The production of palm oil, the most popular vegetable oil on the planet, comes with some serious problems. In Malaysia, Indonesia and other parts of Asia, rainforests have been destroyed to create palm oil plantations, displacing endangered species and causing irreparable harm to the environment.
CONTINUE READINGFor the agricultural futures and options markets, the uncertainty caused by current U.S. trade policies is creating both the best of times and the worst of times, according to a panel of experts speaking at the FIA's annual trade show. Blu Putnam, chief economist at CME Group, noted that the overall level of trading in agricultural derivatives is generally up compared with last year. In particular, "short-dated options have just exploded," he said. These products are crucial for managing the risk of an immediate price break, he explained, when "some news comes out and prices move here to there very quickly."
CONTINUE READINGDan Berkovitz joined FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken in a fireside chat at his first FIA conference since being sworn in as Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In addition to learning more about Dan’s background, the Expo audience also heard the Commissioner share his thoughts on the key developments impacting regulation of derivatives markets in the U.S. and across the globe.
CONTINUE READINGOn 29 August 2018, FIA filed jointly with GFMA, ISDA and LBMA a response to IOSCO, asking for certain clarifications regarding the scope of the Sound or Good Practices and the provided examples.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 14, the Futures Industry Association and the Commodity Markets Council submitted a petition asking the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to amend the Ownership and Control Reports Rule.
CONTINUE READINGThe China Securities Regulatory Commission announced on Feb. 9 that the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, which is part of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, will begin trading its much anticipated crude oil futures contract on March 26.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Federation of Energy Traders, EUROPEX, FIA and LEBA have released the common EFET-FIA ITS4 schema for position reporting under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responded to the CFTC’s call for suggestions on simplifying and modernizing CFTC rules via Project KISS today.
CONTINUE READINGOn 19 September, FIA submitted a response to the Ofgem Secure and Promote Review Consultation Paper published on 25 July 2017.
CONTINUE READINGOn Aug. 10, the European Securities and Markets Authority published three opinions on position limits proposed by France’s markets regulator regarding rapeseed, corn and milling wheat.
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