place City Winery

Let's uncork Expo with a bang! Come join business associates, colleagues and friends at the City Winery.

An RSVP is not necessary, however you must be pre-registered for Expo under a qualified* registration category before Friday, October 12 in order to appear on the guest list. Walk-ups will only be accommodated on space-available basis.

*Qualified registration categories include: Speakers, Press, Board, Full Conference, Single Day and Trade Show Plus. NOTE: Trade Show Only delegates must upgrade to Trade Show Plus to attend.

Getting there:
Transportation will NOT be provided. City Winery is located three blocks from the Morgan stop on the "L" at the corner of W Racine and W Randolph. Valet parking is available at the restaurant for $13 per car, or $5 if you are a VinoFile member.

City Winery
1200 W Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60607
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place 8th Street Lobby Level Registration Area & Lower Level Registration Area

Stop by the registration desk to get your B3 badge and CME Group tote bag filled with Expo materials before heading into the first session.

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CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo was sworn in as a CFTC Commissioner in 2014 and confirmed as Chairman in August 2017. Before entering public serivce, Chairman Giancarlo served as the Executive Vice President of GFI Group Inc. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and U.S. Legal Counsel of Fenics Software and was a corporate partner in the New York law firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner. Chairman Giancarlo’s keynote address will provide an overview of the regulatory agenda for listed and cleared derivatives markets in the U.S. and global regulatory landscape.

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2018 has seen a significant increase in activity among the world’s major exchanges with a return of volatility. Exchange leaders will discuss their challenges and opportunities and how to build a sustainable future for listed derivatives markets.

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place Lower Level, Trade Show Floor - Green /Blue/ Silver Exhibit Halls

Current 2018 Exhibitor List

Continental Foyer, Lobby Level

Continental A

2018 saw the appointment of the first female head of the New York Stock Exchange in its 226 year history marking an additional milestone for the continued rise of women in what has traditionally been a male dominated environment. This panel will hear from those who are leading the way to a more diversified environment for the listed and cleared derivatives industry and their outlook for the future.

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Continental B

1.25 hours CLE Credits Available

What issues have been keeping the FIA L&C Division busy this year? This session will highlight the various projects legal and compliance professionals within FIA members firms have worked on for the industry in 2018. FCM, law firm and other panelists will discuss the latest developments in AML requirements, recent revisions to the CCO requirements, the proposed de minimis rule, as well as developments in exchange rules and NFA Disclosures.

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Continental C

Five fintech startups, selected from the FIA Innovators Pavilion, will present their products to a panel of judges and compete to win an award from FIA. Each firm will have just five minutes to describe the main features of their products and explain their relevance to the derivatives markets, and then answer questions from our panel of expert judges. The FIA Innovators Pavilion is a special feature of FIA Expo dedicated to showcasing new technology.

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Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, an organization headquartered in New York that builds and supports social movements for a more open, just, and habitable world. He is the co-founder of GetUp!, an Australian political organization with more members than all of Australia's political parties combined, as well as Avaaz, the world’s largest online citizens’ movement, now with more than 47 million members worldwide. He has been named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business and received the Ford Foundation's 75th anniversary Visionary Award. With Henry Timms, Jeremy is co-author of the 2018 book NEW POWER: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World--and How to Make It Work for You, praised by David Brooks, Richard Branson, Jane Goodall, Alicia Garza, Russell Brand, and more. Their thinking on “new power” was featured as the Big Idea in Harvard Business Review, as one of 2014’s top TED talks with over 1.4 million views, and by CNN as one of the Top Ten Ideas to Change the World in 2015.

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Continental A

Recently, global standard setting bodies have identified concerns relating to the reliability of porting, CCP interdependencies and concentration of clearing members. Panelists will debate whether these concerns are legitimate and, if so, what the industry, policymakers and regulators can do to lessen the concerns. They will additionally consider whether Brexit will impact the clearing ecosystem and whether it will intensify these global regulatory issues.

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Continental B

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A lot is happening across the Atlantic that will impact businesses in Chicago and elsewhere in the U.S. This panel will discuss a variety of European regulations and issues that are currently or imminently impacting U.S. market participants. Topics discussed will include Brexit, GDPR, CCP equivalence discussions and CFTC Part 30 developments.

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Continental C

The last few years have seen many changes in the cleared derivatives industry. A few FCMs have left the business, and a few new ones have joined. Firms are becoming swap dealers, and emergent companies are looking at how new technology may disrupt the industry. Products have been launched that bring new participants to the market and cause incumbents to reevaluate their processes for trading and clearing. Technology providers have consolidated, leading to vertical integration between front office and back office technology. These are just some of the trends that have occurred recently – but what do they mean for the health of the industry? 

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Buckingham

Huatai Financial USA Inc. will discuss the internationalization and asset management growth in the China futures market. Opportunities and participation channels for international investors will also be presented. Our speakers will also provide insight into the Chinese markets in the context of the global economy.  

Continental Foyer, Lobby Level

Continental A

The reform of Libor and emerging plans to transition to new benchmarks is having significant impact on derivatives markets. With exchanges rolling out products based on these new benchmarks, this panel will consider progress to date and what steps need to be taken to establish liquid listed instruments to reflect the new market structure.

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Continental B

Listen in as enforcement experts discuss key cases and developments in CFTC, NFA, and exchange enforcement proceedings and investigations. Panelists will draw from current cases to discuss business practices for compliance in today’s enforcement environment.

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Continental C

A new generation of users and investors is shaping the way FCMs, exchanges and technology firms tailor their offerings. This panel will look at the different approaches being adopted to make futures relevant and attractive, including in the areas of education, technology and customer engagement practices.

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This panel will discuss the current status of the internationalization of the Chinese futures market and upcoming opportunities for participation. Presenters will also outline the differences between Chinese and overseas regulation in the futures market.

place Lower Level, Trade Show Floor - Green/Blue/Silver Exhibit Halls

The Chicago trading community's must-attend event! Unwind and take advantage of the best networking hours of the year during the annual Taste of Expo! Join us from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. for drinks and snacks courtesy of the Expo 2018 exhibitors. Find out what everyone is offering on the conference mobile app.

CME Group invites you to a special networking reception at nearby Venue SIX10. All registration types except trade show-only are invited to attend.

place 8th Street Lobby Level Registration Area & Lower Level Registration Area

Stop by the registration desk to get your B3 badge and CME Group tote bag filled with Expo materials before heading into the first session.

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Dan Berkovitz will join FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken in a fireside chat at his first FIA conference since being sworn in as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition to learning more about Dan’s background, the Expo audience will also hear the Commissioner share his thoughts on the key developments impacting regulation of derivatives markets in the U.S. and across the globe.

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Listed and cleared derivatives markets are facing potential regulatory change driven by a range of geopolitical developments. This panel of regulatory experts will highlight the key areas of development including the impact of Brexit, the futures of equivalence recognition and cross-border supervision.

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Continental B

While still a relatively new product class, digital assets have drawn the attention of institutional investors looking at how this emerging instrument can fit into their broader strategies. What are the issues preventing greater participation, and how is the market responding?

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Venture capital investors are fueling the growth of fintech through their investments in startups, spinoffs and industry utilities. This panel of experts from venture capital firms focused on fintech in capital markets will discuss the trends they are monitoring, the companies in their portfolios, and the sectors where they see the best potential for successful applications.

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Join us for an interactive, plain English explanation of the Prudential Regulators QFC Stay Rule and how it applies to listed and OTC derivatives; or as we like to call it:  QFCs for Dummies by Dummies!

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place Lower Level, Trade Show Floor - Green/Blue/Silver Exhibit Halls

John Jacob Ballroom II

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A briefing on the new Transfer Protocol, designed to help firms transition execution and clearing businesses triggered by Brexit.

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Continental Foyer, Lobby Level

Continental A

CCPs continue to face evolving regulatory oversight as their crucial role in a robust and stable financial market infrastructure remains in focus. Clearinghouse leaders will share their views on the current landscape and what lied ahead.

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Continental B

The past year has seen a dramatic expansion of the digital assets marketplace. But such a novel product has presented regulatory and policymakers with challenges over how best to oversee the innovative product. Panelists will discuss current efforts to provide the most effective regulatory oversight, including self-regulation, the development of a code of conduct, and pending legislation and enforcement.

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Continental C

How are developments in technology enabling the mining and distribution of new sources of data? This panel will bring together representatives from along that chain, as well as the companies that consume the data for investment decisions and other purposes.

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Imagine that you have received a request from the CFTC or the NFA for records. This session will train session participants on various aspects of recordkeeping including format, retention and accessibility to better prepare you to respond to such an inquiry. What do recently revised CFTC rules (1.31) mean in practice? What are the regulators expecting to see when they conduct an audit? Speakers will use actual experiences in responding to regulatory inquiries to advise participants on best practices for retaining records. 

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Lower Level, Trade Show Floor - Green /Blue/ Silver Exhibit Halls

Continental A

Ten years on from the financial crisis the transformation of the swaps market in the U.S. is being re-examined to assess whether reform has struck the right balance between system safety and stability, and market vibrancy and economic growth. This panel of experts will consider the core areas under review, including swap execution and clearing rules and end user exceptions and how the market has evolved over the past decade.

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Continental B

The first futures contracts were launched on bitcoin late last year. Since then the interest in the potential for derivatives on digital assets has continued unabated. This panel will discuss the emergence of new derivatives contracts, the differences in specifications, the customers using their products and the relationship between cash and futures pricing.

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Continental C

For many years trading desks have used a wide range of technology that works in isolation.  From the sophisticated through to the simple – big data, quantitative models, trading screens, spreadsheets, news feeds, chatrooms, phones and pens – the common factor is the human in the middle.  Manual actions consume time and are prone to error.  What if these processes could work together seamlessly without human input? How can open source software help systems become interoperable and allow humans to concentrate on providing value?

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As self-regulatory and membership organizations, exchanges can audit, inquire and discipline their participants. Knowledge of exchange rules, which can change frequently, is critical to a successful compliance and training program. This session will take an in-depth look at areas where additional training makes a difference in how regulators respond to rule violations.

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This week marks the four-year anniversary of the Treasury “flash rally” and subsequent joint staff report on the events of that day. Since that event, treasury market structure has continued to evolve. This panel will explore what changes have been made in the areas of regulatory and public reporting, trade execution, and clearing and settlement and assess whether they have kept pace with this market evolution.

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A diverse group of industry leaders will discuss the next wave of innovation in the trading of cryptocurrencies and the creation of new business models based on digital assets as we ask the question: where do we go from here?

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Continental C

The backoffice is undergoing a significant transformation as firms look to continue the process of automation and efficiency. This panel will look at a range of structures emerging including outsourcing and vertical integration of systems.

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When a disruption occurs, exchanges waste no time asking questions of market participants to understand the source. Speakers will address the questions commonly raised in an inquiry from an exchange when a potential disruption occurs along with strategies for responding. This session will cover steps that could be taken during development, launch and operation of algos to avoid types of disruptive practices such as spoofing, flickering, layering and reporting potential rule violations. Delegates will go away with a better understanding of the components of an effective training and supervision program for algorithmic trading.

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Continental Foyer, Lobby Level

Continental A

Pre-trade and trade risk management often garner a great deal of attention but post-trade risk can also create exposure for the marketplace. Trade allocations/give-ups, option expiration processing, physical delivery management, are just a few of the topics which carry post trade risk.  How are CCPs, market participants, and FCMs effectively managing their post trade operational risk? How can technology help mitigate this risk?

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Continental B

Around the globe, changes in trade policy are having a significant impact on commodities markets. How are exchanges, brokers and commodities customers reacting? And what will be the consequences for listed markets?

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Continental C

Recent years have seen a huge increase in the amount of data generated from the listed derivatives markets to meet regulatory reporting requirements. How are technology firms and their clients now putting that data to additional use in the area of surveillance, client risk management and dynamic margining, for example?

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