ABA Business Law Section 2016 Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting

ABA Business Law Section 2016 Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting

Speaking Engagement

WilmerHale Partner Dan Berkovitz is a featured speaking during the meeting's wrap up panel discussion "What is Working and What Isn't." This panel will attempt to synthesize the previous days' presentations, including:

  • Market Structure
    • Futures: Two-tier market with Algos and HFT
    • (Flash crashes)
    • Blocks and EFRPs
    • Role of the FCM
  • SEFs—Central Order Book, auctions, one-to-many
    • Gateway to clearing—blocks and OTC clearing
  • Clearing—Structural weaknesses
    • Cross-border
    • Safety
  • Cross Border—Competition—U.S., Europe, Asia
    • Regulatory arbitrage
  • Unfinished business—or not
    • Position limits
    • Finalize rules
    • SEFs and MAT
    • Wish list—Regulatory and Legislative
  • Best and Worst of Dodd-Frank
    • Benefit to end-users
    • Cost of compliance
    • Legislative/Regulatory reforms

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