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Bitcoin Derivatives Take Flight
On 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.
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Bitcoin Derivatives
The 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.
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FIA Updates Standard Agreements for Give-ups
FIA has released revised versions of the standard legal agreements for give-up transactions.
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Vendor Consolidation
On Nov. 28, Sweden's Itiviti and France's Ullink announced plans to merge their technology and market infrastructure businesses.
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Australia's ASIC Consolidates Market Integrity Rules
On 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.
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Swap Clearing in China
On 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.
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Fed Amends CCAR Calculations to Avert Impact on Client Clearing
The 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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Japan Proposes New Rules for HFT
On Oct. 24, the Financial Services Agency of Japan released draft regulations and supervisory guidelines to govern "high speed trading" in Japanese markets, as mandated by legislation approved in May.
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Pushback on Fed Proposal
On Oct. 11, FIA and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association sent a letter to the Federal Reserve expressing "deep concerns" with proposed changes to the capital surcharge imposed on U.S. banking organizations that are determined to be "global systemically important banking organizations."
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