Following the market opening, officials from both exchanges met to discuss areas of mutual interests. Mr. Ernest Viola, an independent commodity specialist, and Mr. Chris Aberle of FC Stone, the international commodity risk management company, also participated in the discussions.
The visit of the Panamanian delegation was part of ongoing efforts by NYBOT to expand contacts with its global constituency in order to identify areas of common concern, increase levels of services, and broaden access to its marketplace.
The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, pulp, and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.
