--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association, Americas:
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EVENT: |
SEFCON II - Second Annual Swap Execution Facility Conference | |
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Monday, October 3, 2011 | |
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WHERE: |
Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 East 42nd St. at Grand Central Terminal, NYC |
CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler will deliver the keynote address at “SEFCON II,” the second annual Swap Execution Facility Conference. The day-long conference will examine the role and operation of Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and feature participants from leading inter-dealer brokers (IDBs), exchanges and wholesale financial markets as well as regulators and senior policy makers. The conference will include demonstrations of trading platforms for interest rate and credit derivatives, fixed income, money market products, foreign exchange, energy and equity derivatives.
The event is hosted by the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association (WMBA, Americas), www.wmbaa.org, an independent industry body representing the largest inter-dealer brokers (IDBs) operating in the North American wholesale markets. Cost: Free to media.
To register online for the event, please go to www.flaggmgmt.com/SEFCON and click on “Register to Attend.”
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About the Wholesale Markets Brokers Association, Americas
The Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association, Americas (WMBAA) is an independent industry body representing the largest inter-dealer brokers (IDBs) operating in the North American wholesale markets across a broad range of financial products. The five founding members of the group are: BGC Partners; GFI Group; ICAP; Tradition; and Tullett Prebon. The association seeks to promote the quality and standards of the industry and the critical role played by wholesale brokers in the efficient functioning of financial markets, working with key public policymakers on regulation and oversight of over-the-counter (OTC) markets and their participants. For more information, please go to www.wmbaa.org.