The China Securities Regulatory Commission conducted a public consultation on draft rules which allow foreign investors and brokers to trade and clear certain domestic Chinese futures contracts (initially crude oil futures).
CONTINUE READINGOn 2 January, FIA Europe and ISDA filed a joint response to ESMA's consultation on draft guidelines clarifying the definition of commodities derivatives as financial instruments under MiFID I.
CONTINUE READINGEver since the dramatic rise and fall of oil prices in 2008, the CFTC has been under pressure to tighten the limits on the number of futures contracts that speculators can hold
CONTINUE READING9 June, 2014—This Special Report is the second in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGFOA letter to FCA regarding extension to implementation period of MTF and non-MTF solution for trading physical forwards
CONTINUE READINGThis Response is submitted on behalf of the Futures and Options Association.
CONTINUE READINGFOA joint paper on MiFID – Article 59 – Definition of appropriate position limits ‐ ESMA level 2 work
CONTINUE READINGThe impact of speculative trading in commodity markets - a review of the evidence: an independent report from FTI Consulting
CONTINUE READINGFIA President John Damgard discussed some of the adverse consequences of the extraterritorial impact of the Dodd-Frank Act at a May 25 hearing of the House Agriculture Committee’s subcommittee on general farm commodities and risk management.
CONTINUE READINGPosition limits for derivatives (RIN 3038-AD15 and 3038-AD16)
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