September 14, 2010

CFTC, SEC Announce Panelists, Room Update and Webcast Address for September 15 Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Execution Facilities and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities

Washington, DC – The staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced the panelists, a room update and the webcast address for their September 15, 2010, public roundtable to discuss Swap Execution Facilities (“SEFs”) and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities (“SB SEFs”).

Room Update and Webcast Address

The roundtable will be held in the Multi-Purpose Room (Room L-006) at the SEC Headquarters located at 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC. Members of the public should disregard the room noted in CFTC press release #5889-10 and SEC press release #2010-166 (see related documents). The discussions will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Members of the public also may listen by telephone and should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. The roundtable’s agenda and call-in information may be found in CFTC press release #5889-10 and SEC press release #2010-166 (see related documents).

In addition to listening by telephone, members of the public may access a webcast of the roundtable at: www.sec.gov.

Panelists

Panel One:

SEFs and SB SEFs

• William De Leon, Global Head of Portfolio Risk Management, PIMCO
• Yves P. Denizé, Director & Associate General Counsel, TIAA-CREF
• Andrew Downes, Managing Director, UBS Securities LLC
• Richard DuFour, Executive Vice President, Chicago Board Options Exchange
• Julian Harding, Executive Director, Tradition Brokerage, Chairman, Wholesale Markets Brokers Association Americas
• John J. Jeffers, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, OTC Global Holdings
• Ben MacDonald, Global Head of Trading, Bloomberg L.P.
• Lee Olesky, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Tradeweb
• Stephen Semlitz, Managing Director, HESS
• Heather Slavkin, Senior Legal Policy Advisor for the Office of Investment, AFL-CIO
• Jeff Sprecher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
• S. “Vish” Viswanathan, Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Panel Two:

Compliance with Core Principles for SEFs and SB SEFs:

• Athanassios Diplas, Managing Director and Global Head of Counterparty Management Group, Deutsche Bank
• William De Leon, Global Head of Portfolio Risk Management, PIMCO
• Yves P. Denizé, Director & Associate General Counsel, TIAA-CREF
• Bryan T. Durkin , Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Products and Services, CME Group
• Julian Harding, Executive Director, Tradition Brokerage, Chairman, Wholesale Markets Brokers Association Americas
• Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
• Michael Masters, President, Masters Capital Management, Americans for Financial Reform
• Richard McVey, Chief Executive Officer, MarketAxess
• Stephen Semlitz, Managing Director, HESS
• S. “Vish” Viswanathan, Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
• Philip Weisberg, Chief Executive Officer, FXall
• Brian S. Yelvington, Director – Strategy, Knight Capital Group, Swap and Derivatives Market Association

Media Contacts
Scott Schneider
202-418-5174

R. David Gary
202-418-5085

Last Updated: September 14, 2010