SEC and CFTC to Co-Host Roundtable on "Regulatory Harmonization"

The SEC identified the panelists for an upcoming joint roundtable with the CFTC on regulatory harmonization between the agencies. The roundtable is scheduled for September 29, 2025.

The three-part agenda includes a panel reviewing the history of SEC-CFTC coordination, a panel discussing how harmonization could benefit trading platforms, and a panel examining potential impacts for market participants.

On the history of SEC–CFTC coordination, the panelists include:

• Kenneth Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA
• Craig Lewis, Vanderbilt University
• Scott Litvinoff, Interactive Brokers
• Walt Lukken, FIA
• Scott O’Malia, ISDA
• Jim Overdahl, Delta Strategy Group

On benefits for trading platforms, the panelists include:

• Shayne Coplan, Polymarket
• Craig Donohue, Cboe Global Markets
• Terrence Duffy, CME Group
• Adena Friedman, Nasdaq
• Tarek Mansour, Kalshi
• Arjun Sethi, Kraken
• Jeffrey Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
• Don Wilson, DRW Holdings

On the impact to market participants, the panelists include:

• Stephen Berger, Citadel
• Ryan Louvar, WisdomTree
• Nick Lundgren, Crypto.com
• JB Mackenzie, Robinhood Markets
• Dave Olsen, Jump Trading Group
• Sonali Theisen, Bank of America
• Brad Tulley, J.P. Morgan