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FIA congratulates four new CFTC commissioners on confirmation
Washington, DC – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline Pham to each be commissioners at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission:
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FIA releases progress report on derivatives industry standards initiative
First set of standards will focus on processing time for allocations and give-ups
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FIA announces new board members
Washington, DC— FIA today announced the election of new directors to its board of directors at its annual meeting.
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FIA announces 2022 Hall of Fame inductees
Washington, DC— FIA today announced the induction of 10 new members into the FIA Hall of Fame.
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FIA removes the Moscow Exchange from membership
FIA has announced that its board of directors has voted to remove the Moscow Exchange from FIA’s membership, effective immediately, due to circumstances related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Global futures and options trading hits another record in 2021
FIA today released statistics on the number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide in 2021, which marked the fourth consecutive year of record-setting level of trading activity. The total volume of trading reached 62.58 billion contracts in 2021, up 33.7% from the previous year.
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FIA mourns industry icon Robert J O’Brien
FIA joins the futures industry in mourning the loss of Robert J O’Brien, chairman emeritus of R.J. O’Brien, at the age of 103.
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FIA statement on ESMA's conclusions from its assessment of Tier 2 CCPs
FIA welcomes ESMA’s conclusions that it will not recommend to the European Commission to derecognise the clearing services provided by LCH Ltd and ICE Clear Europe Ltd or their services at this time, following its comprehensive assessment of the systemic importance of Tier 2 UK CCPs under EMIR Art 25(2c)
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FIA statement on the confirmation of Russ Behnam
Washington, DC—FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the US Senate confirmation of Rostin (Russ) Behnam to serve as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC):
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FIA Statement on Commissioner Mairead McGuinness comments on central clearing
A today issued the following statement on Commissioner Mairead McGuinness announcement on the proposed way forward for central clearing:
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