Stockyard Trading is a fundamental, discretionary program that trades strictly livestock - cattle and hogs. Like most fundamental agricultural traders, we spend a great deal of our time evaluating and…
Dear Members - Next week, I have appointments with our CFTC regulators. Steve Petillo, NIBA President, and I are going to Washington, DC to meet the three new members of…
FIRM PROFILE Firm Name: Attain Capital Management Founded: 2002 Number of Brokers: 6 IB Status: IIB NIBA Member Since: 2005 Address (City, State): Chicago, IL Number of Branch Offices: 3 Website(s):…
You're Invited! You're invited to the fall NIBA Membership Conference, September 22 in Chicago. This is a full day of education, information and networking designed to give you the tools…
FUTURES COMMISSION MERCHANTS In a July 7, 2014 Notice to Members, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) announced a reduction in the assessment fee paid by futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) Members.…
By now, all FCMs are to have made public via their websites certain financial data per CFTC Rule 1.55. This information is important to Introducing Brokers as it makes available…
The growth and expansion of information technology and electronic communication have made it increasingly easy to collect, maintain, and transfer personal information about individuals. Advancements in technology also have led…
Although the majority of futures and forex transactions occur without issue, occasionally misunderstandings do happen. When either a broker or customer feels they have been wronged during the course of…
As your industry advocate, the NIBA provides many services which help your business stay in compliance with NFA rules. "Ask the NFA," is the way you can ask questions about…
In this age of heightened regulatory scrutiny and the ever increasing risk of litigation from former employees and customers, coupled with the need to protect valuable trade secrets, it has…
