NIBA Announcement | Three New Board Members
The NIBA announces the appointment of three Board Members effective May 15, 2011. Rodney Dow | President, The Dow Corporation, IIB located in Garrison, NY. Prior to founding The Dow…
American Association of Professional Technical Analysts 2011 Conference
April 8-9, 2011 In the mood for an intense, thought provoking two full days focused on technical analysis? You’ll find that and much more at the American Association of Professional…
Dynamic Strike Price Listing for Dairy, Livestock and Forest Product Options
Beginning June 6, 2011 In response to customer demand, dynamic strike price listing will be available for Livestock, Dairy and Forest product options on futures beginning June 6, 2011. Dynamic…
6th Annual FIA and OIC New York Equity Options Conference
New York Stock Exchange / New York Marriott Marquis* New York, NY September 13-14, 2011 *The Tuesday, September 13 opening session and reception will be held at the New York…
Managed Funds Association | Forum 2011
June 21-22, 2011 • Fairmont Millennium Park, Chicago Forum 2011 is MFA's 17th Annual Managed Futures and Global Macro Strategies conference. Forum 2011 is designed to engage MFA's members with…
In the Future IBs and Financial Advisors Compete Head to Head
In the Future IBs and Financial Advisors Compete Head to Head By Mark Melin | Author High Performance Managed Futures and division director at PFGBest. In my last article, I mentioned…
NFA | Notice: I-11-07
Recent Changes to NFA's Self-Examination Questionnaire and Interpretive Notice 9020 entitled Compliance Rules 2-9, 2-36 and 2-39: Self-Audit Questionnaires April 12, 2011 NFA requires all Members to review the Self-Examination…
An Examination of CFTC Rule 1.71
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed rule 1.71 that establishes conflicts of interest requirements for futures commission merchants (FCMs) and introducing brokers (IBs). The proposed rule is meant…
Performance Reporting Back on the Front Burner for CTAs and CPOs
Earlier this year, the CFTC proposed the following amendments to certain Sections of Part 4 of the Regulations which affect the registration and reporting requirements of CTAs and CPOs, including:…
Five Quick Social Media Tips for IBs and CTAs
Last week, Phil and I spoke at the National Introducing Brokers Association (NIBA) New York conference. We discussed the topic of lead generation and how IBs (introducing brokers) can use…