Mr. Jim Rogers, a globally well-known investor and financial professor, was designated the Senior Adviser to Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on Oct. 21, 2009. During the grant ceremony presided by DCE Executive Vice President Mr. Li Jun, Professor Rogers accepted the letter of appointment from Mr. Liu Xinqiang, CEO and President of DCE and made a speech on "How I See The World Today" to over 700 ceremony participants who came from DCE member firms, students of Futures College and representatives from related industries.
"With his legendary investment experience and profound theory backgrounds, Mr. Rogers has his own unique insight and vision on global capital markets including but not limited to commodity futures. With Mr. Rogers as our Senior Advisor, we will be endowed with a more international vision on our strategic planning and market development; we will futher promote our undertakings of international cooperation and exchange, learn from the advanced experiences and ideas in the international community, keep up with the market trends, and maintain the vitality of the emerming market, so that the growth of DCE will be more internationally oriented and market oriented." stated by Mr. Liu during the ceremony. He also expressed sincerest thanks to Mr. Rogers for his sustained support to the development of DCE over the years and expected that Mr. Rogers would work with DCE enthusiastically, share with DCE his unique wisdom and resourceful experiences, and contribute to the development of the exchange.
"As an adviser, I will do my best to help DCE to become one of biggest exchanges globally; and I firmly believe, as the world economic center is shifting from the West to the East, DCE could definitely lead the global derivatives markets in a certain time in the future." said Mr. Rogers.
In recent years, DCE recorded a conspicuous progress in international cooperation and communication. Since 2003, DCE has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 15 exchanges from United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, India, Malaysia, and Thailand. As a member of FIA and FOA, DCE is periodically invited to participate in important derivatives conferences in Asia, North America, Europe, and Latin America.
In the meantime, DCE receives an increasing number of visitors from international counterparts, government agencies, academic organizations, and relevant investment and financial institutions. DCE enjoys a growing influence and reputation in global futures industry.