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Walt Smith

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Walt Smith is a Philadelpha-based equities and derivatives executive. Currently, he serves as vice president of U.S equities and derivatives for Nasdaq OMX.
== Background ==
Smith joined the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in 1997 and moved to Nasdaq OMX in 2008 as part of Nasdaq's acquisition of PHLX.
He is a member of the management team for operation and strategic direction of Nasdaq OMX's 7 U.S. equities, futures and options exchanges.
Previously at PHLX, Smith was vice president of strategic planning, director of business and operational planning and director of broker-deal examinations. He was also general manager of the Philadelphia Board of Trade ("PBOT").
Prior to joining PHLX, Smith was a registered representative with The Vanguard Group.
== Education ==
Smith holds a bachelor of science in economics from Penn State University and also a masters of business administration in finance and strategy from the same school.
== References ==
Walt Weissman

Walt Weissman is co-chairman of the board, managing director, and founding partner of TradeLink Holdings LLC. He's been with the firm since the 1979 . Weissman is partially responsible for managing the overall risk to the firm. Weissman is also the founder and co-chairman at DigiLog Capital LLC. He is also a jet pilot with an instructor rating. 
== Background ==
Prior to founding TradeLink, Weissman was a former director of the Chicago Board of Trade and currently sits on their Board of Directors, since 2002. 
== Education ==
He has a law degree and an M.B.A. from Stanford.
== References ==
Category:Bios - Board Members
Category:TradeLink Holdings LLC
Category:TradeLink
Walter E. Auch

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Walter E. Auch was a former chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He died of cancer on Dec. 14, 2010 at his home in Paradise Valley, AZ. 
Auch was hired by the CBOE to bring in an outsider who was respected on Wall Street. 
== Background ==
Auch was born in Detroit and raised in Grosse Pointe, MI. 
He joined the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a navigator with the Army Air Force from 1941 - 45, and rising to the rank of captain. Auch started in the securities business in 1946. 
He was an executive vice president with Paine Webber when he was hired by the Chicago Board Options Exchange to become its Chairman and CEO in 1979. He had also served as executive vice president of National Securities Research Corporation.
During his tenure at CBOE, the exchange built its own building that housed the largest trading floor in the world. The CBOE also developed the OEX index options, which would be come the most actively traded options product. The exchange also started the the Options Institute for research and training.
Auch was active in the civic community of Chicago and served on the board of directors of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago Grant Park Concert Association.
== Education ==
Auch attended Albion College and the University of Detroit.
== References ==	
Category:Former Exchange CEOs
Category:Former Exchange Chairmen
Category:CBOE
Category:Former CBOE Chairmen
Category:Former CBOE CEOs
Walter Fitch

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Walter Fitch was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and served as its president in 1906. Fitch died suddenly on July 17, 1913 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at the age of 52.
He was the senior member of the brokerage firm of Walter Fitch & Company. 
== Background ==
Fitch was born in Fox Lake, Wisconsin on December 15, 1861. He came to Chicago in 1898 and joined the Chicago Board of Trade after having been in the grain trade in Wisconsin.
He was first affiliated with the firm of Pringle, Fitch & Rankin, but later took over the business under the name Walter Fitch & Company, Inc.
He was a member of of the Union League Club, and Kenwood Club. He served as president of the Chicago Athletic Club. He was also one of the founders of South Shore Country Club and served as president for several terms.
In 1910, Fitch testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture. He testified to protest against enactment of legislation prohibiting dealings in futures with agricultural products.
== Education ==
== References ==	
Category:Deceased
Category:Deceased Members of the Chicago Board of Trade
Category:CBOT Members
Category:Former CBOT Officials
Category:Presidents of the Chicago Board of Trade
Walter J. Zuck

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Walter J. Zuck is the chief operations officer at FX Solutions. He assumed the role in 2009. As CEO, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company with specific focus on institutional sales and partner relationships.
== Background ==
He joined FX Solutions in 2002 and has been instrumental in helping to formulate the company’s regulatory and compliance policy. 
He has also been influential in helping to build FX Solutions' global presence through his involvement with the institutional sales team and the company’s marketing division. 
Zuck has a 30-year background in FX having previously managed trading teams at First National Bank of Chicago, New York, Metallgesellshaft, New York, Continental Grain Co., New York and at Marine Midland Bank both in New York and London. 
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives
Walter Thomas (Tom) Price, III

Walter Thomas (Tom) Price, III is Co-Chairman of Price Holdings, Inc.
== Background ==
Price was chairman, president, CEO and was the sole shareholder of The Price Futures Group, Inc. and Price Asset Management, Inc. prior to an employee stock ownership plan he instituted. He also had been a principal investor in Uhlmann Price Securities.
Additionally, Price was chief executive of Beeland Management Co., which managed investment products and accounts based upon the Rogers International Commodities Index (RICI).
Price has been involved in the securities, cash commodities and commodity futures markets for more than 40 years as both a trader for his own account and as a broker. He is president, a registered principal, and associated person of Price Capital Markets Inc., with which he has been affiliated since February 1997. At Price Capital Markets, Price is ultimately responsible for overseeing all trading decisions.
== Education ==
A graduate of the University of Texas, he is both a licensed FINRA principal and NFA principal.
== John Lothian News Interview ==
*Five Minutes With Walter Thomas (Tom) Price, III - May 2009
== References ==	
== External links ==
*http://www.pricegroup.com/
*http://www.priceholdingsinc.com
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:Price Futures Group
Category:Introducing Brokers
Category:Futures Brokers
Category:Uhlmann Price Securities
Category:Price Holdings
Category:R.J. O'Brien & Associates, LLC - Former Employees
Walter W. Bettinger II

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Walter W. Bettinger II is an American business executive who served as the chief executive officer of The Charles Schwab Corporation from 2008 to 2024. On October 1, 2024, Schwab announced that Bettinger would retire as CEO effective December 31, 2024, as part of a multi-year succession plan.
In addition, Bettinger served on the board of directors of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank, and as a trustee of The Charles Schwab Family of Funds (Mutual Funds), Schwab Investments, Schwab Strategic Trust (ETF Funds), Schwab Capital Trust and Schwab Annuity Portfolios. Before assuming his current role, he was most recently president and COO of The Charles Schwab Corporation.
Bettinger is also active in numerous charitable and philanthropic efforts. He and his wife, Teri, are founders of the Walt & Teri Bettinger Foundation and the parents of five children.
== Background ==
Bettinger joined Charles Schwab in 1995 when the company acquired The Hampton Company, a retirement plan services provider he founded in 1983 at the age of 22. He held various executive positions within Schwab before becoming CEO in 2008.
=== Career at Charles Schwab ===
During Bettinger's tenure as CEO from 2008 to 2024, Charles Schwab experienced significant growth:
* Client assets grew from $1.14 trillion to $9.74 trillion
* Client accounts increased from 9.3 million to 43.2 million
* Schwab's stock value rose 400% to approximately $65 per share
* Market capitalization grew 660% to about $119 billion
Bettinger is credited with leading Schwab through the 2008 financial crisis and overseeing substantial growth in the post-crisis years.
=== Leadership and Recognition ===
Bettinger has been recognized multiple times by Fortune magazine as a global business leader. He served on the Board of Directors of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank, and as chairman of The Board of Trustees for the Schwab managed mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
== Education ==
Bettinger holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a major in finance, summa cum laude, from Ohio University. He has also completed the General Management program offered by the Harvard Business School.
== Retirement and Succession ==
On October 1, 2024, Charles Schwab announced that Bettinger would retire as CEO on December 31, 2024. Rick Wurster, the current President of Schwab, will succeed Bettinger as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. Bettinger will continue to serve as Executive Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors alongside founder Charles R. Schwab.
== References ==	
Category:Securities Brokers
Category:CEOs
Category:MarketsWiki Page of the Day
Waqas Samad

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Waqas Samad, the former CEO of FTSE Russell and the former group director of the information services division at London Stock Exchange Group, is currently a strategic advisor at Octaura. 
He was named to the LSEG roles (LSEG owns FTSE Russell) in May 2019. He replaced Mark Makepeace at FTSE Russell and reported to David Schwimmer, the CEO of LSEG.
He is also chairman of the Index Industry Association.
Samad had been the CEO of benchmarks at FTSE Russell since 2016. He joined LSEG in 2016 in that role, where he was responsible for leading FTSE Russell's global growth into indexes across all asset classes. 
== Background ==
Samad has spent almost 25 years in the financial services industry. As CEO of Benchmarks at FTSE Russell, he led the firm’s expansion in fixed income through the acquisition of the Citi Fixed Income Indexes and The Yield Book businesses. He was also responsible for the FTSE Canada business in North America.
Before joining LSEG and FTSE Russell in July of 2016, he was CEO of Barclays Risk Analytics & Index Solutions from 2007 – Jan 2016. 
He spent three years as head of index research Europe/Asia for Deutsche Bank and five years at Credit Suisse in a variety of quant and technology roles.
== Education ==
Samad holds a Bachelors’ degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College and has completed the Investment Management Programme at London Business School.
== References ==
Warburg Pincus LLC

Warburg Pincus is a Wall Street private equity firm founded in the 1960s by Lionel Pincus and Eric Warburg. The firm has more than $40 billion in assets under management and an active portfolio of more than 125 companies diversified by stage, sector and geography. 
== History ==
In the 1960s, Lionel I. Pincus & Company merged with E.M. Warburg & Company to form Warburg Pincus. Since its founding, the firm has invested more than $29 billion in more than 600 companies, including 20th Century Fox, Humana, Mattel and Mellon Bank.
== Products and Services ==
== Key People ==
*Charles R. Kaye
*Joseph P. Landy, Co-Presidents
== References ==
Category:Private Equity
Category:Private Equity Firms
Warrant

A warrant is a derivative security that gives the holder the right to purchase securities from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame.
 
Warrants are essentially the same as a call option; however, warrants are guaranteed by the issuing company rather than by an exchange (as is the case for options). Warrants also often have an expiration schedule that's measured in years rather than months.
The input volatility for warrants as compared to options is often considered to be either too high or too low depending on whether the client is a buyer or a seller. Market makers frequently call these, 'money for old rope'. 
 
They have been successful in various markets, but in those which have transparent option markets, such as with equities the U.S. equity, they tend to wither and die. Institutions, while attracted by the large margins, do need to be aware that they can be accused of mis-selling if they put a client into a warrant when an option of the same strike and maturity exists.
== References ==
Category:Definitions
Category:Trading Terms
Warren A. Lamson

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Warren A. Lamson was born in 1882 and was part of a family with a strong business background. His father, Lorenzo J. Lamson, and uncle, S. Warren Lamson, established Lamson Brothers and Company in 1874, setting the foundation for Warren's future career in the brokerage industry.
== Career ==
Lamson became a prominent figure in the financial sector as the president of Lamson Brothers and Company, a leading grain and securities brokerage firm with offices at 141 West Jackson Street, Chicago. Under his leadership, the company expanded to 26 branches across the United States, becoming one of the largest securities and commodities brokerage concerns in the country.
Lamson was a significant presence on La Salle Street, the financial hub of Chicago. The firm was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and the exchange that would become the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
He served as a member of the board of governors of the Chicago Stock Exchange and was part of its executive committee. He was the chairman of the executive committee two years before his death and had been a continuous governor since 1906. Additionally, he had been a member of the New York Stock Exchange, joining in 1917.
In 1937, he was among the Chicago stockbrokers who legally challenged the county assessor's decision to assess their New York Stock Exchange seats as personal property.
Lamson was a member of the Federal Reserve Board.
== Philanthropic Work ==
Lamson was actively involved in philanthropic efforts in Chicago. From 1928 to 1931, he served as the president of the United Charities, contributing significantly to the community. 
== Personal Life ==
Lamson was married to Sitarguerite Pratt Lamson. Together, they had three daughters: Mrs. Warner M. Washburn of Highland Park, Mrs. Richard Searles of Winnetka, and Mrs. Henry E. Hebblin of San Francisco, California.
== Death ==
Lamson passed away suddenly at the age of 58 due to a coronary occlusion on September 2, 1940 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago. He had suffered an initial heart attack at his home in Winnetka but recovered quickly before a second, fatal attack occurred later at the hospital.
== References ==	
Category:Chicago Stock Exchange - Former Members
Category:Former CBOT Members
Category:Deceased
Category:Deceased Industry Executives
Warren Davidson

Warren Davidson, a Republican, is the U.S Representative in Congress for Ohio's 8th District. He was among the first U.S. politicians actively and openly advocating for cryptocurrency regulation and blockchain adoption.
== Background ==
Representative Warren Davidson was born in Ohio. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army.
In 2000, Davidson returned to Ohio to help run his father's manufacturing business. Around this time, he started his own company. Late in 2015, he announced that he was running for election as U.S. Representative in the special election for Ohio's 8th District to replace John Boehner, who had served as Speaker of the House before retiring abruptly in October 2015. He won the election on June 7, 2016. Davidson won re-election in November 2020.
== Cryptocurrency ==
In September 2018, Davidson hosted a bipartisan roundtable discussion called "Legislating Certainty for Cryptocurrencies" in Washington, DC. The talk was attended by both Democrats and Republicans, as well as stakeholders of private companies such as EF Hutton CEO Chris Daniels. The primary concern addressed at the talk was consumer protection, specifically protecting crypto investors from fraudulent ICOs and other scams.
On December 3, 2018, Davidson told a blockchain event audience in Cleveland, Ohio, that he planned on introducing a bipartisan bill to create an "asset class" for digital assets under federal law. He originally introduced the bill with Representative Darren Soto. Davidson reintroduced the bill, called the "Token Taxonomy Act," on April 9. The bill would amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Act of 1940. The amendments would exempt certain cryptocurrencies and other digital assets from federal securities laws, allowing individuals to trade more easily or transact with certain cryptocurrencies.
In an interview with National Public Radio (NPR), Davidson suggested that the proposed US/Mexico border wall, a key talking point of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, could be paid for by the U.S. public through an ICO. This "WallCoin" sale could, Davidson suggested, potentially be bought with Mexican pesos.
== Education ==
Davidson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1991 to 1995, where he majored in American History and minored in mechanical engineering. He later attended the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, from which he earned an MBA.
== References ==
Category: digital assets
Category: cryptocurrency
Category: altcoins
Category: People
Category: bios
Category: regulation
Category: legislation
Category: CryptoMarketsWiki
Warren E. Buffett

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Warren Buffett is a highly successful American investor and a recognized philanthropist. He was voted the world's richest man by Forbes.com in 2008. According to the publication, Buffett had a net worth of $62 billion.
As the U.S. economy reeled from the credit crisis in 2008, Buffett announced he would invest $5 billion in Wall Street.While many other investors held tight to the sidelines, Buffett put $5 billion into Goldman Sachs. Two weeks before that, a subsidiary of Buffett's - Berkshire Hathaway - agreed to acquire Constellation Energy Group Inc. at $4.7 billion. During the time period, he also invested in General Electric and a Chinese battery manufacturer that aimed to sell electric cars in the U.S. in 2010.
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Washington Mutual Inc., and the emergency sales of Merrill Lynch & Co. and Wachovia Corp. had especially fueled fears about the vulnerability of firms that relied upon capital markets for short-term funding. Buffett contended, however, that he had chosen to be "greedy when others are fearful." He described the U.S. economy as a great athlete who'd had a cardiac arrest.
Buffett warned that the U.S. would face "its biggest financial meltdown in American history" if congressional negotiators couldn't find common ground on a $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street.
Buffett's investment philosophy is well known in the financial sector. If he can't understand it, he won't invest in it. He also looks for favorable long-term economics, able and trustworthy management, a sensible price tag and low-cost producers. 
== Background ==
In early June of 2010, Buffett and Moody's Corp. were scheduled to face questions from a bipartisan panel probing the roots of the financial crisis. The congressionally chartered Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) subpoenaed Buffett to appear at the New York hearing on the credibility of credit ratings and the investments made based on those ratings. Rating agencies like Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings had been criticized for giving unrealistically high ratings to complex investments backed by risky mortgages and other assets.
In August of 2011, it was announced that famed investor Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway would invest $5bn (£3.1bn) in Bank of America. News of the decision sent Bank of America's shares more than 25 percent higher.
== Published Works ==
Buffett wrote the foreword for The Ten Commandments for Business Failure, a book by Aaman Lamba.
His essays have been published as The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America edited by Lawrence A. Cunningham.
== Education ==
Buffett received a bachelor of arts/science degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln and a master of science degree from Columbia University.
== Resources ==
* Berkshire Hathaway Home Page
* Warren Buffett's MBA Talk At the University of Florida
== References ==
Category:Investor Categories
Category:Philanthropists
Category:Authors
Category:MarketsWiki Page of the Day
Warren Gardiner

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Warren Gardiner is chief financial officer at Intercontinental Exchange. He previously served as vice president of Investor Relations. In that role, which he took over on July 17, 2017, Gardiner managed the company’s interactions with the investment community, including institutional and individual shareholders, strategic and financial communications, and participation in governance and sustainability efforts. He succeeded Kelly Loeffler as the head of Investor Relations. 
Gardiner took over as chief financial officer on May 15, 2021 following ICE’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, when Chief Financial Officer Scott Hill retired.
During his tenure at ICE, Gardiner has been involved in business development, financial planning and analysis. In his expanded role as CFO, he leads ICE’s finance, accounting, treasury, tax and audit functions, as well as investor relations. 
== Background ==
He joined ICE from Evercore ISI where he was director of equity research for Financial Information and Exchanges. Prior to Evercore ISI, he was a member of the Institutional Investor ranked brokers, asset managers and exchange team at Barclays Capital. In 2016, he was named an Institutional Investor Rising Star in the Business, Education and Professional Services category.
== Education ==
Gardiner holds a bachelor’s degree in managerial economics from Union College and is a CFA charterholder.
== References ==	
Category:Evercore ISI - Former Employees
Category:Barclays Capital - Former Employees
Warren Gilman

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Warren Gilman is chairman and chief executive officer of CEF Holdings Ltd and vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Inc.
== Background ==
Gilman joined CIBC World Markets in 1985 and co-founded the firm's global mining group. During his career with CIBC, Gilman has advised several leading mining companies and participated in many of the largest mining transactions in Canadian corporate history. 
He has held the position of deputy chairman of CIBC World Markets Australia, with regional responsibilities for investment banking, merchant banking, retail stock broking and asset securitization. Prior to his current role, Gilman was managing director and head of the Asia Pacific region with CIBC World Markets.
Before joining CIBC, Gilman gained extensive experience in gold and base metal mining operations while working as a mining engineer in Canada's high arctic.
== Education ==
Gilman has a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives