John Walsh: Founder of the Walsh Agency Passes Away
When brokers mention the Walsh Agency it's usually followed by a John Walsh story. Everyone I have spoken with in the past few months have told me what a character…
The Top 21 Chief Technology Officers in North American Electronic Trading
We have compiled a list of the top 21 Chief Technology Officers in the electronic trading industry, operating in North America. The 21 CTOs were selected based on a survey…
Futures Magazine Acquired by The Alpha Pages
CHICAGO—The Alpha Pages, LLC recently acquired Futures Magazine and its digital properties, including Futuresmag.com, ResourceInvestor.com and all related e-newsletters from Summit Business Media. The Alpha Pages is a new media…
Letter to the NIBA Membership
Dear NIBA Members - 2013 is going to be busy! Last month’s tri-sponsored get-together in Southern California was a terrific success. Fifty-five industry professionals - many at their first-ever NIBA…
Outlook 2013
On January 24, 2013, the CME Group, NFA and NIBA will co-sponsor an afternoon event in Southern California. The CME Group will present an economic outlook for the coming year.…
Chairman’s Letter – October 2012
Dear Members - As Swaps Dealers began to register this month, I started thinking once again about the current state of Introducing Brokers (IBs). An IB’s role in the industry…
Chairman’s Message | September 2012
Dear Members - The NIBA is committed to providing education to its members about issues and events that impact compliance duties, enhance ability to generate revenue and generally affect business.…
Chicago 2012 Conference Speakers
On September 12, 2012, over 200 IBs, CTAs, FCMs and APs attended the 21st Fall NIBA Conference. Each session taught something about compliance, business or marketing. Every presentation sent members…
Chairman’s Message | August 2012
Dear NIBA Member - Finding the right FCM to clear customer business is the #1 priority of most IBs right now. We know that over 50% of the IBs transferred…
Questions Regarding FCM Failures and NIBA’s Role
Dear NIBA Membership: The collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, Inc. (‘PFG’) represents the second time within nine months that a FCM failure accompanied by a shortfall in customer segregated funds…