CONTACT Susanna W. Jung Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer The PRICE Futures Group, Inc. Phone Number 800-769-7021 FAX Number 312-264-4303 Email Address [email protected] Website URL www.pricegroup.com Chicago, IL – June 1, 2012 The Price Futures Group, a division of Price Holdings, Inc., an employee-owned company, is very pleased to announce that Phil Flynn, internationally televised oil and commodity market analyst, and his team, are joining the firm. Phil is one of the world’s leading energy and general market analysts, providing investors, professional traders, and institutions with his up-to-the minute advice for over 25 years. Phil’s accurate and timely…...

Dear Members – Thank you to everyone who attended our April 18th Member Meeting in New York City. Over 130 IBs, CTAs, APs and FCMs attended the event which was held at the NYMEX Building. During the meeting sessions we were reminded that June 2nd is the final date for general creditors to file claims in the MF Global bankruptcy. Some companies are buying brokers claims. During the Legal Update Session, we talked about the form the offers are taking and the specifics to look out for if you wish to sell your claim. Neal Stevens’ article in this month’s…...

Coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, National Futures Association and other strategic partners such as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the CME Group, have come together to organize Money Smart Week.  From April 21-28, more than 450 free educational classes, seminars and activities will be offered around the Chicagoland area focusing on financial topics for people of all walks of life. On Wednesday, April 25, NFA will join other regulatory and enforcement agencies at a Financial Regulators Fair at the State of Illinois Building, Thompson Center. Representatives from twelve agencies, including the…...

Chicago, IL—April 17, 2012—Gate 39 Media, a web marketing and development firm specializing in online solutions for the futures industry, announces the launch of its Clarity Portfolio Viewer™. Clarity Portfolio Viewer provides investors with instant access to the daily performance of their managed futures investments online; and for futures brokerages and Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) it provides data across the managed futures accounts they manage. Clarity Portfolio Viewer’s format is understandable, attractive, and easy to read. Upon login, investors are clearly presented with the performance of their entire futures portfolio on a single screen.  At a glance, investors know the profitability…...

For the past several years, I have served a s Special Advisor to the IB Advisory Committee of the NFA. At last week’s meeting, NFA staff presented several proposals in response to the MF Global collapse. These proposals would enable the NFA to work more closely with other SROs to recognize warning signs of imminent FCM failing(s). These proposals also include means by which professionals and the trading public can access information about their FCM more easily and in a more transparent form. Here is a short summary. The IB Advisory Committee viewed these ideas as favorable. Some will begin…...

Straits Financial LLC, a member and brokerage arm of the CWT Group, today announced it has hired Ms. Carol Dannenhauer as Executive Vice President and Head of its newly formed LW Managed Accounts Division. Straits is a registered FCM and a clearing member firm with the CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX. “Carol joining Straits is a dream come true” said Joseph Mazurek, President of Straits Financial LLC. “Carol knows managed futures and she is a trusted name in the industry having served under the Lind-Waldock banner most of her career. She and Straits share much in common so this is…...

NIBA will hold its Spring Membership Conference April 18, 2012 in New York City at the NYMEX Building, 1 No. End Avenue. Registration and Coffee begin at 12:30pm; sessions begin at 1:15pm. Our featured speaker, the Honorable Jill Sommers, is the Senior CFTC Commissioner with regard to the MF Gobal matter. She will be discussing CFTC responses and proposals aimed at preventing another calamity such as resulted from MFG’s failure and bankruptcy from ever happening again. In addition to the CFTC Session, the meeting also includes: NIBA’s Semi-Annual Legal Review How to Assess the Risks of Doing Business with your…...

The NIBA Summer Meeting is scheduled for the afternoon of June 21, 2012 at the Kansas City Board of Trade. In addition to a legal update, this meeting will focus primarily on agriculture issues important to our members. Details to follow soon....

Dear Members – On April 18, 2012 you will have the opportunity to ask the CFTC what went wrong at MF Global. We are honored to have Commissioner Jill Sommers speaking to our membership at our annual spring conference. She is the Senior Commissioner with respect to MF Global matter and, as such, Ms. Sommers has testified before both U.S. House of Representatives and Senate committees. Her responsibilities in that matter include exercising executive and administrative authority of the commission in: The pending enforcement investigation The pending bankruptcy actions of both the MFG BD/FCM and the parent company Other actions…...

New YORK, New Jersey, Connecticut, Jan 20, 2012 — Today’s web-enabled customers have taken control of their buying process, researching online before speaking with a salesperson. These buyers are more savvy and wary of marketing hype. As a result, marketing is evolving from a one-way “push” model into a two-way engagement model. Marketers must now demonstrate value and build trust by educating prospects throughout their buying journey. However, this new era of marketing is still evolving. Many marketers struggle to grasp the new concepts, terms and methodologies that make up the new marketing landscape in an effort to meet customer…...