Register Today: The Russell 2000 Surge and Futures Trading Opportunities Webinar Small Cap, Big Opportunity With the likes of Alphabet, Apple and Amazon trading at lofty valuations, small-cap stocks, indices and futures are bringing back some edge to the market. Register for the CME Group upcoming webinar to learn how the Russell 2000® and E-mini Russell 2000 Index futures present…
Chairman’s Letter – October 2017
Podcast: an episodic series of digial audio or video files which a user can download and listen to – Wikipedia, 2017 NIBA’s mission is to educate derivatives professionals so they can better serve their customers, stay in compliance and grow their businesses. One of the ways the mission is accomplished is through posting the video files of our member conferences…
Claim your Free NIBA Membership
In case you missed the announcement – the NIBA Board of Directors has announced a FREE one year membership to the association. This comes to you as a thank you for your support and loyalty over the association’s 25 year history. If you have not already claimed your FREE membership please follow the instructions found in the video link below. …
NIBA September Conference Videos
NIBAs September conference in Chicago was a great success. The sessions were well attended, speakers were relevant and engaging and we had a few tricks up our sleeve throughout the day to keep things interesting as well. The association debuted two “firsts” for the annual conference – Quant Corner and Cryptocurrency Trading. Both were very well received. If you have…
NIBA Membership Offer
The Board of Directors of the NIBA is pleased to announce that our 25th Anniversary gift to all registered IBs and CTAs is a complimentary 1-year association membership. Just click on https://www.theniba.com/set-password to obtain your member login password. The membership includes: • Complimentary attendance to networking events & conferences • Login access to the Members Only Portal, including…
Your Big Chance for Change
On May 3, 2017, the CFTC voted to seek public comment regarding the simplifying of Commission rules. “Project KiSS” under Chairman Giancarlo’s guidance, intends to conduct an internal, agency-wide review of CFTC rules and regulations. The purpose is to identify areas where the rules can be simplified to make them less burdensome and less costly. NIBA will be submitting a…
With Sympathy
Bob Wilmouth: Bob passed away September 14. He was well-known to all of us in the derivatives industry as the founding president of the National Futures Association (NFA) where he served as its first president until 2003. Prior to the NFA, Bob was the President and CEO of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). In 2006, he was inducted into…
Chicago Conference Speaker Profile – Megan Glaros
Megan Glaros is the meteorologist for the CBS 2 Chicago Morning News at 4:30, 5, and 6AM. Send An E-Mail To Megan Glaros She returns home to the midwest from WCBS-TV New York, where she had been the weekend morning meteorologist and entertainment reporter since 2008. Megan, a member of the National Weather Association, received her American Meteorological Society…
Chicago Conference Keynote Speaker Full Bio
Mr. Schwager is a Co-founder and Chief Research Officer of FundSeeder, a firm that seeks to find undiscovered trading talent worldwide via its trader platform (FundSeeder.com), and a Co-founder of FundSeeder Investments (FundSeederinvest.com), which seeks to connect properly regulated traders with sources of investment capital. Mr. Schwager is a recognized industry expert in futures and hedge funds and the…
Liquidity Leaders: CME Group’s Leading Products Guide
View a quarterly listing of CME Group’s leading futures and options contracts. This guide shows the top contracts by asset class in terms of average daily volume and open interest. This resource also highlights information on recent product launches and global partnership data. Q2 Highlights: – Interest Rate OI reached a record 79 million contracts on June 15 – NYMEX…