Why Financial-Market Pioneer Richard Sandor Is Building “the Most Boring Benchmark in America”

A conversation with the creator of AMERIBOR about interest-rate benchmarks in a post-LIBOR world. When you talk to Richard Sandor about his history as a serial entrepreneur in financial markets, it cannot be a short conversation. Over the past half century, Sandor has been prescient and present at key moments in the creation and evolution
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MaterialsXchange Launches with First Raw Materials Transaction

MaterialsXchange’s digital marketplace streamlines the buying and selling of raw materials CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MaterialsXchange (“MX”), an electronic marketplace for buying and selling raw materials, went live on Monday with the first transaction executed shortly after the launch. The first listings on MX are wood products, specifically Oriented Strand Board (OSB), European Spruce (Euro Spruce) lumber, and
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2018 – Year in Review

As 2018 draws to a close, Connamara reflects on an exciting year and some amazing milestones for us and our partners: Our client, American Financial Exchange (AFX), continues their incredible growth setting all new records in 2018 for membership and transaction volume: Transactions of more than $275 billion since launch Membership has grown from original
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FreightWaves Named Innovator of the Year at FIA Expo 2018

FreightWaves – Maria Baker  –  Forty five companies applied for a spot in the annual Innovators Pavilion at the FIA Futures & Options Expo, fifteen finalists were chosen, five were selected by a panel of judges to present at the at FIA Innovator of the Year pitch competition, but only one came out on top.Designed
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