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NIBA Announces the Formation of its first-ever Advisory Group

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October 15, 2015

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NIBA is excited to announce the formation of the NIBA Advisory Group (AG).

NIBA, now in its 25th year, is proud to have a distinguished group of individuals working together on initiatives which will grow the association, and help members service their customers more effectively. Individuals serving on the AG each have a unique knowledge of the futures industry, and each has agreed to share their expertise for the benefit of NIBA members.

The Advisory Group (AG) will meet in Chicago early December; the term of membership is 2 years. AG Members for 2015 to 2017 include:

* Dan Basse, AgResource

* Matt Giarelli, BarChart

* Kelly Hartman, CME Group

* Dr. Carl Luft, DePaul University

* Marc Nagel, Marc Nagel Consulting

* Mark Ruddy, Ruddy Law, PLLC

* Mark Shore, Shore Capital Research

* Ginger Szala, Ginger Szala Ink

* Ted. Theisen, UnitedLex

NIBA board members serving on this committee are: Ron Grossman, Chairman -- rgbrokerservices@aol.com, Steve Petillo, petillo@coquest.com and Melinda Schramm, melinda@futuresrep.com. Please contact Ron, Steve or Melinda if you have suggestions for the committee.

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