NFA to hold Member Town Hall webinar on April 20
To provide Members with an opportunity to ask questions of NFA's leadership, NFA will conduct a Town Hall webinar on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET.…
TotalView | Conquer the Wave
Article for NIBA Newsletter | Copyright Jane Rubin 2021 Ad Agency: TOTALVIEW Global | totalviewglobal.com TEL 917-539-0899 | [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________ Commit to it. NIBA Members are experts in the…
Springtime Compliance Housekeeping Items
In January 2021, at the request of Futures Industry Association (“FIA”), CME Group Inc. (“CME”), ICE Futures U.S. (“IFUS”), and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, LLC (“MGEX”), the CFTC granted partial…
Looking for a Summer Intern?
DePaul University remains a terrific source of qualified, quick-to-learn, hardworking individuals who have an interest in the derivatives business. Many NIBA members have welcomed students from the University as summer…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in the Palm of your Hand
With an overwhelming majority of traders using online brokerages, QuantGate’s mission is to empower traders worldwide to trade more dynamically in any market at any time. Using proprietary algorithmic logic…
NFA Annual Meeting Update
NFA held its Annual Meeting Feb. 2, 2021. Some take-aways and responses to NIBA members’ specific questions are: NFA General Operating well with about 3-7% of staff in the downtown…
New Year Wishes from AFEX
On behalf of the American Financial Exchange, I wish all the NIBA members a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. I know 2020 has been challenging, but I want to…
Cybersecurity – The World We Live In
By: Cameron R. Scullen, Esq., Associate Attorney, Ruddy Gregory, PLLC* In today’s modern day world, the issue of whether not traders and firms have adequate cybersecurity is constantly discussed. In…
Ransomware During COVID and the Need for Proactive Cyber Hygiene
By Braden Perry, Partner at Kennyhertz Perry, LLC Earlier this year, the COVID-19 pandemic caused businesses to rapidly deploy a remote workforce, which created new challenges for financial firms to…
Cyber Security: Safety, Compliance or Both?
Good security protects against cyber threats. Regulatory compliance protects your business too. NFA Interpretive Notice 9070 sets the requirements and guidelines for an effective security program that meets both cyber…