University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong considered the underlying reasons for the volatility occurring in the U.S. overnight funding markets in mid-September.
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong analyzed Commissioner Dan Berkovitz's support for Dodd-Frank reforms that "have in fact likely increased concentration" by increasing fixed regulatory costs for those operating in this sector.
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong rejected current conjecture that recent market sell-offs are due to technology, such as automated, algorithmic or high-frequency trading.
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong analyzed a recent court determination that a Chicago trader and his firm had neither manipulated nor attempted to manipulate the price of certain interest rate swaps.
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong detailed several "fundamental flaws" in the Dodd-Frank Act and its adverse effects on financial markets.
In an interview with Risk Desk editor John Sodergreen, CFTC Chief Market Intelligence Officer Andy Busch described his new role and a new "more rigorous approach to policymaking."
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong applauded the SEC's new Special Study of the Securities Market and questioned whether the SEC Order Protection Rule is necessary to sustain a competitive equity trading marketplace.
New CFTC Division of Market Oversight Director Amir Zaidi stated that the division would focus less on enforcement and more on market intelligence and policy reform.
University of Houston Finance Professor Craig Pirrong criticized regulators for concentrating on reforming the OTC derivatives market while ignoring the "myriad connections of this market to other parts of the financial market."
In an interview with Risk Desk editor John R. Sodergreen, former ICE eConfirm Chief Bruce Tupper and former CFTC attorney Peter Kavounas describe the launch of TransVix, a trucking futures and options exchange.
