This year there were contested elections in the IB and CPO/CTA categories of NFA's Board of Directors. Newly elected Board members in those categories and a complete list of the…
In February 2012, the CFTC issued final rules adopting CFTC Regulation 4.27 which, among other things, requires that all CTAs file a Form PR annual report with NFA within 45…
Six months after Peregrine Financial Group Inc. collapsed in scandal, the son of its disgraced founder is struggling to move forward. Russell Wasendorf Jr., who worked under his now-jailed father…
ICE Futures U.S. announced that it will launch a new cash-settled currency futures contract based on the Indian rupee/U.S. dollar exchange rate on Tuesday, January 22. The ICE rupee contract…
On December 21, 2012, the MF Global Inc. ('MFGI') trustee entered into two settlement agreements with affiliates that together, if both settlements are approved and effected, provide a roadmap for…
NFA Bylaw 1101 prohibits an NFA Member from carrying an account, accepting an order or handling a transaction in commodity futures contracts for or on behalf of any non-Member of…
Information Request Questionnaire Your Name & NFA # John Alan Vassallo 221551 How long have you personally been in the futures industry? 25 years Your 3-sentence Bio: Began working on…
Since the failures of MF Global and PFG, CME Group has worked closely with futures industry leaders to restore customer confidence and strengthen the protection of customer segregated funds. Together,…
Yesterday CME Group announced that it completed its acquisition of the Kansas City Board of Trade. Below is a message on this from CME Group's Tim Andriesen that went to…
Dear Members - As 2012 draws to an end, most of us are still looking for answers to the confusing, disappointing, dangerous and just plain weird events of the past…
