Chicago 2013
How Algo “Lego” Technologies Make Markets Safer – Rick Lane
Rick Lane - Trading Technologies We already have computers, why don't we start automating it. Technology has taken over the financial markets during the past 25 years. Today, trades are done in microseconds via computer algorithms and powerful servers. Rick Lane, CEO...
Illustrating Trading System Design and Planning for Failure – Carlos Saez
Carlos Saez - Spot Trading There's a tension between a desire to win and the things you need to do to manage your trading system When planning for success, how often to we embrace the possibility of failure? Carlos Saez of Spot Trading illustrates and explains trading...
Leo Melamed’s History of Chicago Markets (Part 2)
Leo Melamed Competition is a driving force for innovation. While most of the United States saw New York City as the center of the financial world, pioneers of the fledgling Chicago markets saw the financial world as "us" and "them". The city that started with the...
Leo Melamed’s History of Chicago Markets (Part 1)
Leo Melamed Competition is a driving force for innovation. While most of the United States saw New York City as the center of the financial world, pioneers of the fledgling Chicago markets saw the financial world as "us" and "them". The city that started with the...
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." In part two of his presentation, Dr. Richard Sandor, chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products LLC, looks back at the creation of financial futures, the...
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." In part one of his presentation, Dr. Richard Sandor, chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products LLC, talks about...
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, Assistant Professor and Associate Director at the Illinois Institute of Technology, discusses the nature of competition in the financial industry...
Past, Present and Futures – Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson, Penson Worldwide "People need to be educated and told what derivatives can do." In the early 70s, the idea of listed options was presented to the New York Stock Exchange. When the exchange declined, the idea was brought over to Chicago. Dave Johnson,...
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, Executive Managing Director of PRIME Analytics, discusses risk management and its connection with various...
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 Eurodollar futures contract is the largest interest rate futures...
The Rise of Options and Volatility – Bill Brodsky
Bill Brodsky, CBOE "You are in the heart of the most innovative options and futures market in the world." In April of 1973, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) was created. Originally an offshoot of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), members of the CBOT were...
Marketplaces: Then and Now – Art Hahn
Art Hahn, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP "There are no franchises in the financial industry. You're going to be living in a changing environment." The financial industry is constantly changing, with technology being one of the biggest contributors to the change. Before...
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