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Energized by the energy markets
Earlier this month, FIA hosted its annual commodities forum in Houston, Texas. In the hometown of the energy industry, we brought together people from across the commodities landscape for discussions about how much the energy industry has changed and what opportunities for the futures industry lie ahead. Listening to our speakers, I heard the same refrain: demand will increase even more as energy markets grow increasingly complex and volatile.
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People News – August/September 2024
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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Margin requirements and liquidity planning: Four case studies in commodity futures
Energy markets have been subject to a series of shocks in the past few years, all of which have had a significant impact on prices of the derivatives traded on these products and as a consequence the margin requirements demanded from traders in the derivatives market.
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EXPLAINER: The meteoric rise in India’s equity derivatives volume
India has gone from a small player in the equity derivatives market to the world’s largest, within just five years. Much of this growth followed the introduction of weekly-expiring contracts in 2019, replacing the traditional month-end expirations.
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Wild OATs: French elections roil the European bond market
France has not defaulted on its debts since 1797, but bond traders are a nervous bunch. Since 9 June, when French President Emmanuel Macron stunned political observers by calling a snap election, the price of France's government bonds has fallen sharply.
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People News – July/August 2024
New faces and promotions at the China Securities Regulatory Commission, G.H. Financials, Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, Fenics Markets Exchange, Broadridge, MarketAxess, Eurex and more.
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ICE moves ahead with deforestation-free certification
Intercontinental Exchange is moving forward with a new platform to make it easier for coffee and cocoa traders to comply with the new European Union Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) in time for a 30 December deadline, even as other organizations have requested a delay in implementing the regulation.
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Data spotlight: Surge in trading of Midland oil futures on CME and ICE
Both ICE and CME, the two most important exchanges in energy markets, have introduced a new set of crude oil futures contracts to reflect a specific pricing point whose importance has increased in the last several years.
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People news – June/July 2024
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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FIA visits Washington
In mid-July, members of the FIA board of directors visited Washington, DC, to hold meetings and explain the details of our efforts with leadership on Capitol Hill and several US federal agencies – the Treasury Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This annual fly-in provides the platform to share our industry priorities and demonstrate the reach of our industry with the decision-makers.
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