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Raj Mahajan took the reins at Allston Trading as CEO in September 2012 and has spent a good deal of his time looking at the issue of high frequency trading (HFT). Allston has been one of the proprietary trading firms who has…more

One of the issues that emerged from the MF Global collapse was the complex and often frustrating US bankruptcy process. In the case of MF Global, futures customers’ claims were lumped in with other creditors. As such, it took…more

Chris Ferreri is a managing director at ICAP North America, where he oversees ICAP ETC, the company’s hybrid brokered OTC solution. He was the first chairman of the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association Americas Inc. (WMBA…more

Jill Sommers, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is stepping down after the first quarter of this year. Sommers spoke with JLN editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the progress of Dodd-Frank, position…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: The fraud at Peregrine Financial Group was uncovered in July 2012 by the National Futures Association (NFA) which used an…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: Capital Confirmation, which runs Confirmation.com, is credited with helping to unveil the massive $215 million fraud at…more

A rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) designed to strengthen safeguards for customer deposits at futures commission merchants (FCMs) is threatening to overhaul the futures brokerage system. The…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: In the months and days since MF Global’s collapse and the Peregrine Financial Group’s fraud, some have argued simply for more…more

Sanjeev Joshipura, president of Commodity Markets Council, talks about how Dodd-Frank rules will impact his membership base. Joshipura talks with JLN editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the future of the controversial position…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: If there is one solution to restoring customer confidence in futures that has been talked about more than any other, it would…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: There has been much talk about protecting customer funds but keeping them in segregated accounts outside of the brokerage…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: Customer confidence has been hit by a number of different events over the past several years and high frequency trading (HFT)…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: High Frequency Trading (HFT) has been in the financial press a lot over the past several years. From the Flash Crash of 2010…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: Is there any protection for my futures account? That is the key question for futures customers today and quite likely, the…more

Watch the Restoring Customer Confidence video series: http://jlne.ws/TJeVtG About this solution: If you knew the financial health of your futures broker, would that help you decide which firm to work with? James Gellert,…more