Equity traders and other industry experts convened at this annual conference in New York City on 12-13 June 2007 to discuss the increasingly difficult challenges facing equity trading desks. Participants examined how to integrate derivatives into trading strategies for maximum returns and risk management. As part of the conference, NERA Vice President Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska, a former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, delivered a presentation on "Forecasting the Future of the Derivative Regulatory Bodies in the United States."