McPartland analyzes the language of the bill, describes what the OTC derivatives reforms can mean for the marketplace and what lies ahead once the Senate passes their version of the bill by early summer 2010 before a compromise bill is readied for President Obama’s signature. “Depending on the complexion of the bill enacted,” he says, “there could well be a new landscape on the near horizon and a new set of players. The end result will not be a risk-free market, but a market with more opportunities for more participants than we had before.”