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Basic, Intermediate & Expert Level Courses

Jan.31, 2012
    Markets Demystified: OTC vs. Exchange
Jan.31, 2012
    Treasury Futures-Int’l Fixed Income & Money Mkt Spreads
Feb.1, 2012
    Introduction to Exchange-Traded F&O
Feb.2, 2012
    LIBOR: Interest Rate Swaps

         Feb.7-8, 2012
    Is Algorithmic Trading within Your Grasp?
Feb.9, 2012
    Operational Risk of OTC Derivatives
Feb.14, 2012
    LIBOR: Interest Rate Swaps
Feb.15, 2012
    Making Sense of Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
More Courses & Dates »»

CFTC Approved Final Rule on Position Limits - IFM Databanks Help with Compliance Requirements
IFM maintains a global repository of accountability levels, reporting levels, aggregation, rules and position limits to helps firms meet increasing oversight, control and reporting requirements. Read brochure.

IFM Publishes Research Studies to Address Financial Market Issues
The IFM has released four new studies that address pressing industry issues such as prescriptive measures to thwart a "Flash Crash"; impacts of high-frequency trading; clearinghouse margins and systemic risk; as well as, DMA and the effects of algorithmic trading on liquidity on popular contracts traded at CME Group exchanges. The IFM funded-research was conducted by scholars from Yale, HEC Business School; Singapore Management University, Simon Frazer University, University of Delaware, HEC Paris and Hofstra University.
Read Press Release.
The studies were published in a special edition of the Review of Futures Markets. Click to read studies.


Exchange Fees Helps Firms Reduce Errors
Calculating commissions and reconciling trading fees is quicker and more economical with our low-cost data service. IFM continuously aggregates and validates futures, options on futures and equity options fees globally. Twice–daily reporting, plus email notices on proposed fees and products and email alerts on immediately effective fees and schemes accommodate varying time zones and accelerate efficiencies. Read brochure.

Review of Futures Markets: Innovative Research on Futures & Derivatives
The Review is a quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed, editor selected articles that expand the literature of futures, options, and derivatives research. Articles appeal to a high-level audience.
See Abstracts 2007-2010
See Archives 1950-2006

Customized Education
As a premier independent provider of quality information, the IFM delivers in-house programs that can be tailored to the specific learning needs of individuals and organizations. We have delivered a variety of one-day and multi-day courses to a broad, global audience from banks, FCMs, trading advisors, regulators, public-policy makers, as well as market-users - money managers, portfolio managers, investment companies, insurers, endowments, foundations and hedge funds. Contact Kevin Baldwin, Education Director, kbaldwin@theifm.org.






        
    

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