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REFLECTIONS OF AFM
The word that always comes to mind when I think of AFM is ‘honesty’. Honesty of
discussion, honesty of sharing and honesty of friendship. I have been lucky
enough to participate in a number of panel discussions at various AFM
conferences around the world and they are (without doubt)
the conferences that challenge me the most about how I perceive
the derivatives industry. I count myself lucky to have been
introduced to them by David Setters over 10 years ago
and to still be attending them today.
Thank you.
Clive Furness
Contango Markets
One of my best
trades was becoming
part of AFM.
The organization is
so much more than coming
together and being educated
about what’s going on in our
industry, it’s about the strong
bonds and friendships that are created
within the membership.
I’ll stay” long” AFM forever!
Pat Kenny
CQG
The AFM-Meetings with their roundtables and
dinners will stay in my memory as unique
opportunities for exchanging ideas.
The organizing people of AFM always
had a safe hand in picking up
themes at the right time that
move the industry.
Combine this with magnificent
locations and the chance
to meet with competitors
in an open way: Voilà!
Hans-Christian
Koltze
It was in
Burgenstock - 2000
when I met the AFM community
for the first time. Since that,
I have had a privilege to attend
numerous AFM events and even once to
welcome AFM delegates at the Micex (now it is the
Moscow Exchange).
I really appreciate the spirit the AFM – a great opportunity to
learn from experience of others, to verify own ideas and to get a
feeling that we are not alone and most of our problem are not unique
ones. Besides, it has been a good chance to be in places, which could
problematically be reached otherwise.
I would like to thank all whom I was lucky to meet for their friendliness and support,
hosts of AFM events for their kind hospitality, and, of course, Krisztina who still shares
her enthusiasm and charm.
I wish all to have a great time in Argentina (like it was 10 years ago) and am sure that the AFM
will celebrate many nice anniversaries in the future.
Sergei Mayorov
Moscow Exchange
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