FIF News & Events

Upcoming Events

• November 19-20, 2008: The 5th Annual FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference will take place at the NY Marriott Marquis. Meet with representatives of FIF at this leading electronic trading conference.

FIF News & Past Events

• June 11, 2008: Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director, FIF moderated the Symbology Workshop: What You Need to Know panel at the annual SIFMA Technology Management Conference and Exhibit, at the New York Hilton. Tom Jordan, FIF Advisory Chair presented at the Capacity Growth- Evidence, Warnings and Alternatives panel.
• May 2008: FIF welcomes Chicago Trading Company as an FIF member.

• May 20, 2008: FIF Event: Symbology Symposium II sponsored by Blue Phoenix at the Ritz Carlton, Central Park, New York. View meeting agenda and presentations.
• May 8, 2008: At the Accelerating Wall Street 2008 conference sponsored by Wall Street & Technology, Tom Jordan, FIF Advisory Chair, will participate in the Data Tsunami: Using Multi-Core Processing to Stay Ahead panel to be held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
• May 2008: FIF welcomes Investement Technology Group as an FIF member.

• April 2008: FIF welcomes Intel as an FIF member.
• April 2008: FIF welcomes Investment Technology Group as an FIF member


• March 6, 2008: FIF Event on Industry Consolidation and Implementation Impact hosted by Thomson in New York City. View meeting agenda and presentations.

• February 29, 2008: Tom Jordan moderated an FIF member panel at the Options Symbology Symposium sponsored by SIFMA at their midtown Manhattan facility
• February 21, 2008: Tom Jordan spoke on the Quantifying the Value of Algorithms panel at the Financial Research Associates' 2008 6th Annual Best Execution Symposium at the Harmonie Club of New York.
• February 13, 2008: Tom Jordan moderated The Derivatives Data Tsunami – Volumes, Throughput and Latencies panel at the Institutional Options Trading Conference at Bayard's in New York City.
• February 1, 2008: FIF welcomes Pershing and Raymond James as FIF members.

January 2008: FIF welcomes Charles Schwab and Fidessa as FIF members.

December 10, 2007: FIF 2007 Year End Event & Tribute to Brian McNelis hosted by Reuters. In addition to a review of FIF Initiatives& 2008 Strategy and, panels on the following issues were presented:

• Market Structure – Leo McBlain-FIF, Ron Jordan-NYSE Euronext, Bernice Rothstein-Deutsche Bank, Susan Crozier-Sungard
• Capacity – Art Trager-SIFMA, Tom Knorring-CBOE, Ken Brady-Morgan Stanley, Brian McNelis-Reuters
• Symbology – Tom Jordan-FIF, Antone Granada-Credit Suisse, Mark Grinbaum-ISE, Pat Scaglione-Broadridge

In recognition of his 33 years in the industry, Brian McNelis was presented with the FIF Lifetime Achievement Award.

November 28, 2007: Joint FIF Derivatives Event/FPL Americas Quarterly Meeting hosted by CME Group. Updates on derivatives technology were provided by the following firm representatives:

• CBOE: Tom Knorring, Vice President, Trade Operations
• CME: Matt Simpson, Associate Director, Enterprise Architecture
• ISE: Greg Maynard, System & Product Strategy Officer
• Nasdaq: Adam Nunes, Vice President
• NYSE Arca: Eric Stockland, Director, Options
• ICE: Mayur Kapani, Vice President, Architecture
• FAST/FIX/FPL Update – Jim Northey, FPL Americas Co-Chair, Co-Founder, LaSalle Technologies

November 13, 2007: FIF Symbology Symposium hosted by Broadridge brought together over 100 representatives from leading broker-dealers, vendors and exchanges to discuss implementation of options & equity symbology initiatives.

November 8, 2007: FIF responds to FINRA Regulatory Notice 07-46 recommending an executing broker trade reporting model.

October 2007: FIF welcomes Blue Phoenix and TGS Management as FIF members.

September 24, 2007: FIF Chairman and Founder, Leo McBlain was presented with the FISD Market Data Lifetime Achievement Award which is awarded biennially at the World Financial Information Conference (WFIC).

September 3, 2007: FIF's recommendation for a shorter options symbol discussed in Inside Market Data article on OPRA Symbology changes.

September 2007: FIF welcomes Credit Suisse as an FIF member.

August 24, 2007: Manisha Kimmel discusses the capacity impact of automated equity trading in Wall Street &Technology.

August 2007: FIF welcomes BIDS Trading, Susquehanna International Group and BNP Paribas as FIF members.

July 30, 2007: Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director, FIF discusses the capacity impact of the Options Penny Pilot in Inside Market Data .

July 13, 2007: Manisha Kimmel quoted in Compliance Reporter regarding conflicts between Reg NMS & SRO rules.

July 16, 2007: At the 2nd Annual Hedge Fund Trading Conference, Tom Jordan, FIF Advisory Chair, participated on the Implications of Reg NMS on Best Execution for Broker/Dealers & Investment Advisors panel at The New York Helmsley Hotel, New York City.

June 20, 2007: Tom Jordan moderated the Regulation NMS Panel and Manisha Kimmel moderated the Market Data Capacity Panel at the SIFMA 2007 Technology Management Conference & Exhibit at the Hilton New York.

May 18, 2007: Manisha Kimmel discusses the implementation challenges associated with Reg NMS trade modifiers with Wall Street Letter.

May 15, 2007: FIF Event: Insight into Market Integration hosted by Bloomberg at their NY headquarter brought together an expert panel to discuss the impact of market integration from a financial technology perspective. Panelists included:

• Bruce Garland, Chief Operating Officer, Bloomberg Tradebook
• Todd Golub, Vice President , Transaction Services, Nasdaq
• Bill Hebert, Vice President, Strategic Development & Trading Solutions, Fidelity Investments
• Tom Jordan, President, Jordan & Jordan (Moderator)
• Brian McNelis , Vice President, Market Analysis, Reuters
• Debbie Mittelman, Senior Product Manager, Townsend Analytics
• Ron Jordan, Senior Vice President, NYSE Euronext

May 2, 2007: Financial Information Forum Advisory Chair, Tom Jordan moderated panel on "Successful outsourcing: Producing return on investment whilst reducing risk" at the North American Financial Information Summit at the Sheraton New York.

February 7, 2007: FIF comments on SR-NASD-2007-002 recommending the elimination of the self-help trade reporting modifier.

February 26, 2007: Tom Jordan spoke on the implications of Reg NMS on Best Ex at the 5th Annual Best Execution Symposium at the New York Helmsley Hotel.

January 8, 2007: Manisha Kimmel quoted regarding OPRA's adoption of the FAST protocol in Inside Market Data.

January 2007: FIF welcomes FactSet Research Systems and CBOT as FIF members.

November 28, 2006: Tom Jordan spoke at FIA Expo as part of the FIA Information Technology Division Panel: Tracking Market Data: Who Pays?

November 26, 2006: Options Symbology Committee responds to FIF Comment Letter regarding the OCC-led Options Symbology Initiative.

November 2006: FIF welcomes Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC as an FIF member.