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MarketVoice Podcast - Adena Friedman, Chair and CEO of Nasdaq
At FIA Boca in March, Walt Lukken sat down with Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman to discuss what she's hearing from customers and business leaders on the outlook for the US economy, Nasdaq's plan to move to 24/7 trading in 2026, AI and more.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint - Cleaning our Regulatory Closet
We have come to the end of a regulatory super cycle that began with the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, and it's time to "spring clean" our regulatory closet. Over the last 15 years, governments have placed layers and layers of regulation on financial firms, some certainly justified but some excessive and overly prescriptive. The compliance costs of these regulations have a real impact on our economic growth and productivity.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to EC commodity derivatives market consultation
FIA and ISDA have submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA responds to ESMA consultation on amendments to settlement discipline in preparation for T+1
FIA EPTA has submitted a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to Regulatory Technical Standards on Settlement Discipline. ESMA has proposed the RTS, which come under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), as part of the Refit process to improve efficiency of regulation, as well as to prepare for a shorter settlement period of T+1.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News - April 2025
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG Comments on Transparency and Sequencing of the Nasdaq Data Center Equalization Project
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) offered comments on Nasdaq's efforts to equalize telecommunications provider access and market participant connectivity across Nasdaq’s entire data center campus (the “Equalization Project
CONTINUE READINGCarbon trading gains momentum in Southeast Asia
Carbon trading is gaining momentum in Southeast Asia. New spot market exchanges for buying and selling carbon offsets have opened their doors in recent years in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although the volume of transactions is still small, the direction of this nascent market is clear.
CONTINUE READINGPredicting the future of prediction markets
While prediction markets have existed for many years, they exploded in popularity in 2024 thanks to the introduction of contracts that allowed people to bet on elections. That success demonstrated that these contracts could become a new asset class for both retail and institutional investors.
CONTINUE READINGDerivatives in growth markets will continue to thrive, exchange leaders say
Over the past five years, India and Brazil have emerged as two of the fastest-growing derivatives markets in the world, while the Middle East ranked as an important new area of growth in a recent FIA derivatives survey. According to exchange leaders from these regions, growth will continue, buoyed by a rising number of foreign investors and retail traders participating in the markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to SEBI consultation paper on final settlement day for equity derivatives
FIA has responded to SEBI’s Consultation Paper on the Final Settlement Day for Equity Derivatives. FIA acknowledges and supports SEBI’s stated objectives of enhancing market stability, improving predictability, and promoting orderly market functioning through a more structured approach to contract expiries.
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