10/2013
A recent federal court decision in the Sentinel bankruptcy case raises troubling implications for the futures industry.
Kathryn Trkla, Geoffrey Goodman and Stephen Bedell are partners at Foley & Lardner LLP. Foley is part of the joint defense group representing various FCM creditors in the Sentinel bankruptcy proceeding.
AT 9000
Keith Fishe
Published 3/10/2013
A working group has been formed under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute to develop a standard for automated trading that potentially could be approved by the International Standards Organization.
Keith Fishe is a managing partner at TradeForecaster Global Markets, a trading firm based in Chicago. He is a member of the AT 9000 working group and also serves on a CFTC advisory committee on automated and high-frequency trading. 
Swap Reporting
Annette L. Nazareth and Gabriel D. Rosenberg
Published 3/10/2013
A practical guide to the CFTC’s complex timetable for the reporting of swaps transactions.
Annette L. Nazareth is a partner and Gabriel D. Rosenberg is an associate at Davis Polk in the firm’s financial institutions group.
March 2013 Departments
President's Message
Walt Lukken
Published 3/10/2013
Walt Lukken is the president of the Futures Industry Association.
News Briefs
FI Staff
Published 3/10/2013
EU Considers Detailed Plan for Financial Transaction Tax
Clearing The Deck
David Wigan
Published 3/10/2013
Nasdaq OMX Overhauls Stockholm Clearinghouse
David Wigan is a freelance journalist based in London.
Washington Watch
Joanne Morrison
Published 3/10/2013
U.S. Appeals Court Hears Oral Argument in Hunter vs. FERC
Joanne Morrison is the deputy editor of Futures Industry . Before joining the magazine in August 2008, Joanne was a senior economic correspondent at Reuters, covering a broad range of issues regarding financial markets and the global economy.
@Markets
FI Staff
Published 3/10/2013
  • ICE/Cetip Launch Fixed Income Platform
  • Trading Technologies Launches Multi-Broker Solution
  • HKEX to Start After Hours Trading
    • Prominent People
    FI Staff
    Published 3/10/2013