FIA's MarketVoice Podcast

A recent survey of derivatives market participants showed key trends in crypto-related innovations, the global clearing ecosystem, cloud computing, and operational risks, among other areas. Stephen Bruel, who heads the Derivatives and FX practice on the Market Structure and Technology team at Coalition Greenwich, shares key data points from the firm's recent survey and what the data may mean for t...

Derivatives markets have long been warned about the cessation of certain LIBOR panels after December 31, 2021. And thankfully, that date has come and gone without incident. Steve Hamilton, ICE's global head of financial derivatives, talks with FIA about the hard work of preparing for this moment and prospects for future liquidity in risk-free rates including SONIA. Hosted by Jeff Reeves.

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with crypto exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in a wide-ranging conversation about the crypto market and its future. Sam founded FTX in 2019 and has seen explosive growth as the crypto markets have grown exponentially over the past few years. This interview took place on November 4, 2021, as part of FIA's Expo conference in Chicago.

In this episode, FIA's Will Acworth talks with Linda Coffman, the CEO of the SmartStream Reference Data Utility. Linda shares her insights on how technology and regulation are changing the data landscape, focusing in particular on reference data – the type of data that is used to classify futures and options as they move through the trading and clearing process. Reference data may not get talked a...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with Greenwood Project founders Elois and Bevon Joseph, two impressive individuals who both worked on the floors of exchanges and now dedicate their lives to helping black and Latinx students get trained and placed for internships at financial companies in Chicago, New York, London, and beyond. To date, their organization has placed 470 inte...

In this episode,  we feature one of the most distinguished individuals in the futures industry, Leo Melamed. Leo is a giant in this industry having served as Chairman of the CME during a time when the Merc moved from an agriculture-based futures exchange to the global powerhouse it is today.  Leo's story is one for the ages. He escaped Jewish persecution in Nazi occupied Poland during World War II...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with three distinguished economists to discuss the economics of rulemaking and current issues before the SEC and CFTC. Jeffrey H. Harris served as Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the SEC (2017-18) and was the Chief Economist at the CFTC (2007-2010). Prior to joining Delta Strategy Group as a part...

In this podcast, this is the third installment of our Hall of Fame series, where we feature two of our eight 2021 inductees. These distinguished individuals were honored at our annual Boca conference and we thank them for their contributions to our industry. This podcast features industry veteran Doug Harris and former president of CME Group Bryan Durkin.

In this podcast, this is the second installment of our Hall of Fame series, where we feature three of our eight 2021 inductees. These distinguished individuals were honored at our annual Boca conference and we thank them for their contributions to our industry. This podcast features Gay Huey Evans, Chairman of the Board of the London Metals Exchange; longtime Citi clearing executive Jerome Kemp an...

This podcast and the two that follow are interviews with the inductees to the FIA Futures Hall of Fame for 2021. FIA honors significant people in our industry with a hall of fame induction at our annual Boca conference. FIA established the Hall of Fame in 2005 to commemorate our 50th anniversary and to celebrate the many people who contributed their time, talent, and passion to building our indust...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks to derivatives legend Larry Thompson about his long career at DTCC, Robinhood app issues and his advice for people just starting out in the industry.  Larry recently retired from being General Counsel of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, where he spent nearly 40 years but he's not sitting still by any means. Larry remains active...

In this episode, Russ Behnam of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the CFTC agenda and the commissioner's groundbreaking work on the risks to financial markets posed by climate change. Commissioner Behnam has been at the commission since June 2017, and as sponsor of the Market Risk Advisory Committee has published a new report on climate-rel...

10 years of Dodd-Frank.  On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  The Act for the first-time regulated swaps in much the same manner as the futures industry has been regulated for decades.  In this episode, two major players of the Act are featured, CFTC Commissioners Dawn Stump and Dan Berkovitz.  Commissioner Stump was the...

This episode features a discussion about FinTech with Innovate Finance CEO Charlotte Crosswell. Ms. Crosswell talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about Innovate Finance, how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting FinTech, the state of the FinTech industry, the role of government partnerships or "sandboxes" and bringing greater diversity to the financial services industry.  Ms. Before joining...

Episode 11 features Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert in a wide-ranging conversation with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.  Chairman Tarbert discusses the CFTC's response to the unprecedented events surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic that includes agency staff remotely working and industry relief and accommodation due to office and trading floor shutdowns.  Chairman Tarb...

In this episode, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Secretary General Paul Andrews talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the organization's mission and challenges in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and coordinating regulators around the world. Mr. Andrews has been with IOSCO since 2016, and since its founding in 1983 IOSCO's membership regulates more than 9...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye about growth at SGX, Singapore's role in the global financial market and regional trends such as the entrance of China into the global derivatives market.  Mr. Loh has been CEO since 2015 and has a financial career that spans more than 25 years.  He began his career as an investment officer with the Monetary Author...

In this episode of FIA Speaks, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken interviews a long-term FIA staff member and entrepreneur Mary Ann Burns.  Mary Ann worked at FIA for 23 years helping build it from a small operation to a global presence and rising to COO of the organization.  She left FIA to start a craft brewery called Old Ox Brewery with her son and husband in Northern Virginia.  Walt and Mary An...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken interviews futures industry fixture and R.J. O'Brien Chairman and CEO Gerry Corcoran and his son, Pat Corcoran, business manager for Chance the Rapper, on their respective paths to success in business. Gerry Corcoran is a successful executive of one of the largest futures trading firms in Chicago. Pat Corcoran is the business manager for Chance th...

CME Group's Terry Duffy talks to FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about how he got to the top spot at the CME Group, growth prospects for CME Group and the industry and the role reputation plays in the marketplace.

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about setting up ESMA, European derivatives regulation, ESA review and EMIR 2.2 among other topics in this wide-ranging interview. Mr. Maijoor is currently the Chair of ESMA since its inception in 2011, and before that he was a managing director the Dutch financial regulatory body, AFM, and the Dean of the School of Business an...

In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with former Member of the European Parliament Dr. Kay Swinburne. With the recent elections in Europe and the ongoing Brexit drama in the U.K., Dr Swinburne provides a direct view in to the inner workings and can help us understand what it all means. Dr. Swinburne is originally from Wales, earned science degrees and a PhD in medical research...

Osaka Exchange President and CEO Hiromi Yamaji sits down with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken to discuss the view from Asia, the Osaka and JPX exchanges, the merger with Tokyo Commodity Exchange and the emergence of China as a market player. Upcoming episodes will feature MEP Kay Swinburne, ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor and EU Ambassador to the US Stavros Lambrinidis. Download and subscribe to FIA S...

The "father of financial futures" and Futures Hall of Fame member Richard "Doc" Sandor talks about a lifetime in the futures industry, how markets can address climate change and the rise of China with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.

Chairman Chris Giancarlo talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken and reflects on his accomplishments in five years in Washington, and what the future holds for the CFTC, derivatives reform, and international cooperation.