Project Conference

Building a Market for Exchange-Traded Derivatives for Recyclables

Virtual conference
29 July 2020, 09.00-12.00 EST

Join us on July 29, from 9:00 - 12:00 EST to discuss the potential for exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures and options contracts, to re-invigorate markets for recyclable materials in New Jersey and the US. Hear from leading industry experts, researchers and regulators as we explore issues facing the design and operation of a market for connecting buyers and sellers of recyclable materials in a friendly, interactive (virtual) environment. Stay for all three hours, or just the session most interesting to you!

Sponsored in part by the New Jersey Recycling Enhancement Act Grant program and the Rowan Center for Responsible Leadership.

Schedule:

9:00 - 10:00

  • Jordan P. Howell, Associate Professor, Rowan University. "Why derivatives for recyclables? Why now?"
  • Stein Ole Larsen, Co-Founder and CEO, NOREXECO - The Pulp and Paper Exchange. "Creating an exchange for pulp and paper - the NOREXECO experience"
  • Discussion

10:00 - 11:00

  • Daniel Folkinshteyn, Associate Professor, Rowan University and Jordan Moore, Assistant Professor, Rowan University. "How do new futures and exchanges impact industries?"
  • Michael Irgang, President, Global Risk Management Corporation. "Derivatives and risk management: 20 years of experience with McDonald's"
  • Discussion

11:00 - 12:00

  • Rostin Behnam, Commissioner, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). "Innovation in Derivatives and Regulation at CFTC"1
  • Philip Roscoe, Reader, School of Management - University of St. Andrews, Scotland. "What makes a market? Understanding the social connections that underpin markets"
  • Discussion

Conference recording:

Download the full conference recording here, or view via Youtube below.

  1. The views expressed by Commissioner Behnam are his own, and do not represent the views of the CFTC, its staff, or any his fellow Commissioners. ↩

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