The Role of Exchanges in the Current Economic Meltdown    
& A Global View on Commodities in the Past Year

First it was oil. Then gold. Now corn.  
 
As commodity prices took centre stage one by one over the past few years, many could only see no end to higher prices. But what is happening to prices now? How has this current economic turmoil affected them? Is volatility set to continue further? Or will commodities become a bygone asset class of the past? What role can Exchanges play in all this to help tide out this storm? 
 
While the financial world struggles to survive from one day to the next, join Mr. Robert Ray, Managing Director of Commodities and Alternative Products, Equities, and International Sales for the CME Group, in this 1 hour forum where he will cover these questions and more. 

Speaker
Robert D. Ray
Managing Director with CME Group

About the speaker
Robert D. Ray is a Managing Director with CME Group. Mr. Ray is responsible for Commodities and Alternative Products, Equities, and International Sales. Bob served as Senior Vice President, Business Development at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) since March of 2003. Mr. Ray served as Vice President of Business Development from October of 2002 to March of 2003. Prior to joining the CBOT, Mr. Ray was a Principal at Robertson Stevens Inc. from February 2000 to October of 2002 responsible for Listed Derivative Trading and Chicago Branch Manager. Mr. Ray also served as Senior Vice President, Institutional Equity Derivatives at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. from July, 1986 until July, 1997 continuing with the successor company Carr Futures from July, 1997 until February of 2000 as Senior Vice President and Head of Listed Equity Derivatives.

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Registration open till 17 October 2008.