At Kemet Trading, we believe that digital asset derivatives are the next frontier of institutional trading. To put things in perspective, the trading volume for US equity options is around 3500% larger than the spot market. In the digital assets market, that same comparison is 2%. Although there is a massive opportunity for growth in the digital asset derivatives market, the market is currently extremely inefficient.
CONTINUE READINGUgo Bassi, Director of Financial Markets at FISMA, European Commission, sat down with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken at our Asia Derivatives Conference in November to discuss the progress of the EU’s Capital Markets Union, including digital assets regulation, third-country CCP recognition and equivalence, and other key work that could have an impact on the Asia-Pacific region.
CONTINUE READINGOn 11 December a coalition of agriculture and energy trade associations formally submitted two comment letters regarding the Basel III Endgame Proposal issued by the three main US banking regulators as well as the GSIB Surcharge Proposal issued by the Federal Reserve.
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CONTINUE READINGOpen interest climbs to record high amid rate uncertainty
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of the Market Risk Advisory Committee on 11 December to discuss several current policy issues affecting the derivatives industry.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) has published an essay calling for Congressional oversight over Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) funding. FIA PTG cites dramatically spiraling costs – both historical and ongoing, persistent budget overruns, and a model that lacks incentives to manage costs, as the rationale for this appeal.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.23 trillion in average notional value per day during November 2023, the fourth highest level ever recorded.
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $318.4 billion in October, down 8.8% over the last 12 months.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Asia panelists discuss market trading trends, regulation and outlook for China and more.
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