On Oct. 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission announced two agreements aimed at preserving cross-border access to derivatives markets ahead of MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Commission has once again extended the transitional period relating to own funds requirements for exposures to central counterparties under the Capital Requirements Regulation by a further six months to June 15, 2018.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the green light for three exchanges to launch derivatives on bitcoin, opening the door for an influx of investors to an exciting but potentially risky new asset class.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Dec. 1 that three exchanges have certified that their bitcoin derivatives contracts comply with U.S. rules and regulations, clearing the way for these exchanges to begin trading the contracts.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has released revised versions of the standard legal agreements for give-up transactions.
CONTINUE READINGOn Nov. 28, Sweden's Itiviti and France's Ullink announced plans to merge their technology and market infrastructure businesses.
CONTINUE READINGOn Nov. 17, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission published market integrity rules which create a consolidated set of market integrity rules for futures markets and securities markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn Nov. 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended no-action relief for Shanghai Clearing House until the earlier of February 2018 or the date on which SCH receives exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
CONTINUE READINGOpen interest in crude oil reaches record levels
CONTINUE READINGThe Federal Reserve has decided to rescind a technical change in the way it calculates the CCAR stress testing calculations for large banking organizations, a decision that averts a major increase in the amount of capital required for client clearing.
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