Past Webinars
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Understanding the FIA Terms of Business 2018
Are you new to the world of FIA standard derivatives clearing documentation? Have you ever been asked a question about the FIA Terms of Business 2018 and you think you could benefit from a refresher? What are FIA Indirect Clearing Terms and how can they be used in practice? What are all the different types of legal opinions that FIA makes available to members and non-members?
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What the CFTC Can and Should Do on Crypto Ahead of New Legislation
This webinar is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment, tax, business, legal or professional advice. Neither FIA nor its members endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, opinion, product, or service referenced in this webinar. FIA makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the webinar’s content.
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2024 Annual ETD Volume Review
Trading volume in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets is on track to another record for the sixth year in a row. Join us for a discussion with Michael du Plessis and Alex Grinfeld of Liquidnet on the trends that are driving up volume and open interest across interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options.
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Tokenization in 2025
K&L Gates will explore the benefits of the tokenization of real-world assets; use cases for the futures industry; and the legal, regulatory, and operational hurdles firms may face when implementing tokenization. We will also discuss the industry’s efforts to promote the mainstream use of tokenized assets.
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Exchange Risk Controls – Overview of CME and ICE risk controls
In July 2024, FIA unveiled its latest white paper: Best Practices for Automated Trading Risk Controls and System Safeguards. This comprehensive guide brings together FIA’s extensive research and expertise, exploring critical areas such as pre-trade risk management and exchange volatility control mechanisms.
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Self-Reporting in the Age of Whistleblowers
Paul Hastings LLP will discuss the CFTC's policy on self-reporting and cooperation credit in enforcement actions, its application in recent cases and calls for reform. The program will also review developments in the CFTC's enforcement of supervisory violations and offer practical insights for on how to navigate the differing whistleblower regimes of the DOJ, CFTC, and SEC.
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EMIR 3.0: Key Requirements and State-of-Play
This webinar will present the new requirements to be introduced by EMIR 3.0, expected to be published shortly in the Official Journal of the European Union following final Council sign-off. The main objective of EMIR 3.0 is to make the EU clearing landscape more attractive, resilient, and to broaden access to liquidity.
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January 2025 in Sight: DORA State of Play
MEMBERS ONLY - The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) sets out detailed requirements for incident reporting, ICT risk management, subcontracting, threat-led penetration testing, among other areas. This webinar will present the aim behind DORA, who it applies to, and the state of play.
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Commodities Enforcement Trends and Developments
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are highly focused on commodities enforcement investigations and actions alleging market manipulation, spoofing, insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud. Former senior DOJ prosecutors who led commodities enforcement investigations will highlight recent trends and developments in commodities enforcement actions and prosecutions, the statutes and enforcement tools used by the government, how legal theories have evolved, and best practices to mitigate risk.
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Trends in ETD Trading Q3 2024
FIA’s quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This webinar will provide insights into trends in trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets for the year to date. Areas of focus will include equity index derivatives in India, the US and Europe, interest rate futures and options in the US and Europe, and commodity futures and options in Europe, APAC and the US.
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