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March 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $350.9 billion in March, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 3.9% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in March, up from 48 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGTrends in ETD Trading Q1 2025
Global futures and options markets experienced exceptional volatility in the first quarter, leading to record trading volumes in many markets. In this webinar, we will give an overview of global trends in ETD volume and open interest, then take a deep dive into commodity futures with our guest speaker, Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex. Guy will talk about how commodity markets have been affected by tariff-related announcements as well as longer term trends in supply and demand.
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CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - February 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 9.27 billion contracts in March. This was up 16.7% from February 2025 but down 37.2% from March 2024.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Tanius Technology
Tanius Technology is a proprietary trading company and market maker headquartered in California. The company executes primarily in commodity futures, including oil futures and precious metals, as well as equity indexes and fixed income.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice 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.
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