Financial innovation

Part 2: Next Big Trade: Richard Sandor Says Water Will Be THE Commodity This Century

by Mike Forrester | Mar 17, 2017

Richard Sandor changed the face of financial markets with the invention of interest rate futures in the 1970s and then changed the face of environmental markets with carbon markets in 2003. But he's not done yet. Sandor, who authored...

Vision: What Richard Sandor Saw And Still Sees In Carbon Markets

by Mike Forrester | Mar 15, 2017

Richard Sandor has seen just about everything in his career as the "father of financial futures." From creating the first interest rate futures contract to founding the Chicago Climate Exchange, he tells it all in his latest book,...

Time To Revive Financial Innovation

by Jim Kharouf | Mar 3, 2017

So the pendulum swings. In recent days and weeks, financial industry participants have welcomed a softer tone on regulation from the Trump Administration. For some in the industry, the heavy lead regulatory blanket that has weighed down the industry appears to be...