Interviews

Tom Callahan – NYSE Liffe U.S. [INTERVIEW]

by JLN Staff | Sep 15, 2011

On September 15, 2011, NYSE Liffe U.S. reached the 10-million contract mark in its interest rate complex, first introduced in March of this year. Tom Callahan, CEO of the exchange, talked with John Lothian News (JLN) Managing Editor Christine Nielsen about the...

Anthony McCormick – Boston Options Exchange

by JLN Staff | Aug 11, 2011

Anthony (Tony) McCormick is the CEO of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX). He spoke with JLN Options editor Sarah Rudolph about the role of the PIP (Price Improvement Period) in the recent volume growth at BOX, as well as the exchange's business model and plans for the...

Emanuel Balarie – ADM Investor Services Diversified Strategies Funds

by JLN Staff | Aug 1, 2011

Emanuel Balarie is portfolio manager for the ADM Investor Services Diversified Strategies Funds. He also serves as managing director for Balarie Capital Management, the managed futures division of Archer Financial Services, Inc. He spoke with JLN Managed Futures...

Ray McKenzie – ICE Futures U.S.

by JLN Staff | Jul 18, 2011

ICE Futures U.S. posted a monthly volume record of 850,244 contracts in its ICE U.S. Dollar Index futures in June. It also hit a daily volume record of 81,814 contracts on June 9 when the notional value of USDX contracts traded exceeded $6 billion. Jim Kharouf spoke...

Ranjan Bhaduri – AlphaMetrix (Part 1)

by JLN Staff | Jul 6, 2011

Ranjan Bhaduri is chief research officer at AlphaMetrix, a Chicago-based company providing hedge funds and investors with an independent platform, administration, transparency, risk monitoring and analytics, due diligence, background investigation and hedge fund event...

Ranjan Bhaduri – AlphaMetrix (Part 2)

by JLN Staff | Jul 6, 2011

Part 2 of our interview with Ranjan Bhaduri, chief research officer at AlphaMetrix. AlphaMetrix provides hedge funds and investors with an independent platform, administration, transparency, risk monitoring and analytics, due diligence, background investigation and...

Jennifer M. Ropiak – NYSE Liffe US

by JLN Staff | May 3, 2011

Jennifer Ropiak, vice president of precious metals business development at NYSE Liffe US, sat down with Jessica Titlebaum, editor at large of John Lothian News, to discuss patterns in the metals market, why silver has seen so much activity, and how trends in Asia may...

George Rohrs – Uhlmann Price Securities

by JLN Staff | May 2, 2011

George Rohrs, Jr. got his start in the managed funds business with R.J. O'Brien & Associates in the early 1980s, where he helped the firm develop its commodity pool operator business along with managed futures. Today, he is the owner and president of Rohrs &...

Mark Shore – DePaul University

by JLN Staff | Mar 31, 2011

Mark Shore, a 20-year veteran of the markets, was recently named adjunct professor at DePaul University, where he is teaching a new course on managed futures. Shore founded Shore Capital Management in 2008 and is a registered CTA. JLN Managed Futures editor Jim...