Careers
If you want to become part of this industry it is important to know who came before you and what they did to form the markets into what they are today.
Embracing Change – Dan Day-Robinson
Dan Day-Robinson, Chairman, Swiss Futures and Options Association ...While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. - Rob Siltanen, the creative genius behind...
Providing Confidence to Financial Markets – John Fennell
John Fennell, OCC - Clearing In the past, settlement - the movement of securities and cash - is what you would associate with clearing. That changed as a result of the financial crisis. When you have banks like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers defaulting, confidence...
Volunteerism: Good for the community and good for you! – Kate Maehr
Kate Maehr, Greater Chicago Food Depository We are living stressed-out lives. Yet there is really clear data that people who volunteer regularly have less hypertension, better sleep patterns, less depression, and they live longer. The message here is not only is it...
Opportunity Behind Many Doors – Karen Wuertz
Karen Wuertz, National Futures Association We're looking for the bad apples, trying to find them as quickly as we can, and putting them out of business. The futures markets are about two things — price discovery and risk transfer. But all businesses that attract...
Brutally Honest: The Role of the Mentor – Maureen Downs
Maureen Downs, Rosenthal Collins Group Everyone wants to be on their team. They understand human nature, they bring people together, they know how to resolve conflict. That makes a great mentor. Maureen Downs never had a mentor, but she knows what it takes to be a...
Your Heart vs. Your Talents: Success Mindset for the Financial Industry – Lanre Sarumi
Lanre Sarumi, RiskBone It turned out that what I was good at became what I was doing. Lanre Sarumi entered the financial markets for one reason alone - he wanted to be a trader - yet he struggled to find a bank or trading group willing to hire him as one. He...
Trading with a Creative Mind – Matt Scharpf
Matthew Scharpf, Vice President Sell Side Business Development, Eurex You're filling your toolbox...You're not going to need it today or tomorrow, but one day it's good to have. Matthew Scharpf, vice president of sell side business development for Eurex, gives a...
Start Your Career with Confidence – Kapil Rathi
Kapil Rathi, BATS What are your opportunities? You’re starting with a clean slate. You haven’t done anything wrong to anyone — yet. Nobody hates you day one. I call it the honeymoon period. If you're starting a new job, have your house in order, literally. Kapil...
Lessons from the 4-Minute Mile – Lee Hodgkinson
Lee Hodgkinson, Euronext Everything is possible; nothing is easy. Roger Bannister, Clarence "Captain" Birdseye and Fedex founder Fred Smith all have one thing in common - they each proved that something previously declared "impossible" was not impossible, just really...
Finding your First/Next Financial Job – Paul McCormick
Paul McCormick, Opening City Doors There is a mismatch between the way companies like to hire people and the way graduates and young professionals like to get hired. Paul McCormick has represented a half dozen of the biggest names in the banking world in his 30 years...
Hit By A Brick: How Setbacks Shape Your Career – Lisa Dunsky
Lisa Dunsky, OCC Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. It's sometimes hard to see what challenges and setbacks will do for your career, but in this very personal and articulate presentation, Lisa Dunsky, senior compliance...
Regulation, Compliance and the Grandma Test – Gary DeWaal
Gary DeWaal - Katten Muchin Rosenman Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and remember to apply 'the grandma test. When you are faced with a difficult decision, picture this: you're sitting at Thanksgiving dinner, the family is gathered around the table,...
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