President Bush, Refco &“The Chihuahua”
It’s not overtly obvious, but these seemingly unrelated topics actually do have a connection. Let me explain. President Bush was at the Union League Club in Chicago last month promoting…
Interview with Bucky Isaacson: Co-founder CTA EXPO
Bucky Isaacson President, Futures Funding Consultants Inc. (NFA 1974) Program(s) Developed: Co-Chairman CTA Expo Chicago, New York Interview Date: December, 2010 Interviewed by John F. Gallwas - Founder of Striker…
Updated NFA Documents
The NFA website has posted some updated documents including Disclosure Documents, Forex Reg Guide, Comp Rules 2-29, and the Self Examination Checklist. To view these documents please visit www.nfa.futures.org they will…
NIBA Session: Corn’s Market Demand [VIDEO]
Corn's Market Demand: Where Do We Go From Here? Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst, DTN At the 2010 NIBA Conference, recognized analyst Darin Newsom of DTN provided attendees with a brief…
NIBA Conference Session: Generating Website Traffic [VIDEO]
Website Traffic Generation and Leveraging Your NIBA Membership A LIVE Interactive Discussion | Shane Stiles, President of gate39media How can you generate more traffic to your brokerage website? How do…
NFA Offers Guidance on CFTC’s Final Forex Regulations
Notice to Members I-10-21 October 13, 2010 NFA offers guidance on CFTC's final forex regulations The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) final Forex regulations are effective on October 18, 2010.…
CFTC Roundtable: Ownership and Control Report
In my role as Chairman of NIBA, I was invited to represent our organization at the CFTC Staff Roundtable held in Washington, DC on September 16. The topic was OCR…
LEGAL CORNER: Do You Still Know-Your-Customers? You Better.
On January 3, 2011, amendments will become effective to NFA Compliance Rule 2-30, commonly referred to as the Know-Your-Customer Rule. (See also NFA website and Notice to Members I -10-15…
NIBA Chairman Melinda Schramm to Participate in CFTC Proposed Account Ownership and Control Report
Melinda Schramm, Chairman of the Board and found of the NIBA has been invited to participate in a CFTC public meeting on September 16 in Washington, DC. The purpose of…
Introducing Fund Dynamics: A Fully Customized Accounting and Administration Company
CTA and IB's – Where is your Business going to be One, Two, Five Years from Now? During my last 20 years in the commodities business, I have seen many…