At an April 25 meeting of the CFTC's Market Risk Advisory Committee, CFTC staff and industry representatives discussed ways to enhance the process used by clearinghouses for managing the default of a clearing member.
CONTINUE READINGFIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) submitted its response to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on the Review of the appropriate prudential treatment for investment firms.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will provide a brief history of the CFTC’s approach toward trading on non-U.S. markets; review some of the forces driving today’s demand for increasingly global trading; discuss the process of registering a Foreign Board of Trade with the CFTC; and describe how U.S. intermediaries can do business on FBOTs, and the status of non-US SEFS.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced the launch of a new data product today.
CONTINUE READINGThe following Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Delegated Acts were published in the EU Official Journal (OJ) on 31 March 2017. All apply from 3 January 2018 except where noted.
CONTINUE READINGOver the last few years the great and the good of the world’s regulatory authorities that govern financial markets have studied the impacts of the electronification of the markets, and the role played by high frequency trading. We welcome the recognition in these studies that markets and end users benefit from increased use of innovative technology, in line with the experience with innovation in other industries. We provide a summary of the recent reports.
CONTINUE READINGOn 15 March, FIA (jointly with ISDA) responded to proposed recovery tools issued by The Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL).
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted comments to the CFTC in support of proposed amendments to recordkeeping requirements set out in Commission Rules 1.31.
CONTINUE READINGPanelists discuss issues about market liquidity such as market structure, the impact of regulation, new entrants and innovations.
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