The Australian Securities Exchange has selected Nasdaq’s Sentinel Risk Manager solution to manage real-time risk across its two clearinghouses. The system is expected to be implemented in five phases over the next two years and will include real-time margin calculation, cross-margining calculations and related customer risk analytics.
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CONTINUE READINGSweden’s Orc Trading has teamed up with Galaxy Futures, a Chinese broker, to offer access to China’s nascent options market.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight held a public roundtable on July 15 to discuss the “made available for trade” process for determining which swaps should be subject to the CFTC’s mandatory trading requirements.
CONTINUE READINGGallery - IDX 2015 – 8th Annual FIA/FIA Europe International Derivatives Expo
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG submitted comments to the CFTC on the Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Preliminary Report, focusing on the Report section entitled “Swaps Executed on a SEF or DCM and/or Cleared.”
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Law and Compliance Division today published a standard notice to help firms comply with exchange rules that require clearing members to notify their omnibus customers of restrictions on access for “sanctioned parties” or similar entities under exchange rules. In particular, CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX have notified the CFTC that they will amend Rule 960 to require that clearing members notify their omnibus customers of restrictions against dealing with sanctioned parties and that the omnibus customers do the same with respect to their own omnibus customers. The revisions to Rule 960 are set to be made effective by the exchanges on Feb. 29, 2016.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG sent a letter to the CFTC requesting no-action relief from the swap dealer de minimis threshold for registered floor traders under certain conditions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG submitted a second comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding amendments to the IEX application for registration as a National Securities Exchange urging the Commission to re-open the comment period in light of the recent IEX amendment to afford the public adequate opportunity to review and provide feedback on IEX’s proposed changes.
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