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Expert Insights on Commodities Positions and Derivatives Regulation

Policymakers are holding hearings on whether to change the regulatory framework for trading in commodities and derivatives. Few disagree that regulation changes governing trading in these assets may transform investor behavior and have profound and lasting impact on market prices

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  • CFTC hearings on curbing “excessive speculation” in the energy markets
  • Potential policy change to exemptions grated to dealers for hedging net exposure of their swaps book
  • Imposition of hard speculative position limits in energy contracts and shift of regulatory responsibility to the CFTC from exchanges
  • Derivatives reform legislation, including mandated clearing of OTC derivatives, higher capital requirements for swap dealers and their counterparties
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Featured Council Members

GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists

Patrick Young, Founder and Chairman, Derivatives Vision

Patrick YoungWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Founder and ChairmanDerivatives Vision

Lynton Jones, Chairman, Bourse Consult

Lynton JonesWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

ChairmanBourse Consult

David White, Managing Principal, Riskapital Advisors

David WhiteWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Managing PrincipalRiskapital Advisors

Mark Blundell, Chief Executive Officer, New Media United plc

Mark BlundellWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Chief Executive OfficerNew Media United plc

Prakash Gupta, Consultant, PG Schaum Inc.

Prakash GuptaWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

ConsultantPG Schaum Inc.

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Study Groups

Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry

Study Group Name No. Members
Stock/Commodities Exchanges Experts 163
Securities Exchange Consultants 13
Discount/Online Brokerage Services Experts 111
Euronext Exchange Experts 32
Electronic Communication Network Experts 101

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Recent Live Meetings

Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings

September 15, 2009 | Chicago

Seminar: Steel Market Demand Trends (Chicago)

September 16, 2009 | Boston

Seminar: Steel Market Demand Trends (Boston)

September 30, 2009 | New York

Seminar: Precious Metals Outlook (New York)

October 22, 2009 | Webcast

Webcast: China’s Appetite for Natural Resources (3:00 PM HKT, GMT+8)

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Recent News Analyses

News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations

Equity Derivatives: Growth in Europe

November 13, 2009

Equity Derivatives: Growth in Europe | www.greenwich.com

Institutional investors discuss market trends in European equity derivatives.

Equity Derivatives: Cautious Optimism Among U.S. Institutions

November 13, 2009

Equity Derivatives: Cautious Optimism Among U.S. Institutions | www.greenwich.com

North American institutional investors reveal equity derivative market trends.

In China, Neither Side Wants Derivatives Confrontation

September 29, 2009

Low Heat Likely as China Stews On Derivatives Losses | www.reuters.com

China Derivatives Fallout likely LimitedA number of reports in late summer said China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration was giving its tacit sanction to Chinese companies to back out of loss-making derivatives positions. However, a recent Reuters story (Sept. 29) suggests  that both...

ISDA Determination on JAL Rehabilitation Not Welcome

November 19, 2009

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Safe Harbour Japan K.K.

Will JAL Be Required to Settle JPY100 Billion in Derivatives Contracts? | headlines.yahoo.co.jp

The Yomiuri Shinbun reports that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) may require Japan Airlines Corporation to settle JPY 100 billion in swaps and derivatives as a result of filing for creditor protection under ADR provisions of the Special Measure for Industrial Revitalization,...

JAL Rehabilitation Not Awaiting for ISDA Ruling

November 19, 2009

Daniel Lintz, President & Chief Executive Officer, Safe Harbour Japan K.K.

Will JAL Be Required to Settle JPY100 Billion in Derivatives Contracts? | headlines.yahoo.co.jp

The Yomiuri Shinbun reports that the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) may require Japan Airlines Corporation to settle JPY 100 billion in swaps and derivatives as a result of filing for creditor protection under ADR provisions of the Special Measure for Industrial Revitalization,...

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