Priorities Change When An Investment Firm Goes Belly Up

Law360, New York (April 10, 2014, 10:43 PM EDT) -- On March 19, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided Grede v. FCStone LLC, Nos. 13-1232, 13-1278 (7th Cir. Mar. 19, 2014), an opinion that reinforces the importance of the portability of investment accounts carrying commodity customer funds. The Seventh Circuit held that commodity futures customer funds must be protected in an insolvency situation, and that the release of customer funds to meet margin obligations should be upheld at all costs....

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