The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 1 addressed a critical issue in the implementation of the trade execution mandate for swaps: how to handle “package trades” that involve more than one type of contract but are priced and traded as one transaction.
CONTINUE READINGThe swap market entered a new phase in February 2014 with the implementation in the U.S. of the trading requirements established by the Dodd-Frank Act. Under these requirements, trades in certain types of interest rate and credit default swaps must be executed on so-called “SEFs,” short for Swap Execution Facilities
CONTINUE READINGOn April 3 James Giddens, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global Inc., announced a final distribution of assets he expects will fully satisfy all claims of former MF Global customers.
CONTINUE READINGThe Senate approved the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as deputy Treasury secretary.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement as a template that can be used by participants in the cleared swaps markets in negotiating execution-related agreements with counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives that are intended to be cleared.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Principal Traders Group supports the use of pilot programs to test ideas for making changes to US equity market structure and applauds the SEC for their continued use of data-driven decision making.
CONTINUE READINGThis Special Report is the fourth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGDerivatives 2014 explores the most recent developments in the derivatives marketplace as a new regulatory landscape continues to emerge in the wake of the financial crisis that saw the collapse of several leading financial institutions.
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