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CONTINUE READINGThis 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.
CONTINUE READINGCMC Markets UK was established in 1989 as a provider of online trading and investing services. Headquartered in London and with offices in Dubai, ANZ, North America, Singapore and across Europe, CMC Markets is a global provider of both B2C and B2B trading solutions, with a strong institutional presence and a rapidly growing footprint in the equities, futures, and options markets.
CONTINUE READINGIOSCO's report, which was three years in the making, outlines 21 “good practices” aimed at ensuring the financial integrity of VCMs. Global policymakers view the voluntary use of carbon credits as a valuable tool for incentivizing the reduction of harmful emissions, but the lack of standardization in how credits are generated has undermined confidence in the markets for these credits.
CONTINUE READINGClearinghouses are moving “full speed ahead” but progress is hindered by uncertainty and complexity.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee held a virtual public meeting on 21 November that featured a presentation on the potential to use tokenized assets as collateral in derivatives trading. The presentation focused on the opportunities to improve operational efficiency and mitigate risks in the markets. Ultimately, the advisory committee adopted a report and a series of recommendations.
CONTINUE READINGPrediction market Kalshi’s derivative contracts based on US congressional election results came under the spotlight during a discussion on innovative exchange products at FIA Expo, with Summer Mersinger, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, elaborating on why she dissented from the agency’s fight to prohibit them.
CONTINUE READINGAmid the Trump Administration’s breakneck pace of announcing Cabinet nominees, FIA Expo’s panel, Inside the Beltway: The Impact of the Election, drew strong interest. The speakers shared their expertise on the details of the CFTC leadership change, what the new Congress might tackle first, the likelihood of action on crypto legislation and the future of prediction markets.
CONTINUE READINGPanellists at FIA Expo discuss the technological and operational hurdles market participants must overcome before 24/7 futures markets become a reality.
CONTINUE READINGThis year’s winner was Tradewell Technologies, a startup based in New York and London that is bringing algorithmic trading tools to the corporate bond market. Two companies were chosen as runner ups in the competition to be innovator of the year -- ClearToken and Grão Direto.
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