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From the team that produces Modern Money SmartBrief -- and more than 40 other newsletters for some of the most influential organizations in Finance -- it's the Modern Money SmartPod. This podcast features insights from key policymakers and C-suite executives from leading financial services firms. If you're looking for a fun and informative podcast that focuses specifically on the people, technologies and trends that are driving the future of financial services … this is it!
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It's time to end our fantastic week at the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference. And who better to help us bring this incredible week to a close than Nicholas Garrow, the Chief Strategy Officer at Trading Technologies (TT). Garrow shares his insights on 24/7 trading and discusses the bifurcation of interest in prediction markets between financial and non-financial events. Garrow also recaps key points from the panel TT hosted on prediction markets for institu...
Prediction markets have been a hot topic at the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference ... and that has been music to the ears of Fateen Sharaby, Head of Index Derivatives at Bloomberg. Sharaby joins the show to discuss the work Bloomberg is doing to source data for prediction markets. He also explains how Bloomberg is expanding into new products like credit index futures and equity futures. And finally, Sharaby notes Bloomberg's partnership with MIAX and the a...
Day 3 at the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference kicks off with a conversation with Gregory Yu, Head of Markets at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX). Yu highlights HKEX's expanded focus on retail participation, noting a 20-25% increase in weekly stock options volume and plans to launch 20 more retail-friendly options. Yu provides an update on Hong Kong's FIC market development roadmap and delves into the launch of China government bond futures and re...
Day Two of our coverage from the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference continues with this conversation with Euronext Chief Diversification Officer Camille Beudin. Beudin shares his insights on some of the key topics at FIA Boca, including 24/7 trading, tokenization, and prediction markets. Beudin also outlines how Euronext's strategy focuses on three main objectives: growing non-volume-related revenues, expanding into FICC, and launching new products. Upcomin...
After missing last year's FIA Boca, CoinFund President Chris Perkins is back this year and he is pumped up about many of the issues that are hot topics here at the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference. Perhaps what's most exciting for Perkins is that this year's Boca seems to represent a 'dance party,' whereby TradFi firms appear to be searching for crypto firms to dance with and accelerate their reach into digital assets. Perkins also discusses: The rise of ...
If you think policy moves by the Trump Administration have throttled the market for renewable energy certificates and other clean energy marlets, you are mistaken. Day Two of our coverage from the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference continues with this conversation with IncubEx CEO Dan Scarbrough, who explains that despite regulatory challenges, environmental commodity markets are thriving, especially in North America. Scarbrough also discusses: The work IncubEx i...
Day Two of our coverage from the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference kicks off with this conversation with Meaghan Dugan from Cboe. Dugan expands on Cboe's announcement here in Boca that it is launching a new derivative-based product relevant to prediction markets. Dugan explains how the new event contracts expand on the binary outcome possibilities of "Yes or No" by adding a "Plus" or "Payout Zone". Dugan also discusses: Cboe's goal of designing new products that...
Day One of our coverage from the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference concludes with this conversation with Michael Blaugrund, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Blaugrund outlines ICE's focus on building next-generation infrastructure for trading, clearing, settlement and capital formation. Blaugrund also discusses: The recent move by ICE to launch a tokenized equities platform, offering 24/7 tokenized trading with on-chain...
Our coverage from the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference keeps rolling along as we catch up with Bill Gulya, Managing Director and Head of the Americas at SGX Group. This was Gulya's second consecutive year joining the show in Boca, where he shared his insights on numerous topics, including: SGX's goal to round out its multi-asset approach with the addition of Asia government bonds.The nuanced approach SGX is taking to prediction markets.How the war in the Middle...
To kickoff our week at the Futures Industry Association's Global Cleared Markets Conference, I connected with NinjaTrader Chief Executive Officer Marty Franchi. We covered a lot of ground during our coversation, including: NinjaTrader's efforts to serve retail traders as product offerings continue to expandHow prediction markets are shifting the industry agendaWhat being acquired by Kraken has meant for NinjaTrader's expansion goalsWhat NinjaTrader Live is and what that platform means for tra...
In what is an annual tradition for this podcast, Futures Industry Association President and CEO Walt Lukken stops by the show to preview what's in store at the annual Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. The agenda in Boca is always packed with fireside chats, speeches and panel discussions featuring some of the most influential leaders in the derivatives industry. Lukken also shares his insights on key issues that are likely to be top-of-mind in the Florida sun, includin...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the better part of the last year, you know tariffs implemented by the Trump administration have wreaked havoc on global trade. And now that the US Supreme Court declared a large swath of those tariffs illegal, I've invited an expert onto this show to help make sense of this tariff mess. Marc Busch is a professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and he joins the show to share his insights on what to expect as the story of Trump’s t...
Intercontinental Exchange is launching the Reddit Signals and Sentiment Tool. The tool is designed to offer investors actionable insights about topics and trends that are prominent on Reddit. Considering the rise of Reddit, and the high profile that platform has enjoyed among traders since the pandemic, this collaboration makes perfect sense. Chris Edmonds, the President of Fixed Income and Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, stopped by the show to share details about how the tool was...
We wrap up our road trip to the International Futures Industry Conference via a conversation with Anthony Attia, the Global Head of Derivatives & Post Trade at Euronext. Anthony shares some of his key takeaways from a busy week in Boca, including: Discussions about the feasibility and business case for 24/7 trading at the industry level.Relatively little talk about AI -- which might indicate industry maturity on the topic.Euronext's recent announcement that it will clear crypto ETFs...
The puns were flying around fast and furious on the final day of the 50th annual International Futures Industry Conference as JB Mackenzie from Robinhood joined the show to discuss the evolution of prediction markets. Prediction markets have made headlines in recent months around events like the presidential election, but as their popularity grows, JB shares his view on just how far prediction markets might push into areas like politics and sports. JB also outlines expansion efforts und...
The continued growth of retail trading has been a hot topic this week at the 50th annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. CME Group Chief Commercial Officer Julie Winkler stopped by the show to discuss what the exchange is doing to meet the needs of increasingly sophisticated retail traders. At the other end of the retail spectrum, Winkler shared details about CME Group's Trading Challenge, which introduces new investors to futures markets. Winkler also ...
Data has been woven into the DNA of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) since its inception. And as markets continue to expand at a rapid pace, managing the underlying data in a resilient, scalable and accessible way remains a key priority for ICE. In this quick update from the sidelines of the 50th annual International Futures Industry Conference, ICE Chief Operating Officer Stuart Williams details how quickly messaging traffic is growing across ICE's markets. Williams also outlines the p...
To kick off the second day of the International Futures Industry Conference, Shawn Creighton, the Director of Index Derivatives Solutions at FTSE Russell, joins the show for the second year in a row to discuss the issues that are creating the most buzz at Boca50. During this quick, 10-minute podcast, Creighton delves into an array of topics, including: Interest in digital assets indices continues to expand, while the rise of cryptocurrencies powers the launch of perpetual contracts for ...
It's Day One at the International Futures Industry Conference and Bill Gulya, Managing Director and Head of the Americas at Singapore Exchange (SGX), kicked things off by joining this podcast to discuss a couple of announcements from SGX that are making their way into the headlines. SGX has a reputation for making big news each year at #FIABoca and this year the exchange operator did not disappoint. After starting the day with an announcement about launching open-ended Bitcoin futures contrac...
In what has become an annual tradition for this podcast, Futures Industry Association President and CEO Walt Lukken stops by the show to preview what's in store at the annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. It is the 50th anniversary of Boca, so this year's gathering is a big one. While the agenda is packed with fireside chats, speeches and panel discussions featuring some of the most influential leaders in the derivatives industry, Lukken shared his insights...
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