The Father of Financial Futures with Richard Sandor

A Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, for his accomplishments in the field of environmental finance and carbon trading, Professor Richard Sandor is known world-wide as the “Father of Financial Futures.

Richard L. Sandor (Ph.D., Dr. sc. h. c.) is CEO of Environmental Financial Products (EFP), which was the incubator to the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and the American Financial Exchange (AFX). Among Dr. Sandor’s academic roles, he is currently the Aaron Director Lecturer in Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School and an honorary Professor at the School of Economics at Fudan University and the University of Hong Kong.

In 2002 he was named by TIME Magazine a “Hero of the Planet” and in 2007 as one of the magazine’s “Heroes of the Environment” for his work as the “Father of Carbon Trading.”

“The Doc” as he is affectionately known in Chicago has served on the board of directors of leading exchanges such as the CME, ICE, CBOT, LIFFE and Tianjin Climate Exchange.

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Take time to listen to Prof. Richard as he imparts profound insights, recounts remarkable experiences, and shares his expertise in trading, finance, and the realms of capital markets and investments.