by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Chicago 2013, Markets, old
The Building Blocks of the Financial Industry (Part 2) – Richard Sandor Dr. Richard Sandor “I think the future is new products; the same way we grew the business before.” Dr. Richard Sandor In part two of his presentation, Dr. Richard Sandor,...
by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Chicago 2013, Markets, old
The Building Blocks of the Financial Industry (Part 1) -Richard Sandor Dr. Richard Sandor “You have to spot some of these mega trends…and once you do that, this process unfolds and you can take an opportunity.” Dr. Richard Sandor In part one of his...
by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Chicago 2013, Markets, old
The Nature of Competition – Ben Van Vliet Ben Van Vliet, IIT “You can’t tell Derrick Rose or LeBron James he’s not allowed to fake out an opponent.” Ben Van Vliet Ben Van Vliet, Assistant Professor and Associate Director at the Illinois...
by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Careers, Chicago 2013, Markets, old
Past, Present and Futures – Dave Johnson Dave Johnson, Penson Worldwide “People need to be educated and told what derivatives can do.” Dave Johnson In the early 70s, the idea of listed options was presented to the New York Stock Exchange. When the...
by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Chicago 2013, Markets, old
Risk Management and the Marketplace – John Kelley John Kelley, PRIME Analytics “There’s all kinds of roles and positions that need to be filled because we’re in a very complex global marketplace.” John Kelley John Kelley, Executive...
by Mike Forrester | Jan 23, 2017 | Careers, Chicago 2013, Markets, old
Thriving In a Changing Industry – Robin Ross Robin Ross, RSR Advisory When the Eurodollars futures contract made its debut in 1981, a prominent futures magazine was quick to dismiss the contract, claiming it was “dead on arrival”. Today, the...
