Steve Sparke
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| Steve Sparke | |
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| Occupation | Chairman |
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| Employer | Futures and Options Association |
| Location | London |
| Web site | www.foa.co.uk |
Steve Sparke is chairman of the Futures and Options Association (FOA), the main trade association for the European derivatives industry.[1] He took up the position in July 2007 when Roy Leighton retired from the board.[2]
Background
Sparke's career spans 27 years in the UK financial-services industry, primarily in interest rate trading and futures and options brokerage. Most recently, he was managing director and global head of exchange-traded derivatives at UBS, and has driven a number of the technology-led changes within the futures commission merchant sector.
In 2008, he lead an FOA inquiry on the advantages and disadvantages of exchange-integrated clearing.[3]
He currently holds a number of executive and non-executive directorships, including Euronext.Liffe where he chairs the audit and risk committee, and Patsystems.[4] He is also a special advisor for the Futures Industry Association (FIA) board directors [5] and a member of the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee.[6] [7]
Education
Sparke graduated with a law degree from Nottingham University in 1979.
References
- ↑ Leadership. FOA. Retrieved on December 28, 2007.
- ↑ Press Release. FOA. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.
- ↑ Industry Association to Probe Exchange Clearing. FinExtra. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.
- ↑ Key Personnel. PatsSystems. Retrieved on June 19, 2008.
- ↑ Press Release. FIA. Retrieved on March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Global Markets Advisory Committee Members. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
- ↑ CFTC, Toothless Regulator, Looks to Take a Bite Out of Derivatives. Huffington Post. Retrieved on November 23, 2009.
