Mr. Fitzsimmons was most recently with Nasdaq's former parent company, the National Association of Securities Dealers, which he joined in 1999 as Executive Director. Prior to that, Mr. Fitzsimmons was a Managing Director at Nomura Securities International, running its futures business. He started the futures division for Nomura Securities in 1990, and within three years, the division was one of the top 20 Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) measured in terms of customer equity. Before joining Nomura, he was a broker in the Treasury Bond Options Pit for Kidder, Peabody & Co.
Mr. Fitzsimmons became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1987, and was a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He was an active member participant on FCM committees at both exchanges. He also is a member of the CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee. He graduated cum laude from Harvard College and has an MBA from the University of Chicago.
"With the addition of Bob to the Nasdaq Liffe Markets team, we are one giant step closer to being ready for the first day that single-stock futures can start trading in the U.S.," said Warren Langley, NqLX chief executive officer. "His experience and skills will allow us to pull together all of the various pieces of the puzzle necessary to have Nasdaq Liffe Markets up and running and be successful in the single-stock futures market in the U.S."
John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, said, "Bob Fitzsimmons is a great addition to the Nasdaq Liffe management team. Bob's experience in the futures and securities industries will be a great asset to this effort. We look forward to working with him toward a smooth launch of equity futures products for what we expect to be an important new financial product."
