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Technology Advisory Committee
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 2, 2001
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Welcoming Remarks
Commissioner Thomas J. Erickson, Committee Chairman
1:40 p.m. Remarks
Acting Chairman James E. Newsome
1:45 p.m. Implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000: Electronic Trading Facilities
CFMA Requirements and Pending Rulemaking
Paul M. Architzel, Chief Counsel, CFTC Division of Economic Analysis
Past, Present, and Future Exchanges: Regulatory Issues
John C. Lawton, Acting Director, CFTC Division of Trading and Markets
Outstanding Issues Under the CFMA
Philip McBride Johnson, Head of Exchange-Traded Derivatives, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
2:25 p.m. Electronic Order Routing: Guidance on Implementing Best Practices
Yvonne J. Downs, Senior Vice President, Compliance, National Futures Association
2:45 p.m. Straight-Through Processing
Charles P. Nastro, Managing Director / Director of Futures, Lehman Brothers
3:10 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m. Real Issues in a Virtual World: Technology and Its Challenges
Functionality, Capacity, and Security: Are Technology Audits the Answer?
Scott L. Johnston, Managing Director and CIO, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Error Trade Policies: How Should Fat Finger Errors Be Addressed?
Bryan T. Durkin, Senior Vice President and Administrator, Office of Investigations and Audits and Order Routing, Chicago Board of Trade
Disaster Scenarios in Linked Markets: Who's in Charge?
Anthony J. Leitner, Managing Director and General Counsel for Equities, Goldman Sachs
4:30 p.m. Going Forward: Issues, Priorities, and Process