Asia-Pacific News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting the Asia-Pacific region.
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FIA responds to consultation on position limits for certain Hang Seng Index derivatives
FIA has submitted a response to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s February 2025 consultation on proposed increases to position limits for certain Hang Seng Index derivatives.
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FIA responds to SEBI consultation on enhancing trading convenience and strengthening risk monitoring in equity derivatives
FIA has submitted a response to SEBI’s consultation paper on Enhancing Trading Convenience and Strengthening Risk Monitoring in Equity Derivatives. While supporting SEBI’s broader objectives of market stability and risk management, FIA raises key concerns about the introduction of delta-based position limits and proposed changes to open interest formulation.
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FIA responds to IOSCO consultation on pre-hedging
FIA and ISDA's joint letter notes the benefits of pre-hedging for derivatives market participants and the difficulty in establishing a single definition across jurisdictions and asset classes.
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FIA responds to CSRC consultation on programme trading in the futures market
FIA has submitted its response to the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s consultation on provisional regulations on programmatic trading in the futures market, expressing support for the policy objectives.
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FIA responds to ASX consultation on default management auction framework
FIA has submitted a response to ASX's consultation on amendments to ASX Clear operating rules, which introduce a framework for default management auctions of cleared cash market and derivatives market products.
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Understanding the impact of new regulation on India’s derivatives markets
A panel of industry veterans helped explain the current state of India’s derivatives markets to attendees of the FIA Asia conference in Singapore on 5 December.
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FIA responds to SEBI consultation on strengthening the index derivatives market
FIA supports the underlying intent of SEBI's measures and offers several suggestions to enhance the proposals.
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FIA responds to ASX proposals on position reporting framework and operating rules
FIA has submitted a response to ASX’s consultation paper on proposed changes to the position reporting framework and a review and update of operating rules for ASX 24 and ASX Clear (Futures).
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FIA responds to JSCC consultation on initial margin and clearing fund calculation methods
FIA has submitted a response to the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s consultation, which proposes to introduce stress add-on initial margin charges and a partial revision of the clearing fund calculation method in its listed financial derivatives clearing service.
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FIA Responds to HKEX Proposal on Severe Weather Trading
FIA has submitted its response to HKEX’s Proposal on Severe Weather Trading of Hong Kong Securities and Derivatives Markets. FIA expresses its full support for the proposal and highlights that adequate settlement bank support, full capacity operations, ETD vendor participation and give-up processing should be in place to ensure the initiative's success.
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