Mark recently attended the 2017 Options Industry Conference, where he was joined by Craig Donohue, Executive Chairman and CEO of the Options Clearing Corporation.

They discuss:

• What brought Craig back to derivatives and The OCC?
• The evolution of OCC into regulatory and oversight roles
• Craig's history with leading large transformations within existing companies
• The possiblility of rolling back regulations
• Migrating other products to central counterparty clearing
• The difference between regulated and unregulated derivatives
• The fight to allow listed options in IRAs and other regulatory struggles
• What are the origin for leaving options off the list?
• What is on his radar for the future?
• Potential taxation implications with transaction taxes and more
• How many exchanges are too many exchanges?
• The concentration of liquidity in a few names
• The need for investor education