Futures Industry Association Statement On Conclusion Of House-Senate Conference Committee

The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement by FIA President John Damgard following the conclusion of the House-Senate Conference Committee on the financial reform bill.

“The FIA congratulates the members of the House and Senate Conference Committee on their historic achievement and thanks the members for the hard work that went into the consideration of the conference report. This was a marathon process and it required tremendous persistence, patience and cooperation. We especially thank Chairman Frank and Chairman Dodd for their leadership in the conference, and the members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees and Chairman Peterson and Chairman Lincoln in particular for all their work on the derivatives title of the legislation.”

The FIA is the leading trade organization for the futures industry. Its membership includes the world’s largest futures brokers as well as derivatives exchanges from more than 20 countries. For more information, please visit our website at www.futuresindustry.org.