{"id":2660,"date":"2023-05-11T18:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T01:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2024-10-16T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:33:56","slug":"days-of-futures-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of Futures Past"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2660\" class=\"elementor elementor-2660\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdcc1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afdcc1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d61cd1 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"7d61cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 1\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-1-scott-irwin\/\">Scott Irwin, Professor, University of Illinois and Author of \u201cBack to the Futures\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" 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Scott is the Laurence J. Norton Chair of Agricultural Marketing at the University of Illinois and the author of <em>Back to the Futures: Crashing Dirt Bikes, Chasing Cows, and Unraveling the Mystery of the Commodity Futures Markets<\/em>.<\/p><p>SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Scott to discuss some of the lessons of the past that we can use to build commodity futures markets that survive, flourish, and remain the beating heart of our economy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c79430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c79430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM121_ScottIrwin_TranscriptFinal_20230515.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 2\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-2-john-lothian\/\">John Lothian, Founder &amp; Publisher of John Lothian News<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 20, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-2-john-lothian\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6115381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85e782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"e85e782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2689\" class=\"elementor elementor-2689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3751692 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3751692\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e28b53a\" data-id=\"2e28b53a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de928f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4de928f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Days of Futures Past Episode 2 | John Lothian, Founder & Publisher of John Lothian News\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=b53iy-1412273-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f9e6dc3 episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f9e6dc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d68cc65\" data-id=\"3d68cc65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4244bde2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4244bde2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the second installment of our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series, we welcome John Lothian into the SmarterMarkets\u2122 studio. John is Executive Chairman at John J. Lothian &amp; Company and Founder &amp; Publisher of John Lothian News. SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with John to discuss the people and times that created the modern futures exchange in Chicago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b85cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b85cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM122_JohnLothian_TranscriptFinal_20230522.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da109c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6da109c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5167df51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5167df51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aecfc7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aecfc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid 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elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a79101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-3-dave-howson-and-jos-schmitt-cboe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-1280x720.png\" class=\"attachment-large_sixteen_nine size-large_sixteen_nine wp-image-2715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SM123_Jos-Schmitt-Dave-Howson_1920-X-1080-FINAL.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 3\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-3-dave-howson-and-jos-schmitt-cboe\/\">Dave Howson and Jos Schmitt, Cboe<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 27, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-3-dave-howson-and-jos-schmitt-cboe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6115381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b0b7bb\" data-id=\"35b0b7bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f48bb31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2f48bb31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Days of Futures Past Episode 3 | Dave Howson and Jos Schmitt, Cboe\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=5j9tm-141a5bd-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5b9efb episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5b9efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5be73e99\" data-id=\"5be73e99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e864eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e864eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week on our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series, we welcome Dave Howson and Jos Schmitt into the SmarterMarkets\u2122 studio. Dave Howson is EVP &amp; Global President at Cboe Global Markets and Jos Schmitt is President &amp; CEO of Cboe Canada and SVP &amp; Global Head of Listings for Cboe Global Markets.<\/p><p>SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Dave and Jos to discuss the history of \u2013 and lessons from \u2013 the Chicago Board Options Exchange as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c09f1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c09f1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_JosSchmitt_DaveHowson_TranscriptFinal_20230601.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c073f0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2c073f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771e1963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"771e1963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695336fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"695336fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4220\" class=\"elementor elementor-4220 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2780 post-2780 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-days-of-futures-past category-episode category-popular-episodes tag-commodity-futures-markets tag-commodity-markets tag-crude-oil tag-energy-markets tag-financial-markets tag-futures-trading tag-history tag-new-york tag-oil pmpro-has-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146ac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a79101 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a79101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-4-michel-marks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png\" class=\"attachment-large_sixteen_nine size-large_sixteen_nine wp-image-2781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM123_Michel-Marks_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 4\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-4-michel-marks\/\">Michel Marks, Former Chairman, NYMEX<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 3, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-4-michel-marks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6115381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85e782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"e85e782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2780\" class=\"elementor elementor-2780\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd51df1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd51df1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2248586d\" data-id=\"2248586d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67374e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"67374e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Days of Futures Past Episode 4 | Michel Marks, Former Chairman, NYMEX\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=dmtgs-1423f82-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7834dd0d episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7834dd0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c9cfaf8\" data-id=\"4c9cfaf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318f9e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318f9e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series with Michel Marks, the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Michel to discuss the creation of the modern energy futures markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf59857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf59857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM124_MichelMarks_TranscriptFinal_20230609.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf1dbd1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bf1dbd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f816cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f816cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e12ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e12ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4220\" class=\"elementor elementor-4220 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2790 post-2790 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-days-of-futures-past category-episode tag-cfma tag-commodity-futures-markets tag-exchanges tag-government-regulations tag-history tag-policy tag-risk-management tag-technology pmpro-has-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146ac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a79101 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a79101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-5-walt-lukken\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png\" class=\"attachment-large_sixteen_nine size-large_sixteen_nine wp-image-2791\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_Walk-Lukken_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 5\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-5-walt-lukken\/\">Walt Lukken, President &#038; CEO of the FIA and Former Acting Chairman &#038; Commissioner of the CFTC<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 10, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-5-walt-lukken\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6115381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7279f0ff\" data-id=\"7279f0ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd1819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5dd1819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Days of Futures Past Episode 5 | Walt Lukken, President & CEO, Futures Industry Association and Former Acting Chairman & Commissioner, CFTC\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ysm7m-142d71a-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e448d48 episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e448d48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5964892f\" data-id=\"5964892f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4701c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4701c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this week\u2019s installment of our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series, we welcome Walt Lukken back into the SmarterMarkets\u2122 studio. Walt is the President &amp; CEO of the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and Former Acting Chairman &amp; Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).<\/p><p>SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Walt to turn back the clocks to Lukken&#8217;s time at the CFTC. Throughout the episode, they cover the economic globalization of the early 2000s and its role in the growth of the exchange-traded derivatives market, the lasting influence of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (CFMA), Enron&#8217;s collapse and its impact on energy market regulation, and Lukken&#8217;s advice for future policymakers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900cf64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"900cf64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM125_WaltLukken_TranscriptFinal_20230613.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4aaf26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b4aaf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213d7ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213d7ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aecda20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aecda20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4220\" class=\"elementor elementor-4220 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2817 post-2817 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-days-of-futures-past category-episode tag-clearing tag-commodities-trading tag-commodity-futures-markets tag-commodity-markets tag-exchanges tag-futures-trading tag-history tag-risk-management pmpro-has-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146ac4a\" 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https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_Joe-Raia-Dan-McElduff_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 6\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-6-dan-mcelduff-and-joe-raia\/\">Dan McElduff and Joe Raia, Abaxx Exchange<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 17, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-6-dan-mcelduff-and-joe-raia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details \u2192\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6115381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6115381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85e782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"e85e782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2817\" class=\"elementor elementor-2817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbb124 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cbb124\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638028bc\" data-id=\"638028bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dae2e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4dae2e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe title=\"Days of Futures Past Episode 6 | Dan McElduff and Joe Raia, Abaxx Exchange\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=gsem5-14359bc-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cdc2b6 episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68cdc2b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ed80428\" data-id=\"1ed80428\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638550a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638550a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series this week with two guests from Abaxx Exchange: Dan McElduff and Joe Raia. Dan is President, Head of Strategy &amp; Development and Joe is Chief Commercial Officer at Abaxx Exchange.<\/p><p>SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Dan and Joe to discuss the launch of ClearPort at the NYMEX in 2002, which brought the backing of the clearinghouse to the global OTC markets and today clears transactions from 1,800 listed contracts across multiple asset classes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd2b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dd2b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM126_DanMcElduff_JoeRaia_TranscriptFinal_20230619.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edd6436 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6edd6436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ad3f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ad3f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9b5762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b9b5762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4220\" class=\"elementor elementor-4220 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2834 post-2834 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-days-of-futures-past category-episode tag-benchmarks tag-commodities-trading tag-commodity-futures-markets tag-commodity-markets tag-crude-oil tag-history pmpro-has-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146ac4a\" 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class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 7\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-7-adi-imsirovic\/\">Adi Imsirovic, Director at Surrey Clean Energy and Former Global Head of Oil Trading at Gazprom Marketing &amp; Trading<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-12c436a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>June 24, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5ac02e0 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-7-adi-imsirovic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEpisode Details 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Head of Oil Trading at Gazprom Marketing & Trading\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=mitpj-143d143-pb&from=pb6admin&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=1&font-color=auto&logo_link=none&btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73971e9a episode-info elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73971e9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-773b1dce\" data-id=\"773b1dce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109ae89b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"109ae89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This week on our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series, we welcome Adi Imsirovic into the studio. SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Adi to discuss the history of the Brent crude oil market and speculate on its future.<\/p><p>Adi Imsirovic is Director at Surrey Clean Energy, Former Global Head of Oil Trading at Gazprom Marketing &amp; Trading, and Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. He is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-71718-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Trading and Price Discovery for Crude Oils: Growth and Development of International Oil Markets<\/em><\/a> and the editor of <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-031-28232-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Brent Crude Oil: Genesis and Development of the World\u2019s Most Important Oil Benchmark<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef1e9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef1e9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM127_AdiImsirovic_TranscriptFinal_20230705.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff4603 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2ff4603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688032e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688032e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color\">\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted By<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbc3224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbc3224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Greely\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4220\" class=\"elementor elementor-4220 e-loop-item e-loop-item-2844 post-2844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-days-of-futures-past category-episode tag-commodity-markets tag-copper tag-energy-transition tag-history tag-lme tag-metals tag-metals-markets tag-risk-management pmpro-has-access\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146ac4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146ac4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"episodes-loop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a79101 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a79101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-8-andy-home\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png\" class=\"attachment-large_sixteen_nine size-large_sixteen_nine wp-image-2845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SM128_Andy-Home_1920-X-1080.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef7d75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef7d75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d2a0d elementor-widget__width-auto episode-number elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27d2a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tEpisode 8\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a63b80 elementor-widget__width-auto series-name elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a63b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-size\">\t\t\t\tDays of Futures Past\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac9a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dac9a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/days-of-futures-past-episode-8-andy-home\/\">Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist, Thomson Reuters<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a4e0d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"84a4e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We continue our <em>Days of Futures Past<\/em> series this week with Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist at Thomson Reuters. SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Andy to explore the history, the crises, and the scandals of the metals markets and the London Metal Exchange (LME). Together, they discuss what lessons we can learn from these histories in order to build better and smarter metals markets for the energy transition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84e029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84e029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartermarkets.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SM128_AndyHome_TranscriptFinal_20230705.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download full transcript \u2192<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18481deb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"18481deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Parag is Founder &amp; CEO of Climate Alpha and Founder &amp; Managing Partner of FutureMap. He is the author of seven books including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paragkhanna.com\/book\/connectography-mapping-the-future-of-global-civilization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paragkhanna.com\/book\/the-future-is-asian-commerce-conflict-and-culture-in-the-21st-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><p>SmarterMarkets\u2122 host David Greely sits down with Parag to explore the influence of Asia and the new Asian values on markets, as well as to discuss the markets we\u2019ll need to build an increasingly connected future.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6c332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec6c332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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