News & Events

Upcoming Events

• March 31, 2010: FIF 2010 Quarterly Event: Tackling Industry Initiatives - From OSI to Cost Basis in NY sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Register Online

Past News & Events

• February 17, 2010: Arsalan Shahid attended the IRS public hearing on proposed Cost Basis regulations as part of FIF Cost Basis WG representation
• February 2010: FIF Welcomes Shadow Financial as an FIF member


• January 2010: FIF Welcomes BNY Mellon as an FIF member


• December 10, 2009: FIF Year End Event in NY, Enabling Technologies: From Market Data to Market Structure, sponsored by BT Global Services. View Meeting Agenda and Presentation
• December 10, 2009: FIF Cost Basis Roundtable in NY sponsored by GainsKeeper, part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. View Meeting Agenda

• November 5, 2009: Manisha Kimmel moderated FIF Member Panel "Capacity: How much do you need and when" at the 6th Annual FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference at the NY Marriott Marquis, New York, NY.


• October 21, 2009: FIF Derivatives Event in Chicago sponsored by the CME Group View Agenda and Presentations
• October 2009: FIF Welcomes SpryWare as an FIF member


• September 10, 2009: FIF Event: The Future of Retail Brokerage: Challenges and Opportunities sponsored by Scivantage at Tavern on the Green, New York. View Meeting Agenda
• September 10, 2009: FIF Cost Basis Roundtable at Tavern on the Green, New York. View Meeting Agenda


• August 17, 2009: Manisha Kimmel quoted in the article "OPRA Increases Data Traffic Projections" published in Inside Market Data, August 17, 2009 Vol 24 No. 46


• July 2009: FIF welcomes Surge Trading as an FIF member


• June 29, 2009: FIF Event: Symbology Symposium III sponsored by Broadridge at 2 Journal Sq Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306. View Meeting Agenda
  Panelists included:
  • Norman Brower, Executive Director, Enterprise Data Group, Morgan Stanley
  • Karen Glad, Vice President, Requirements Engineering, The Options Clearing Corporation
  • Anand Rajagopalan, Content Manager, North American Derivatives/OPRA, Thomson Reuters
  • Jeff Sheftic, Vice President, Trading Operations, Charles Schwab
  • Tom Jordan, President & CEO, Jordan & Jordan (Moderator)
  
  
• June 24, 2009: FIF members to speak on the "Do or Die - 2009 Mission Critical Projects" Panel at the SIFMA Technology Management Conference in New York. Panelists include Tom Jordan, President & CEO, Jordan & Jordan, FIF Advisory Panel; Susan Crozier, Product Manager, SunGard Brokerage and Clearance Solutions, FIF Multi-Client Back Office Committee Co-Chair; Irene A. Halpin, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase, FIF Front Office Committee Member; Thomas Knorring, Vice President, Trading Operations, Chicago Board Options Exchange, FIF Advisory Panel
• June 2009: FIF welcomes Scivantage as an FIF member


• May 2009: FIF welcomes Wachovia (Wells Fargo) and Oppenheimer as FIF members


• April 2009: FIF welcomes CIBC, Direct Edge, GainsKeeper and Lime Brokerage as FIF members

• March 25, 2009: FIF Quarterly Event, "Doing More with Less", hosted by Thomson Reuters in New York City. View Meeting Agenda. Panelists included:
  • Brett Redfearn, Global Head of Liquidity & Algorithmic Trading, JP Morgan
  • Madalena Sheehan, Executive Director, Global Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley
  • Dan Weingarten, Senior Vice President and Co-Director of Global Sales and Marketing, Penson Worldwide
  • Tom Jordan, President & CEO, Jordan & Jordan (Moderator)
  • Christopher Perry, President Americas, Thomson Reuters

• March 2009: FIF welcomes E*Trade Financial and Scottrade as FIF members

• January 2009: FIF welcomes Penson Worldwide and FTEN as FIF members

• December 9, 2008: FIF Year End Event in NY sponsored by Bloomberg
• December 9, 2008: FIF DTCC Strategic Initatives Presentation. View Meeting Agenda
• December 2, 2008: Tom Jordan moderated panel on Managing the Rapid Increase in Market Data and Ensuring Data Consistency at SIFMA's European Technology Management Conference & Exhibition

• November 19-20, 2008: Manisha Kimmel and Tom Jordan participated on panels at the 5th Annual FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference at the NY Marriott Marquis, New York, NY.
• November 12, 2008: FIF Derivatives Event sponsored by the CME Group at their Chicago Headquarters. This year's meeting was held jointly with the FPL (FIX Protocol Ltd.) Americas Committee. View Meeting Agenda
• November 5, 2008: Tom Jordan, FIF Advisory Chair, moderated the "Overcoming Reference Data Pitfalls Caused by Regulatory & Compliance Pressures" panel at the FTF Reference Data Conference in New York.
• November 2008: FIF welcomes BATS Exchange as an FIF member.

• October 6, 2008: FIF Event: Going Global sponsored by IBM at the Kitano Penthouse, 66 Park Avenue, New York. View Meeting Agenda

• September 2008: FIF welcomes Solace Systems as an FIF member.

• August 4,2008: FIF Options Symbology (OSI) Survey distributed to FIF members. Survey report available.
• August 2008: FIF welcomes Equinix and Tervela as FIF members.

• July 2008: FIF welcomes IBM Software Group as an FIF member.

• June 20, 2008: FIF issues press release on Industry wide BCP test which took place on June 7th 2008
• June 12, 2008: FIF, Vendors Address Options Symbology Issues - Securities Industry News
• 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.
• June 2008: FIF welcomes London Stock Exchange as an FIF member.
• June 2008: Manisha Kimmel participated in IMD's Market Data Capacity Virtual Round Table. Full report available

• 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 Investment Technology Group and Chicago Trading Company as FIF members.
• May 2008: New FIF Sub-Committees to Discuss Internal Options Identifiers and Retail Investor Communication – Inside Reference Data

• April 2008: FIF welcomes Intel 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 2008: FIF welcomes Pershing, Raymond James and Knight Capital Group 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.
• November 1, 2007: Tom Jordan and Leo McBlain participated on panels at the FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference at New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY
• November 2007: FIF welcomes Quantlab Financial as an FIF member.

• 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 discussed 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.

• March 13, 2007: Tom Jordan gave the opening speech at WSTA's Real–Time Trading & Information Distribution Seminar, at the Warwick New York Hotel.

• 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.