Industry discusses futures and options trading in metals

The first day of an industry meeting, sponsored by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to gather thoughts on futures and options trading in metals revealed a range of opinions. Below are the panelists who spoke today, with their comments listed and linked, if available.

For more, see the CFTC's website: http://www.cftc.gov.

Panel One:

Dan Berkovitz, General Counsel, CFTC
Presentation
Written Testimony

Steve Sherrod, Division of Market Oversight, CFTC
Written Testimony

Panel Two:

Jeff Burghardt, Luvata
Written Statement
Member Roster

Jeremy Charles, HSBC Bank USA, NA
Written Statement

Tom LaSala, CME Group
Written Statement
Lending Guidance

Mark Epstein, Individual Trader
Written Statement

Panel Three:

Tom Callahan, NYSE Euronext
Written Statement

Dr. Henry G. Jarecki, Gresham Investment Management

Bill Murphy, Gold Antitrust Action Committee
Written Statement

Kevin Norrish, Barclays Capital

John Lothian, John Lothian & Co.

Panel Four:

Richard Strait, Triland USA, a Division of Mitsubishi Corporation
Written Statement

Simon Grenfell, Deutsche Bank

Mike Masters, Masters Capital
Written Statement

Harvey Organ, Individual Investor
Lending Guidance

Jeffrey Christian, CPM Group
Written Statement

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