Program

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Registration & Breakfast


General Session
Hosted by EMC Consulting

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

Walter Roesch
Director
Merrill Lynch, US Clearing Services

 
Project Overview and Update
 

David Harrison
Vice President, Member Services
Options Clearing Corporation  

 

Mr. Harrison will provide an overview of the current project efforts and upcoming milestones. 

 

Review of Industry Test Scripts 
 

Karen Glad
Vice President, Requirements
Engineering
Options Clearing Corporation 

 

Ms. Glad will review the industry test scripts.  

 
Exchange and Utility Reports
 

Moderator:

 

Walter Roesch
Director
Merrill Lynch, US Clearing Services

 

Panel:  

 

Steve Chodash
Director, Systems Planning
Chicago Board Options Exchange

 

Erin Collins
Business Analyst
Options Clearing Corporation

 

Amy Farnstrom
Director, Derivative Products
NYSE Arca Options

 

John Goode
Chief Information Officer
Boston Options Exchange

 

Gary Grey
Product Manager, Business Solutions
FINRA

 

Mark Grinbaum
Director, External Interfaces
International Securities Exchange

 

Ken Hawley
Associate Vice President, Global Software Development
NASDAQ OMX

 

Louis Lepore
Product Manager
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation 

 

John Shelton
Project Manager
NASDAQ/OMX PHLX

 

This session will cover what firms need to know in order to test connections with exchanges and utilities including how the certification process works. Discussion topics will include changes to the Large Options Position Report (LOPR), and requirements for Electronic Blue Sheet reporting. 

10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Networking Break  

10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Insight from the Industry
 

Panel:

 

Marilyn Hignett Stern
Principal
Regulatory & Capital Markets Consulting
Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Frank Pirih
Chairman, OSI Steering Committee
Vice President
Goldman Sachs 

 

Walter Roesch
Director
Merrill Lynch, US Clearing Services

 

This panel will provide an update on how the industry is working together to accomplish the goals of the project. It will also cover suggested guidelines for front end displays and how to ensure our clients are ready. 

 
FIF Options Symbology Initiative Survey Report
 

Tom Jordan
Chairman, FIF Advisory Committee
Jordan & Jordan

 

Results of the FIF Options Symbology Survey of the OSI Committee and FIF member firms will be presented. Responses from broker dealers, service bureaus, vendors and exchanges will be summarized regarding internal identifiers, expanded symbol fields, representation on statements/confirms/screens, and an assessment of implementation resources required to complete OSI.

 

Service Provider Perspectives 
 

Moderator:

 

Pat A. Scaglione
Senior Director
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

 

Panel:

 

Luciano Cintron
Chief Operating Officer
The Davidsohn Group

 

Carlo Spano
Senior Product Consultant
Broadridge/SIS, Inc.

 

Service providers will share updates on their related efforts and readiness for the associated project time lines.

 

Open Q&A Session 
 

Moderator:

 

Walter Roesch
Director
Merrill Lynch, US Clearing Services 

 

This will be an open session with all previous panel members available to answer questions from the audience.

12:30 p.m.

Adjournment 
*Program is subject to change.

SIFMA thanks the following sponsors for supporting the 2008 Options Symbology Symposium:

General Session - Hosted by EMC Consulting
Conference Contributor- Sponsored by International Market Recruiters
Attendee Notebook - Compliments of Symbol Management Clearing Corporation
Lanyard - Compliments of The Options Clearing Corporation
Wall Street Journal - Compliments of Dow Jones
Tote Bag - Compliments of The Davidsohn Group