Ms. James brings extensive knowledge of clearing arrangements, exchange products, global operations, product management, financial control, and Institutional sales. As a clearing professional, she has in-depth knowledge of futures and options processing models and is fluent on evolving regulatory rules and exchange requirements. ​

Her career highlights include – but are not limited to – spearheading initiatives on Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) self-clearing across multiple exchanges, performing reviews and target state assessments for FCMs to establish best practices, and processing standards for maximum efficiency and global compliance. ​

Previously, she organized and ran the acquisition of Lehman’s futures business at the time of the bankruptcy for the global business, operations, treasury, and client service to ensure everything was transferred in accordance with the bankruptcy courts and Commodity Futures Trading Commission rulings.​

Ms. James has also functioned as an expert witness across various high-profile cases involving exchange traded derivative products. She testified for Barclays on all aspects of the futures takeover in 2008. She was named an expert in the litigation involving the bankruptcy proceedings with respect to MF Global.​

Ms. James currently holds a Series 3 and 30 licenses. She chaired the Options Clearing Corporation’s Futures Sub-Committee from 2010 – 2011 and has played a leading role with the Futures Industry Association on key industry initiatives (i.e., impacts of Dodd-Frank legislation on exchange traded and cleared derivatives).