arbitrator update - National Futures Association
arbitrator update - National Futures Association
arbitrator update - National Futures Association
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We Want to Hear From You!<br />
Pre-Hearing Conference<br />
Call<br />
If you have served for NFA in the past<br />
year, you may have noticed that NFA<br />
now schedules a pre-hearing conference<br />
call with the parties and <strong>arbitrator</strong>s in<br />
certain cases. Typically during this call<br />
the parties and <strong>arbitrator</strong>s will schedule<br />
hearing dates and discuss any<br />
outstanding discovery issues between<br />
the parties. In some cases, the<br />
<strong>arbitrator</strong>s may also decide other<br />
pending pre-hearing motions.<br />
NFA would like to know your opinion of<br />
these calls. Do you find them useful?<br />
Have they helped to settle issues<br />
between contentious parties? Would<br />
you prefer that we not schedule a prehearing<br />
call but just use mail-in calendars<br />
to schedule the hearing?<br />
Please let us know your opinion by<br />
e-mailing any of the staff members or<br />
writing to us at our mailing address.<br />
We look forward to hearing from you.<br />
Forex<br />
As mentioned earlier, NFA’s rules<br />
changed in December 2003 so that we<br />
can accept claims involving Forexrelated<br />
disputes. As a result, NFA is<br />
beginning to receive claims involving<br />
Forex-related disputes with increasing<br />
frequency, and we are looking for<br />
qualified <strong>arbitrator</strong>s who are familiar with<br />
these transactions.<br />
Please notify Judy if you would feel<br />
comfortable presiding over a Forex<br />
claim, or if you can recommend any<br />
potential <strong>arbitrator</strong>s who have<br />
experience in this fast-growing area.<br />
Seattle, Memphis,<br />
Nashville, Indianapolis,<br />
Denver, Houston<br />
Do you know anyone in these cities who<br />
would be interested in becoming an NFA<br />
<strong>arbitrator</strong>? Because we do not like to<br />
call on people to serve too often, NFA<br />
would like to increase its roster of<br />
potential <strong>arbitrator</strong>s. NFA particularly<br />
needs qualified Member <strong>arbitrator</strong>s in all<br />
of these cities. If you can recommend a<br />
friend or a colleague in any of these<br />
metropolitan areas to add to our roster,<br />
please forward his or her name and<br />
address to Judy.<br />
NFA is always interested in strengthening<br />
our roster in all areas of the country.<br />
Please contact Judy if you think you<br />
know someone interested in becoming<br />
an <strong>arbitrator</strong>.<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Arbitration Department<br />
200 West Madison Street, Suite 1600<br />
Chicago, Illinois 60606-3447<br />
800-621-3570<br />
www.nfa.futures.org<br />
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