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January 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $346.8 billion in January, up 3.4% from the previous month and up 4.1% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in January, up from 46 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGFIA seeks refinements to CME treasury clearing proposal to support FCM participation
FIA has filed comments with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to CME Securities Clearing's application and proposed rules to clear cash and repo treasury transactions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a provider of high-performance technology solutions headquartered in California with locations worldwide. The company’s product range includes AMD Solarflare Ethernet adapters, the financial services networking adapter; and AMD EPYC processors, powering derivative models, trading, and risk.
CONTINUE READINGUS Treasury market gears up for central clearing
Banks, broker-dealers, asset managers and other participants in the US Treasury market are scrambling to comply with a regulatory mandate to step up their use of central clearing.
CONTINUE READINGUS derivatives exchanges pursue retail traders in Asia
Senior executives at two of the largest exchanges – CME Group and Cboe Global Markets – say retail traders are a key part of their growth strategy in the Asia Pacific region.
CONTINUE READINGWill 24/7 futures markets become a reality?
Market participants discuss the opportunities and challenges of moving to round-the-clock trading.
CONTINUE READINGWill tokenisation move from pilot programmes to prevalent practice?
Despite significant technology advances throughout the settlement cycle, a major pain point continues to challenge the timely resolution of transactions: collateral management and transfer.
CONTINUE READINGThe challenging path ahead for the EU Savings and Investment Union
Can the new Commission push forward with its plans to make this hotly debated project a true success story?
CONTINUE READINGEnsuring stability in a tech dependent world
Regulators are grappling with how best to adapt and provide sound regulations for increasingly sophisticated technological applications in financial markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe future belongs to the innovators
The future of the futures industry is bright. Developing technologies will dramatically impact our markets. These technologies will disrupt our industry and we will adapt.
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