The purpose of this hearing will be to explore the impact of electronic trading on the derivatives industry and its regulation, including 1) how this industry will look in the near- and long-term as a result of technological advances; 2) which electronic trading activity should be regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act and which activity should not; and 3) if an electronic exchange falls within the jurisdiction of the Commodity Exchange Act, should it be regulated differently than an open outcry exchange.

Opening Statement by Chairman Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator for Indiana

 The witnesses follow:

Panel I

Roger Barton
BrokerTec Global, LLC

David P. Brennan and Thomas Donovan
Chicago Board of Trade

Shawn Dorsch
Derivatives Net, Inc. (Blackbird)

Howard Lutnick
Cantor Fitzgerald

Leo Melamed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Edward J. Rosen
Coalition of Commercial and Investment Banks
 

Panel II

David Downey
Interactive Brokers LLC

Phil Johnson
Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Matt Andresen
Island ECN.