CFTC’S CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESPONSE
CFTC’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response By: Jua T. Tawah, Esq. As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) began taking action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic back in March,…
CFTC Announces Finalization of 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the finalization of the agency’s 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. The plan was unanimously approved by the Commission in May and was subject to a 30-day…
Futures That Don’t Look Like Futures
The Small Exchange launched new futures products that pair the efficiency of futures with the simplicity of stocks, on June 1, 2020. Built on the pillars small, standard, and simple,…
Chairman’s Letter July 2020
Dear Members - As we approach our 30th Anniversary Year, NIBA will look a bit different! Every one of us - IB, CTA, FCM or Service Provider, is crazy busy…
The NYSE FANG+ Index and NYSE FANG+ Index Futures
A Comparison to Other Indexes* The NYSE FANG+ Index is up 27.6% so far in 2020 (as of June 12, 2020) vs. 10.7% for the Nasdaq-100 and -5.9% for the…
Midland Trust on Investor Sentiment
What Midland is seeing? As Director of Business Development at Midland Trust, the question that I am getting from everyone I speak to is, “what are your clients doing?”. Insight…
Podcast Interview with Dr. Richard Sandor
The NIBA is proud and excited to announce its first ever podcast. NIBA had the pleasure of hosting an interview of AFX's Dr. Richard Sandor. Our friend and supporter John…
Analysis of CFTC No Action Letter 20-15
Over the past several months, in ways we never could have imagined, our lives and businesses have changed due to the Coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The global pandemic declared in March…
NIBA COVID Cyber Security Update by vSEC LLC
The COVID crisis is providing cover and distraction for many cyber attacks. Threats include criminals impersonating the CDC and other official groups to get people to click on links that…
NIBA Happenings 2020
Best Wishes for a Healthy and Prosperous New Year from the NIBA! Join us throughout 2020 for educational, informative and actionable events: April 22 - New York Athletic Club, NYC…