Barry J. Lind
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| Barry Lind | |
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| Occupation | Managing partner |
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| Employer | Silver Young Capital |
| Location | Chicago |
| Web site | http://www.silveryoung.com |
Barry J. Lind is the managing partner of Silver Young Capital, a Chicago-based private equity group, and founder of Lind-Waldock, the discount futures brokerage firm now controlled by MF Global. He is a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.[1]
Background
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Lind has been an influential figure in the futures industry for 40 years, spending a number of years on the floor of the CME before founding Lind-Waldock - the first discount retail futures broker - alongside partner Jack Waldock in 1965. The company became one of the industry’s largest retail-oriented futures brokerage firms.
Lind was one of the so-called "Young Turks," a small group of CME members including Leo Melamed, Jack Sandner and others, that played a critical role in CME’s transformation into a modern financial futures exchange.[2]
In 1970, Lind was elected to the first of five terms on the exchange’s board of directors. He played a key role in creating the International Monetary Market and he was a major advocate for the introduction of the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract. He was also a director of the National Futures Association for 12 years.
Lind was among the strongest proponents of increasing the use of technology in futures trading, and his firm was among the earliest to automate its order-routing system and to offer online trading.
In 2006, he was inducted into the Futures Industry Association Futures Hall of Fame.[3]
Education
Lind is a graduate of Northwestern University.
References
- ↑ "Barry J. Lind”. FIA. Retrieved on December 31, 2007.
- ↑ Leo Melamed:IMM Tenth Anniversary Celebration. LeoMelamed.com. Retrieved on April 24, 2008.
- ↑ Futures Hall of Fame 2006. FIA. Retrieved on April 24, 2008.
