Speeches & Testimony

Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Biography

June 15, 2006

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska: The Role of Futures Markets in the Energy Sector, International Monetary Fund

May 18, 2006

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska: The Functions of Derivative Markets and the Role of the Market Regulator, 2006 Planalystics' GasBuyer Client Conference

May 4, 2006

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska: Flexible Regulatory Approaches to Risk Innovation, Structured Products America Conference

April 4, 2006

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska: Transparency in the Markets for Natural Gas: What Is It and When Is It Enough, Mandarin Oriental Hotel

March 28, 2006

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska: Does the Tail Wag the Dog? The Case of Natural Gas Markets, University Club

February 15, 2006

Remarks by Sharon Brown-Hruska: Self-Regulation in the U.S. Futures Industry, Hearing on Self-Regulation in the U.S. Futures Industry

January 25, 2006

Remarks by Sharon Brown-Hruska: Crisis Regulation: Reacting to High Energy Prices, University of Houston Global Energy Management,

December 9, 2005

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the New York Bar Center Re: Target Regulation of Derivatives Markets, New York, New York

December 7, 2005

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska on Risk Assets or WMD: The Case for Derivatives, New York, New York

September 27, 2005

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska at a Seminar on Cross Asset Clearing Re: Can the Clearing House Model Lend Itself Successfully to Different Asset Classes?, New York, New York

September 8, 2005

Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Speaks on Regulatory Challenges in a Global Market Environment Before the International Regulator's Meeting at Bürgenstock

August 30, 2005

Speech by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Seoul International Derivatives Conference Re: Building a More Transparent and Flexible Regulatory Environment for Derivatives, Seoul, Korea

June 7, 2005

Keynote Address by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Managed Funds Association Annual Forum 2005, Chicago, IL

May 26, 2005

Speech by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska on Striking a Balance in the Regulation of Global, Brussels, Belgium

May 24, 2005

Speech by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Center for European Policy Studies Re:  Market Competition and Regulatory Cooperation:  A New Dynamic in US-EU Financial Relations, Brussels, Belgium

May 10, 2005

Remarks of Keynote Address of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Energy Risk USA 2005 on Pitfalls of Regulating Risk Taking, Houston, Texas

April 6, 2005

Remarks of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the CFTC's CPO and Commodity Pool Roundtable, Washington, DC

March 17, 2005

Address of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Futures Industry Association International Derivatives Conference Boca Raton, Florida

March 8, 2005

Testimony of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC

March 3, 2005

Testimony of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC

February 10, 2005

Remarks of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before Joint Meeting of the CFTC and the Committee of European Securities Regulators to Facilitate Transatlantic Derivatives Business

February 4, 2005

Address of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the ABA Committee on Regulation of Futures and Derivative Instruments, Winter Meeting, Key West, Florida

February 3, 2005

Remarks of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the National Grain Trade Council, Transportation, Elevator and Grain Association, 2005 Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico

January 13, 2005

Remarks of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, U. S. Department of Treasury, Washington, DC

November 30, 2004

Keynote Address of Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Securities Industry Association Hedge Funds Conference in New York

November 17, 2004

Remarks by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), Re: North American Energy, Commodities and Developing Products Markets, New York

October 29, 2004

Remarks by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before IOSCO Technical Committee, Conference on the Future of International Capital Markets, Re: Building a Seamless Global Regulatory Structure, New York, New York

September 21, 2004

Speech by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before Futures Industry Association on Ensuring Financial Integrity in a Changing Market Environment, New York, New York

September 14, 2004

Address by Acting Chairman Sharon Brown-Hruska before Hedge Fund Best Practices Seminar, The Explorer's Club, New York, New York

July 15, 2004

Remarks by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before University of Houston Global Energy Management Roundtable, on Building Liquidity and Integrity in the Energy Markets, Houston, Texas

June 29, 2004

Keynote Address of Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before FIA/FOA International Derivatives Conference, London, England

June 3, 2004

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Before UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference

May 20, 2004

Remarks by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, U.S. Department of Treasury, Cash Room, Washington, DC

May 4, 2004

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska to the National Grain and Feed Association Seminar on Trading, Trade Rules, and Dispute Resolution

April 1, 2004

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska at National Energy Marketers Association, Washington, DC

March 18, 2004

Statement Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Regarding the Technology Advisory Committee, Washington, DC

February 4, 2004

Statement by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Before the USFE Designation Hearing, Washington, DC

December 4, 2003

Remarks by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska Before the Energy Bar Association Luncheon, Mid-Year Meeting, Washington, DC

October 2, 2003

Address by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Cornerstone Research Conference, Market Manipulation in the Energy Markets

September 9, 2003

Remarks by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Bond Market Association, New Domestic Landscape for Financial Futures Seminar, New York, New York

September 4, 2003

Remarks by Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Edison Electric Institute, Chief Executives Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado

May 20, 2003

Remarks By Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the New York State Bar Association, Futures and Derivatives Law Committee, New York, New York

April 11, 2003

Remarks of Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Regulations of Commodity Futures, Options and Derivatives Markets Conference, on Corporate Behavior and Financial Markets, Vanderbilt University

March 26, 2003

Remarks of Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Energy and Developing Products Conference, Houston, Texas

November 22, 2002

Speech of Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the New York City Bar Association Committee, New York

September 12, 2002

Remarks of Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska before the Futures Industry Association, Chicago, Illinois