Mark your calendar now for the 5th Annual NIBA/DePaul University Joint Symposium on August 8th at DePaul University’s Downtown Chicago Campus. Registration is now open so be sure to secure your spot now. REGISTER HERE ...
NIBA NYC 2018
NIBA at NYAC Over 360 individuals registered for last week’s NIBA Event at the New York Athletic Club, making the biggest meeting NIBA has ever presented in New York. Thank you to all our sponsors and expert speakers who provided a program that educated and informed, alongside a wonderful reception where colleagues networked and old friends met to catch up.…...
What is SOFR?
New Whitepaper: What is SOFR? This note offers an introduction to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) and CME One-Month and Three-Month SOFR futures. It compares the underlying interest rate exposures for SOFR futures versus those for other short-term interest rate futures, both to indicate normal spread relationships and to highlight characteristics that futures users should bear in mind when…...
NYC Compliance Session Preview
The second session of this year’s NYC meeting will concentrate on three areas of compliance which are most often queried by our members. The session will begin at 2:35pm, and will consist of three 15-minute presentations on the following issues: (i) Recording – I need to record that? Presented by Rob DeMuria, President, Compliance Supervisors Intl., Inc. (CSI). CSI, established…...
Annual Thank You Reception
A Great Big Thank You! Over 35 NIBA sponsors and supporters attended our annual Thank You Reception held March 3 at the Union League Club, Chicago. FCMs, exchanges and service provider members got together with NIBA board members to catch up on sponsorship opportunities and preview association events currently scheduled for 2018. If you would like to become a FCM…...
Chairman’s Letter – April 2018
The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis. While scholars debate the exact derivation of the name, traditionalists believe it is most commonly refers to the “season when trees and flowers begin to open.” In Finnish, April is huhtikuu, the time for burning and clearing farmland. In Slovene, recorded as far back as 1466, mali traven is the month…...
Quant Essentials Panelists
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Quant Corner Participants
Program Name: University of Chicago Financial Mathematics Program Program Description: The M.S. in Financial Mathematics at The University of Chicago is a 15 month program beginning each year in the autumn, with students graduating the following December. Classes are taught by leading academic researchers and industry professionals, and the curriculum includes courses in Algorithmic Trading, Options Pricing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,…
FinTech Exchange 2018
NIBA Members Receive an Additional $100 Off (Discount already applied) Alternative Data. Trading Innovation. Blockchain in Capital Markets. And, of course Cryptocurrencies are headline topics for 2018! And, don’t miss our new Startup Exchange Competition the day prior to the main FinTech Exchange Event. Back for its 4th year in Chicago on April 25 & 26, FinTech Exchange is the leading event for…...
CME Market Data Fee Increase
Effective April 1, 2018, CME Group will increase the monthly Real Time: Professional Market Data Fee to $105 per month per exchange, from $85 per month per exchange. Please click here for details related to these fees. Additionally, CME Group will begin to charge market data fees for CME Direct users in Q2 2018. Clients who trade on CME Direct may be eligible for fee waivers based on trading activity. Final details will be available by end…...