Robert Cox

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About

Robert T. Cox passed away on December 7, 2018.  He joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in August 2014 and served most recently as vice president in the financial markets group. Among other things, Bob represented the Chicago Fed in the activities of the OTC Derivatives Regulators’ Forum, an international forum for information sharing and regulatory cooperation among central banks, prudential supervisors and securities and markets regulators.

Before joining the Chicago Fed, Bob was the head of the listed derivatives and clearing business for HSBC in the Americas and the founder and head of the futures business of Goldman Sachs in East Asia. He also served as a board member at the Hong Kong Clearing Corporation and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), and he was a member of the Hong Kong Exchange Group’s Clearing Consultative Panel.

Bob was a tireless advocate for the futures and derivatives industry and served for many years as a director of the Futures Industry Association.

Bob loved classical music, was a student of history and a mentor and friend to his colleagues at the Chicago Fed.

He was a graduate of Northwestern University and a longstanding supporter of academic and athletic activities at his alma mater and a loyal White Sox fan.

Bank Publications

Economic Perspectives

Richard Heckinger, Robert Cox, David Marshall | 2016 | Vol. 40 | No. 4 Download

Working papers

Policy Discussion Papers

Robert Cox, Robert Steigerwald | 2017 | Vol. PDP | No. 2017-01 | April Download

Selected External Publications

Acceptances in Academic Journals and Books

Cox, Robert, and Robert Steigerwald, 2018, “A CCP is a CCP is a CCP,” Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures, Vol. 6, No. 4, June, pp. 1–18, (accepted November 6, 2017). 20180601050000
Cox, Robert, David Murphy, and Edwin Budding, 2016, “Central counterparties in crisis: International Commodities Clearing House, New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange and the Stephen Francis Affair,” Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures, Vol. 4, No. 3, March, pp. 65–92. 20160301060000
Cox, Robert, and Robert Steigerwald, 2016, “'Incomplete demutualization' and financial market infrastructure: central counterparty ownership and governance after the crisis of 2008–9,” Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures, Vol. 4, No. 3, March, pp. 25–38. 20160301060000
Cox, Robert, 2015, “Cave quid optes: Waterfalls and central counterparty capital,” Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures, Vol. 3, No. 4, June, pp. 63–71. 20150601050000
Cox, Robert, 2015, “Central counterparties in crisis: the Hong Kong Futures Exchange in the crash of 1987,” Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures, Vol. 4, No. 2, December, pp. 73–98. 20151201060000

Presentations and Other Resources

Interview

FIA's 11th Annual International Derivatives Expo
#TradeTalks interview with NASDAQ's Jill Malandrino
June, 5, 2018

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