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FIA response to provisional EMIR 3.0. agreement
FIA congratulates the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on reaching a provisional political agreement on the review of the European market infrastructure regulation and directive (EMIR 3.0). FIA supports positive incentives to further enhance the attractiveness of EU clearing and EU capital markets. However, FIA remains convinced that any measures to increase the attractiveness of EU clearing should be guided by the principle of facilitating client choice on where to clear and protecting the international competitiveness of EU market participants.
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Global futures and options volume hits record 137 billion contracts in 2023
FIA today released statistics on the number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide in 2023. The total volume of trading reached 137.3 billion contracts in 2023, up 64% from the previous year. This was the sixth consecutive year of record-setting trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets.
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US bank capital proposals would increase capital requirements for client clearing by 80%
FIA estimates that top six US clearing banks would need more than $7.2 billion in additional capital for derivatives clearing services.
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ClearDox named FIA's 2023 Innovator of the Year
FIA announced today that ClearDox has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year 2023. In addition, CodeComplete AI was named the runner-up, and Cumulus9 won the People’s Choice Award.
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FIA issues recommendations for strengthening cyber resilience
FIA today released a report that contains lessons learned from a recent cyber incident and sets out six recommendations for improving the derivatives industry's ability to withstand future attacks.
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FIA highlights best practices for exchange volatility control mechanisms in new report
FIA has released a comprehensive paper, "Best Practices for Exchange Volatility Control Mechanisms," which provides essential guidance for designing robust Volatility Control Mechanisms (VCMs) at derivatives exchanges.
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FIA announces 10 startups selected for 2023 Innovators Pavilion
The companies will exhibit in the 2023 Innovators Pavilion, FIA's annual showcase for fintech startups relevant to derivatives trading and clearing. The Pavilion will take place during FIA’s Futures and Options Expo on 2-3 October in Chicago. The startups were selected by an independent committee of industry experts drawn from FIA member firms as well as venture capital firms focused on capital markets.
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Trade associations call for deletion of active account proposal
FIA and ten other trade associations have urged EU policymakers to delete the Active Account Requirement proposed in EMIR 3.0. The associations, which represent European end users of derivatives along with providers of clearing services, highlight the detrimental implications of the proposed requirement on EU capital markets, including fragmentation, loss of netting benefits, and making the EU less resilient to market stresses with no benefit to EU financial stability.
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FIA welcomes EU-UK MoU on regulatory cooperation in financial services
"Cleared derivatives markets are truly global and know no boundaries, so FIA is pleased to see this MoU as a tangible sign of the commitment between the EU and UK to work together and usher in a renewed era of cooperation," said FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
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'Trust is foundational to open and accessible markets'
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the International Derivatitves Expo in London on 20 June 2023.
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