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Options Insider Radio Episode 28: The Road Ahead For BOX

Will Easley, Vice Chairman, BOX
In this episode, Mark is joined by Will Easley, Vice Chairman of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX). Mark and Will discuss the challenges that lie ahead for BOX and other options exchanges in 2009. Will the collapse of the hedge fund industry devastate the options market? Can BOX outmaneuver its rivals and carve out niches in the block crossing and OTC markets?


Other Topics Covered In This Episode:

• Is the options market headed for a collapse in 2009?

• How does BOX plan to survive the expected decline in options volume?

• Is it possible to abolish payment for order flow from the options market?

• How does BOX plan to differentiate itself from the growing NASDAQ Options Exchange?

• Is BOX's Price Improvement System (PIP) still relevant in a world of penny pricing and microsecond executions?
  

• Does BOX plan to form a block crossing network to rival Archangel and Ballista?

• What are BOX's plans for the OTC credit derivatives market?
  

• Does BOX plan to achieve SRO status in 2009?
  

• and much more...