ICAP Appoints Gary Pettit as Global Head of Financial Futures and Options
ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, announces that it has appointed Gary Pettit to the new position of Global Head of Financial Futures and Options. Gary Pettit was formerly Global Head of Futures and Options at MF Global.
ICAP has also recruited, so far, an additional 25 former MF Global staff across London, New York, Chicago and Sydney which will significantly enhance its existing execution brokerage offering. Gary Pettit will be based in London, reporting to Gary Smith, Deputy ceo, ICAP London and EMEA.
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider Two Final Rules and Two Proposals
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics:
(1) Final Rule on Investment of Customer Funds and Funds Held in an Account for Foreign Futures and Options Transactions;
(2) Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Process for Making a Swap Available to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act
(3) Final Rule on Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade