Greg Burns

Addressing a room full of chief executives and foreign diplomats in Chicago last week, Republican Illinois Sen. Peter Fitzgerald weighed in on behalf of the futures markets. "They need a...

In eight years of forecasting the weather for traders, agricultural meteorologist John Dee has developed a solid niche in Chicago's futures markets. But these days, instead of operating his Global...

As chief executive of the London International Financial Futures Exchange, Hugh Freedberg is making the transition to screen-based trading look easy. Just seven months into Freedberg's tenure, LIFFE is on...

On the face of it, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's so-called E-mini contract is a rare triumph in an industry that has struggled to find new products. After losing a bidding...

For a glimpse of a future dominated by electronic trading systems, look no further than the proposed initial public offering of Hull Group Inc. In a recent regulatory filing, the...

The New York Stock Exchange on Thursday reined in its headlong charge to longer trading hours, but competitors showed no signs of letting the Big Board set the pace in...

Just a few weeks ago, Chicago Board of Trade Chairman David Brennan had his wings clipped after losing a bid to oust Chief Executive Thomas Donovan. Last week, Brennan and...

Word that the New York Stock Exchange may launch an evening trading session in July landed with a thud west of Wall Street. Along LaSalle Street, NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso's...

Just four months ago, Chicago Board of Trade members voted 450-390 to scrap a high-profile alliance with Frankfurt-based Eurex, the world's biggest futures mart. On Monday, exchange officials appeared poised...

The news hit the market like lightning and, just as fast, it all but disappeared. When word of Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin's resignation crossed the tape Wednesday morning, pandemonium reigned....