ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My interviewees are first in line for recognition. Your insights make this book. Thank you for your participation.

Many, many kind people helped me throughout my project. I relied on friends, friends of friends, current and former colleagues, industry acquaintances, and, in some surprising cases, complete strangers for assistance, including interview suggestions, introductions, and more.

The following people deserve special recognition for their help: my Deutsche Boerse and Eurex colleagues, including Michael Kuhn, Michael Peters, Vassilis Vergotis, Stephan Reinartz, Roland Schwinn, Tim Gits, Steve Watling, ­Byron Baldwin, Axel Vischer, Thom Thompson, Steve Stasys, Tim Levandoski, ­Michael Hsih, Stefan Engels, Heiner Seidel, Deepesh Shah, Bill Rolfes, and Richard Allen. Other kind friends and industry colleagues include, in alphabetical order, Manuela Arbuckle, Ferry Boeckolt, Galen Burghardt, Professor German Creamer, Alex Gorbokon, Joseph Hosteny, Laura Hosteny, Abhishek ­Khandelwal, Nick Matic, Julie Menacho, Craig Mohan, Zein Rahemtulla, Todd Rich, Larry Schulman, Will Speck, Carl Stumpf, Stefan Ullrich, Tom Watson, and Jennifer Wilson. Several members of the Women in Listed Derivatives Group also utilized their networks to assist me. Thank you especially to Dorothy Friedman, Mary Irwin, Brookly McLaughlin, and Elisabeth Samuels.

Debra Englander, Jennifer MacDonald, and Tula Batanchiev, thank you for taking a chance on me. Claire New, my production editor, ...

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