The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) held a meeting on 10 April at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. The meeting agenda featured a discussion on the pending US bank capital rules and implications for and impact on the derivatives market. There were also presentations on the state of crude oil markets and the future of power markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Risk Advisory Committee, a group consisting of representatives from exchanges, intermediaries, end-users and advocacy groups, held an open meeting on 9 April to discuss a wide range of current policy issues and market trends.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA joins industry associations in welcoming a recent UK report on moving to T+1 settlement
CONTINUE READINGFIA has joined several industry associations in welcoming a recent UK report on moving to T+1 settlement.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to the CFTC’s proposed rule requiring an operational resilience framework for futures commission merchants.
CONTINUE READINGPakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) is the country’s first demutualized commodity futures exchange, licensed and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has joined with several other trade associations in responding to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) consultative document on amendments to its standard for bank exposures to cryptoassets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England’s consultation setting out draft questions and answers as guidance to support the implementation of revised UK EMIR reporting requirements that go live on 30 September 2024.
CONTINUE READINGLast December, the SEC adopted final rules that will require most market participants to clear repos they enter into on US Treasury securities as well as certain cash purchases and sales of Treasury securities.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 16.28 billion contracts in February, the second highest level ever recorded. This was down 2.7% from the record month of January 2024 but up 92.4% from February 2023.
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