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Robert Pickel, CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), sat down with John Lothian News Editor-in-Chief Jim Kharouf to talk about regulatory reforms, swap rules recently passed by the CFTC, the cost of…more

On April 5, 2012 President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”). Inserted into the Act were provisions on hedge fund marketing and accredited investor restrictions. John Lothian News…more

William Birdthistle is an associate professor of law at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he specializes in investment funds, corporate governance and executive compensation. Birdthistle sat down with JLN…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv Northwestern Law School professor emeritus David Ruder talks to JLN editor/producer Nicole V. Rohr about the Dodd-Frank timeline, Volcker Rule and how cost-benefit rules will impact regulation…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv. Northwestern Law School professor emeritus David Ruder talks to editor/producer Nicole V. Rohr about his experience as SEC chairman during Black Monday in 1987, and also about what stemmed from…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv Bart Mallon is a partner and co-founder of Cole-Frieman & Mallon, a San-Francisco-based law firm specializing in hedge fund and alternative investment legal services. His areas of specialization…more

By George Bollenbacher, Kinetix Trading Solutions Email: gmbandco@hotmail.com On January 30th, The CFTC held a public roundtable meeting on the subject of the "available to trade" provision for swap execution facilities…more

(Request an account at FuturesCrowd.com.) By John J. Lothian In the television game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," contestants have 4 choices on how to answer the questions. They can answer themselves, or if they…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv Larry Tabb is the founder and CEO of TABB Group, an advisory and research firm focusing on issues surrounding financial markets. His research and publication topics include trading and trade…more

By Douglas Ashburn Editor-at-Large John Lothian News Email: dougashburn@johnlothian.com Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Regulation 1.25 - Investment of Customer Funds, has been at the top of the news these past…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv. Jim Falvey has been an attorney in the exchange and FCM space for over 15 years. He has served as general counsel of Eurex US and IntercontinentalExchange, as assistant general counsel for CME…more

By Donald L. Horwitz - MarketsReformWiki Contributing Editor Managing Director, Oyster Consulting, LLC Email: Donald.horwitz@oysterllc.com Not to be too blunt, but the collapse of MF Global is a disaster for the futures…more

More video at MarketsWiki.tv. Larry Tabb is the founder and CEO of TABB Group, an advisory and research firm focusing on issues surrounding financial markets. His research and publication topics include trading and trade…more

By Douglas Ashburn Editor-at-Large John Lothian News Email: dougashburn@johnlothian.com Normally, one would not list CFTC meetings among top choices in televisual entertainment, but the October 18, 2011 open meeting was a…more