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Mar 9
1 min

The SEC's 2021 Exam Priorities

For 2021, the SEC has recently outlined the attached list of exam priorities for market participants. Of particular note are the areas of...

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John R.

Jan 28
1 min

Cybersecurity Workshop Explores Risks of Attack on Data Centers

On November 10th, the FIA's Market Technology division moderated its fourth annual cybersecurity scenario workshop. This year, the event...

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John R.

Jan 28
1 min

Survey Shows That The Futures Industry Was Prepared for COVID-19

Tellefsen and Company developed an industry-wide survey for the Futures Industry Association (FIA) to fully understand the impact from...

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John R.

Dec 23, 2020
1 min

Equity Market Structure Modernization: Are Competing SIPs a Good Idea?

The SEC just adopted new rules to modernize the infrastructure for the collection, consolidation, and dissemination of market data for...

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John R.

Sep 30, 2020
1 min

Have You Done a BCP Review This Year?

With the COVID-19 impacts of the last 6 months, has your firm revisited and updated its business continuity plan (BCP) and information...

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Great Crypto Panel at The Trading Show 2020!

John R.

Aug 19, 2020
1 min

Great Crypto Panel at The Trading Show 2020!

I recently moderated a timely digital asset trading panel on: "Capturing Crypto Alpha - What Strategies are Maximizing Returns in the...

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John R.

Aug 3, 2020
1 min

Survey Results: Financial Services Industry Impact, Response and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19

Today, we released the results of our recent financial services industry survey on the impact, response and lessons learned from the...

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John R.

Jun 25, 2020
5 min

The Game Plan for Returning to the Office

Does your firm have a game plan yet for how and when to re-start your business offices and start to get to the next normal? What are your...

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John R.

May 4, 2020
4 min

A Strategy for Business Office Recovery

As state and local governments loosen up their emergency orders and restrictions on the impacts of COVID-19, you need to have a game plan...

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John R.

Apr 13, 2020
5 min

How Will We Know When It's Time to Reopen the Nation?

Here is a thoughtful piece from the New York Times - The New Health Section. Experts offer four benchmarks that can serve as a guide for...

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Business Continuance in a Post C-19 World: How to Return to Business as Normal?

John R.

Apr 10, 2020
2 min

Business Continuance in a Post C-19 World: How to Return to Business as Normal?

As a result of conversations with some of our clients, we think that firms need a game plan as to the optimal ways to begin to recover...

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John R.

Mar 11, 2020
2 min

Take this seriously: the coronavirus is about to change your life … for a while

There have been more than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) reported in the U.S. according to the state and local health...

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John R.

Feb 4, 2020
1 min

Pandemic Planning and Preparedness for the Impact of the Coronavirus

Given the media coverage of the spread of the Coronavirus and the numbers of those infected globally, it’s time to revisit your pandemic...

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John R.

Dec 6, 2019
1 min

Annual FIA-led exercise helps derivatives market participants practice response to tech disruptions

We recently developed and facilitated a very timely cybersecurity scenario workshop, "Operation Jolly Roger", in concert with the Futures...

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Third Annual FIA Cybersecurity Workshop, Operation Jolly Roger, a Success!

John R.

Nov 3, 2019
1 min

Third Annual FIA Cybersecurity Workshop, Operation Jolly Roger, a Success!

The third annual cybersecurity workshop, Operation Jolly Roger, hosted by the Futures Industry Association’s Market Technology division...

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John R.

Sep 3, 2019
1 min

The Trading Show Returns to New York!

I'm headed to one of the best trading shows around this month. The Trading Show will be returning to the Big Apple on Wednesday...

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Great Crypto Trading Panel at The Trading Show Chicago!

John R.

May 11, 2019
1 min

Great Crypto Trading Panel at The Trading Show Chicago!

A terrific panel discussion this week at The Trading Show in Chicago. Thanks to Chris Hehmeyer of Hehmeyer Trading + Investments, Toby...

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John R.

Apr 18, 2019
1 min

Tellefsen and Company is 35!

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the founding of Tellefsen and Company (TCL). Gerald (Jerry) Tellefsen started TCL in 1984 with Wayne...

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John R.

Jan 3, 2019
1 min

Are you a SCI Entity? What's in store in 2019?

For those SCI entities that are subject to Reg. SCI compliance, take a look at at this link to OCIE's 2019 Compliance Exam Priorities: ...

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John R.

Sep 18, 2018
1 min

New Market Data Management and Expense Control Solution

Are you challenged with managing your market data costs, inventory and reporting obligations? Does juggling spreadsheets of users,...

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