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Rory O'Kane

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Rory O'Kane is a Chicago-based derivatives executive who serves as a managing director at Simplex Investments. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Two Sigma.
He has also served as a director of US Options at Knight Equity Markets. He joined Knight in January of 2010 after spending the previous 10 years at TD Securities.
== Background ==
O'Kane served as president of the Securities Traders Association of Chicago in 2008.
He has been in the equities and options trading business for more than 28 years.
Prior to joining Knight, he was managing director/president of TD Professional Execution, Inc., a unit of TD Securities USA.
He was also former President of Rom-Bo Trading Company (a unit of Stafford Trading Company). His firm was a NASDAQ market maker and CBOE member responsible for providing options, equities, and futures execution capabilities to option floor-based and upstairs derivative-trading firms.
He is a Securities Traders Association governor and also co-chairs the STA Options Committee and STA PAC Committee. 
He serves on the SIFMA Options, ISE Allocation, ISE Retail Advisory, and the ISE Nominating Committees. 
== Education ==
== References ==	
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:Knight Equity Markets - Former Employees
Category:Securities Traders Association of Chicago
Category:Two Sigma - Former Employees
Ros Krasny

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Ros Krasny is veteran journalist based in Washington, DC. She is the weekend editor for Bloomberg News.
Formerly, she was the editor in charge for commodities, energy and companies news at Thomson Reuters.
Also previously, she was a Boston-based bureau chief for Thomson Reuters. 
== Background ==
Krasny was based in Chicago before moving to Boston, MA to become the bureau chief there.
In Chicago for Thomson Reuters she covered the financial markets for Reuters. 
Earlier in her career she worked for Knight Ridder and Bridge News. She is originally from Australia.
== References ==	
Category:Journalists
Category:Thomson Reuters
Category:Knight Ridder - Former Employees
Category:Knight Ridder
Category:Bridge News - Former Employees
Category:Bridge News
Rosalyn Wilton

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Rosalyn (Ros) Wilton is deputy chair of the board of trustees of the University of London. She is currently a non-executive director of LondonMetric Property Plc, where she is chair of audit. 
In 2023, Wilton was inducted into the Futures Industry Association's Futures Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 to commemorate outstanding contributions to the global futures and options community. 
== Background ==
Wilton's distinguished career has spanned four decades. Earlier positions include non-executive director of AXA UK Ltd, where she was chair of risk, and non-executive director of Optos plc, where she was chair of remuneration.
From 1999-2006, Wilton was chief executive of Hemscott Group Ltd, the financial data company that merged with a U.S. firm to form the global financial technology company Ipreo, where she became chairman. Previously, as a director of the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE), she was the first woman to serve on the board of any exchange in the UK or Europe. 
== Education ==
Wilton read mathematics at the University of London.
==Video--
===FIA Hall of Fame===
== References ==	
Category:Futures Hall of Fame Members
Rosemary Berkery

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Rosemary Berkery is a vice chair, heading Merrill Lynch & Co.'s legal and compliance operations.
 
== Background ==
She spent five years at Shearman & Sterling; she then joined Merrill in 1983. She has held numerous positions over the years, from associate general counsel to head of securities research to chief of private client marketing.
== Education ==
Berkery won a full scholarship to St. John's University.
== References ==
Category:Bios - Executives
Rosemary Hollinger

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Rosemary Hollinger is a lawyer and former regulatory with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She served as a deputy director of the CFTC and retired in 2019. She served as the regional counsel for the Chicago office of the CFTC.
== Background ==
Hollinger joined the CFTC in 1986. She has served as the team leader and manager in the Chicago office handing complex enforcement matters for the Division of Enforcement.
She has served as a faculty member at various National Institute for Trial Advocacy programs and taught trial advocacy at DePaul College of Law and Loyola University.
Before joining the CFTC, she was an associate at the law firm of Levy, Leopold & Associates and a supervising trial attorney at Cabrini-Green Legal Aid Clinic.
== Education ==
Hollinger received her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center
== References ==	
Category:Regulators
Category:Futures Regulators
Category:Lawyers
Category:CFTC - Former Employees
Rosemary McFadden

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Rosemary McFadden is the former deputy mayor for economic development in Jersey City, New Jersey. She was president of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the first woman to serve as president of a U.S.-based futures exchange.
In 2017, McFadden was inducted into the Futures Industry Association's Futures Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 to commemorate outstanding contributions to the global futures and options community. 
== Background ==
McFadden began at the NYMEX as a staff attorney, and four years later was promoted to president and chief operating officer.
During her tenure as NYMEX president, the successful crude oil options contract was introduced. Additionally, the number of contracts traded on the exchange jumped from 5 million in 1984 to 34 million in 1988. In addition, NYMEX also added contracts heating oil and gasoline options, as well as a propane futures contract. 
In 1987, McFadden was involved in talks with the Reuters PLC about plans to trade futures electronically.
In 1989, McFadden was NYMEX president when U.S. Federal Agents launched a criminal and civil investigation into trading at the then four New York-based futures exchanges.
McFadden left NYMEX in July of 1989, reportedly pushed out of the exchange over policy disputes. A day after McFadden resigned, COMEX Chairman John Hanemann stepped down among a flurry of executive moves in the New York futures exchange community.
Subsequent to leaving NYMEX, McFadden was a senior manager at the international practice group of Price Waterhouse, senior vice president and associate general counsel at the Pershing Division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, a director of global business development for DLJdirect and managing director at Credit Suisse First Boston.
== Education ==
McFadden holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Business Administration from Rutgers University.
== References ==	
Category:Former Exchange CEOs
Category:NYMEX
Category:NYMEX - Former Employees
Category:Futures Hall of Fame Members
Rosenblatt Securities Inc.

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Rosenblatt Securities Inc. is an institutional agency brokerage that offers investors a range of alternative execution techniques. It is also a registered Introducing Broker. 
== History ==
Rosenblatt Securities has been providing agency brokerage services to institutions since 1979. A member of the NYSE, NASD, ArcaEx and major ECNs, Rosenblatt trades both listed securities and OTC securities for its customers. It does not engage in principal trading or receive payment for order flow or shop orders. With its history of servicing quantitative accounts, Rosenblatt maintains a significant presence in portfolio trading as well as block trading. And through its relationship with Birinyi Associates Inc., the firm couples market-leading money flows and stock market research with its own execution services.
In 1989 Rosenblatt became the first brokerage firm to let customers directly access the New York Stock Exchange’s DOT system, by putting electronic terminals on their desktops that allowed them to send orders to the NYSE display book without broker intervention.
Rosenblatt Securities serves European clients through its Dublin subsidiary, RSIEurope Limited.
== Registration Information ==
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== News ==
In April of 2012, Rosenblatt branched out into options, hiring a four-person team to provide sales, trading and strategies for options. The team is led by Gary Wishnow, formerly of FBN Securities. 
On August 20, 2008, Rosenblatt Securities agreed to a deal allowing its clients direct access to BIDS Trading, a US block crossing network. Rosenblatt also provides access to four other dark pools.
On August 20, 2015, Rosenblatt announced an exclusive agreement with China Merchants Securities to bring Hong Kong and China research, corporate access, and execution services to U.S. institutional investors.
== Key People ==
== References ==
Category:Agency Brokers
Ross McEwan

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Ross McEwan was named chief executive of National Australia Bank in July 2019.
Prior to taking the role, he served as CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group starting in October 2013 until November 2019. He was succeeded at RBS by Alison Rose.
== Background ==
Between August 2012 and September 2013, he was chief executive officer for UK Retail. He joined RBS from Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he was group executive for retail banking services for five years. Before that he was executive general manager with responsibility for the branch network, contact centers and third party mortgage brokers.
McEwan has more than 25 years experience in the finance, insurance and investment industries. Before joining Commonwealth Bank of Australia, he was managing director of First NZ Capital Securities. He was also chief executive of National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd / AXA New Zealand Ltd. 
== Education ==
He has an MBA from Harvard.
== References ==
Rostin Behnam

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Rostin "Russ" Behnam was the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2021 to 2025. He was sworn in on January 4, 2022 after being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He departed the CFTC on February 7, after having served as a commissioner for nearly 8 years.
He was named acting chairman of the commission on January 21, 2021 following the announcement of the departure of Heath P. Tarbert, who had served as chairman since July 15, 2019.
Behnam was unanimously confirmed as a CFTC commissioner by the Senate in August of 2017 and officially sworn in on September 6, 2017 for a term expiring in June 2021.
Behnam was previously a senior counsel to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) at the Senate Agricultural Committee. He served as counsel to Senator Stabenow starting in 2011, focusing on policy and legislation related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Agriculture.
== Background ==
Behnam previously practiced law in New York City and worked at the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. 
== Education ==
He is a graduate of Georgetown University and earned his law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law.
==Video==
===JLN Industry Leader Video Series 2024===
===JLN Industry Leader Video Series 2023===
===JLN Industry Leader Video Series 2022==
==Podcasts==
===Inside the ICE House===
== References ==	
Category:CFTC Commissioners
Category:CFTC
Category:CFTC - Former Acting Chairmen
Category:CFTC Chairmen
Rostron Parry Ltd.

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Rostron Parry was founded in 1991 by former financial market journalists Simon Rostron and John Parry. The London-based firm provides public relations services to exchanges, brokers, fund managers and other financial-services-related businesses.
== History ==
The firm was created in 1991, after Rostron and Parry departed as directors of Trimedia, the UK office of the global PR consultancy. 
John Parry retired from the firm in June of 2010.
== Products and Services ==
The firm breaks its service offerings into several categories: 
*Consultancy, which includes advisory services on various strategies as well as on legal issues, researching new markets and advice on product types for investment management groups;
*Press relations, or public relations, is designed to build up relationships with various media outlets;
*Marketing and roadshows, incorporate marketing strategies in PR and promotional campaigns;
*Conferences and expos, arranging speaking engagements as well as designing and building expo stands;
*Editorial and copy writing, working with clients on reports and design of text for publications, brochures, corporate documentation, sales literature and online services;
*Advertising advisory services, providing a measurable advertising strategy and plan.
== Key People ==
* Simon Rostron, Owner
==Resources==
*Rostron Parry News Blog
== References ==
Category:UK-Based Firms
Category:Public Relations Firms
Roxanne M. Bennett

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Roxanne Bennett is a veteran financial services executive. She is managing director at Hehmeyer Capital Management.
Previously, she was the CEO of New Era Alternative Investments Ltd.
Before New Era Alternative Investments Bennett was executive vice president of Price Asset Management, Inc. ("PAM"), a CTA/CPO firm part of the Price Group companies. At PAM, Bennett was responsible for product development and marketing.
== Background ==
Bennett's futures industry career started in 1984. Before joining PAM, Bennett was an executive with ABN AMRO Inc. a bank-owned futures commission merchant. As a director at ABN AMRO, Bennett helped market clearing and execution services to commodity trading advisors and hedge funds.
== Education ==
== References ==	
Category:Price Group - Former Employees
Category:Price Asset Management - Former Employees
Category:ABN AMRO - Former Employees
Roy Leighton

Roy Leighton is chairman of the UK-based Financial Services Practitioner Panel (FSPP) and a board member of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange. 
== Background ==
Until April 2007 he was chairman of NYMEX Europe Limited, a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) in the UK. Prior he was UK chairman of Calyon Financial, formed from the merger of the investment banking arms of France's Crédit Agricole and Crédit Lyonnais. He also is the immediate past chairman of the Futures and Options Association (FOA), the main trade association for the European derivatives industry, a position he held from December 1999 to July 2007.
Leighton was appointed chairman of the FSPP in November 2005, the statutory body that monitors and advises the Financial Services Authority (FSA) from the perspective of the UK’s financial institutions. He also is industry chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Associate Parliamentary Group on Wholesale Financial Markets and Services and a director of International Financial Services London, the body responsible for promoting UK financial services abroad.
Leighton is immediate past chairman of the World Bank’s International Task Force for Commodities and served as a member of the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee. He is a Trustee of Alzheimers Research Trust. He also is a council member of the British Consultants and Construction Bureau (BCCB).
== Education ==
== References ==
*Dubai Mercantile Exchange
Category:Bios - Executives
Category:Financial Services Practitioner Panel
Category:Financial Services Practitioner Panel
Roy Saadon

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Roy Saadon is the founder of Access Fintech, a risk management service for banks and buyside firms launched in 2016.
Saadon was one of the founders of Traiana and took over as head of EMEA there in May of 2011. He stepped down in March 2016 after 16 years with the company.
== Background ==
Saadon took on the role of head of EMEA after 11 years at Traiana in New York and Tel Aviv. Before that, his most recent role at Traiana was as general manager for Traiana Harmony, where he was responsible for the overall market and technical direction of the Harmony product line.
He co-founded the firm in July 2000, along with Gil Mandelzis and James Chrystal, and served initially as head of product and services. Icap acquired the business in 2007.
== Education ==
He earned his degree in mathematics and computer science from Bar-Ilan University in Isreal.
== References ==
Royal Gold Inc.

Royal Gold Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and operates precious metals royalties, and owns royalty interests in various production, development, evaluation, and exploration stage projects, which explore for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc metals.
The company holds royalty interests in properties located in the United States, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Russia Federation, Spain, and Tunisia.
Royal Gold Inc. is also an associate member of the World Gold Council.
A Denver-based corporation, Royal Gold is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, under the symbol “RGLD,” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the symbol “RGL.”
== History ==
The company was founded in 1981 as Royal Resources Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company. After 4-5 years of increasing prosperity, oil prices collapsed causing the company to falter and shift its focus from oil and gas to gold.
The stock market pullback in October of 1987 caused Royal Gold to again refocus its business strategy and retreat from being a gold producer. Instead the company looked for partners for its properties and focused on being a minority owner of interests in significant gold properties operated by major mining firms. 
== Products and Services ==
The company services include a royalty portfolio, which provides investors with an opportunity to capture value in the precious metals sector, without incurring many of the costs associated with mine operations.
A royalty is simply a right to receive a percentage of production from a mine. By investing in a royalty, Royal Gold buys a percentage of the metal produced from a given property in exchange for a front end payment, without assuming any responsibility for the actual mining operation. Thus, the company does not have to contribute to the operating and capital costs at the mines.
== Key People ==
*Tony Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer
*Stefan L. Wenger, Chief Financial Officer
*Karen P. Gross, Vice President and Corporate Secretary
*William Heissenbuttel, Vice President of Corporate Development
*Bruce Kirchhoff, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel
*William M. Zisch, Vice President Operations
== References ==
Category:Gold
Category:Metals
Category:Gold Mining Companies
Category:World Gold Council Member
Ruben Aganbegyan

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Ruben Aganbegyan is CEO of MICEX-RTS, the merged Russian market of Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) and RTS Exchange. Prior to the MICEX-RTS merger in December 2011, he served as president of MICEX. 
== Background ==
Before taking his post as president of MICEX in June 2010, Aganbegyan was in charge of the Russian sector of business of Renaissance Capital Investment Company, where his responsibilities included expanding and strengthening relationships with key customers, as well as overseeing public relations and liaison with state authorities.
From 2002 to 2003, Ruben Aganbegyan served as the managing director of project financing for the Troika Dialog Investment Co., as well as serving as the head of investment and banking office for the company.
From 1997 to 2002, Aganbegyan served as a co-head of Credit Suisse First Boston in Russia.
Before 2000, Aganbegyan also worked for a number of other companies, including PriceWaterhouse, Clifford Chance, and Credit Suisse Financial Products in Moscow.
== Education ==
Aganbegyan graduated from Moscow State Law Academy in 1995.
== References ==
Category:Russia
Rudolf Ferscha

Rudolf Ferscha is an Austrian banker and business executive and exchange executive who is the former CEO of the Eurex derivatives exchange. He was Eurex CEO from 2001-2005 and chairman of the management board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (2003-2005) and a former member of the management board of Deutsche Boerse, co-owner of Eurex company alongside the SWX Swiss Exchange. He quit the company in December 2005.
== Background ==
Ferscha, an Austrian national, joined the management board of Deutsche Boerse in November 2000 with responsibility for its derivatives division, and was CEO of the Eurex group of companies, including Eurex Zurich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG, as well as chairman of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Eurex expanded into the world's largest derivatives exchange under his stewardship, but Ferscha departed following a long-running series of boardroom disagreements linked in part to the German-Swiss group's problematic push into the US market through its US Futures Exchange unit, which was branded as Eurex US. The US business faced intense competition from the established Chicago Board of Trade, which cut fees and boosted incentives, moves which triggered on ongoing lawsuit from Eurex charging its rival with anti-competitive behaviour.
Ferscha moved to the German group from Goldman Sachs, which he joined in 1997 as an executive director in its London office, before moving the following year to become its chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs in Germany and co-managing director of their German derivatives business.
He started his career as a capital markets lawyer before joining First Austrian International, where he was co-head of the securities trading house from 1990 to 1992, then head from 1992.
=== Later Career ===
In 2006, Ferscha founded Gledhow Capital Partners, specializing in investments in capital markets technology and infrastructure, payment systems, and asset management.
In 2018, Ferscha co-founded Mainberg Asset Management with Robert Hillmann. The firm advises the Mainberg Special Situations Fund HI, which focuses on equity opportunities created by mergers and acquisitions and other special situations.
== Education ==
Ferscha holds a law degree from the University of Vienna.
== References ==	
Category:Deutsche Boerse - Former Employees
Category:Former Exchange CEOs
Category:Eurex - Former Employees
Category:Goldman Sachs - Former Employees
Category:Goldman Sachs
Rudy Fasouliotis

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Rudy Fasouliotis is the CIO of Cove Markets.
He was a co-founder and CIO of OptionsCity Software Inc., then later became Vela's head of infrastructure after Vela acquired Options City.
== Background ==
Fasouliotis was at Oracle (previously Stellent) where he was a Senior Software Engineer. Stellent was acquired by Oracle and is a global provider of content management software solutions. He worked there for six years and held positions from support engineer to senior software engineer. Prior to that, Fasouliotis held positions at several consulting companies such as Bowne and RTI. His positions ranged from network consulting to software development. 
== Education ==
Fasouliotis has a bachelors degree in computer engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
== References ==	
[[Category:Bios - Executives]
Category:Options City - Former Employees
Category:Oracle - Former Employees