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OIC 2014: SEC Address

In our final installment of sessions from the 2014 OIC Conference, we present the SEC Address, delivered by Gregg E. Berman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The speaker, Gregg Berman, notes that "as a matter of policy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclaims responsibility for any private statement by any of its employees and the views I express do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or any of my colleagues at the Commission."

In our continuing coverage of the 2014 OIC Conference, we bring "How Education is Driving Growth: Why It’s More Important than Ever Before."

The participants were:

• Alan Grigoletto, Moderator, The Options Industry Council
• Michael Khouw, DASH Financial
• Peter Lusk, CBOE, The Options Institute
• Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring
• Loren Reinhardt, OptionsCity Software
• Mark Skalabrin, Redline Trading Solutions

Our coverage of the 2014 OIC Conference continues with the presentation of the Joseph W. Sullivan Award to Blair Hull.

The Options Insider's continuing coverage of the 2014 OIC Conference panels continues with The Market Makers

The participants included:

• John Smollen, Moderator, Quivetneck Capital
• Ed Haravon, Spot Trading
• Pat Hickey, Optiver US
• Dan Perper, PEAK6 Investment
• Jon Schlossberg, Equitec Group

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, Executive Managing Director of ConvergEx Group and CEO of Liquidpoint.

They discuss:

• More Flash Boys
• Financial interests in options markets
• The Nth Exchange
• and more...

In this episode, Mark is joined by Tony Saliba, Executive Managing Director of ConvergEx Group and CEO of Liquidpoint.

They discuss:

• Their algorithm which optimizes where complex orders are sent
• Exchanges, spread books, and fragmentations
• Should exchanges be required to provide kill switches?
• Getting rid of penny-wide spreads
• Tony's opinion on Flash Boys

Mark is joined by Andy Nybo, Head of Derivatives Research at TABB Group.

They discuss:

• The use of U.S. listed options by European investors
• Growing demand for ETF options
• The insatiable appetite for VIX
• The state of the industry including: rising volumes, muted uptick in vol, and mini options
• Pending AAPL split
• Market structure
• And more

The Options Insider's continuing coverage of the 2014 OIC Conference panels continues with A WILD Perspective.

The participants included:

• Ellen Greene, Moderator, SIFMA
• Francine Fang, KCG Holdings
• Elizabeth Martin, Goldman Sachs
• Sapna Patel, Morgan Stanley
• Jessica Titlebaum, Orc Group

In this episode, Mark is joined by Paul Jiganti, Managing Director of Market Structure and Client Advocacy at TD Ameritrade.

They discuss:

• TD tools for buy-writes
• TD and TOS becoming the platform of choice for investors
• Tools for advisors
• The double-edged sword of fragmentation
• Retail customers aren’t concerned about market structure
• The criticisms from Flash Boys
• The idea of a retail-only exchange
• Failed retail-oriented products
• And more

The Options Insider brings you exclusive audio coverage of all the sessions at the 2014 Options Industry Conference.

Next up is always a crowd favorite: Options Exchange Leaders. Featuring:

• Anthony Saliba, Moderator, LiquidPoint
• Edward Boyle, BOX Options Exchange
• Shelly Brown, MIAX Options Exchange
• Steve Crutchfield, NYSE Euronext
• Jeromee Johnson, BATS Options
• Gary Katz, International Securities Exchange Holdings
• Edward Provost, Chicago Board Options Exchange/C2
• Thomas Wittman, NASDAQ OMX/NASDAQ OMX PHLX