James Bibbings

James Bibbings is the CEO and Founder of Turnkey Trading Partners, a firm established in 2008 that provides comprehensive support services to clients in the managed futures and hedge fund sectors. His company specializes in areas such as regulation, risk management, accounting, marketing, and education for financial services firms.126

Prior to founding Turnkey Trading Partners, Bibbings had a significant career with the National Futures Association (NFA), where he served as a supervising auditor. During his tenure at the NFA, he was involved in around 100 investigative audits, gaining extensive knowledge of various operational aspects within the futures and forex industries, including FCM (Futures Commission Merchant), IB (Introducing Broker), CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor), and CPO (Commodity Pool Operator) operations.136

In addition to his auditing experience, Bibbings has contributed financial market content to numerous reputable publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Yahoo. He has also authored informational pamphlets on futures and forex registration available through his company's website.14

Bibbings is based in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area and is semi-fluent in Spanish.5 His work continues to influence the regulatory landscape for managed futures and hedge funds, particularly in light of evolving compliance requirements.23