Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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.
CONTINUE READINGSernova Financial is a provider of cloud-based post-trade services with a focus on derivatives clearing, collateral and integrated risk management. Its single platform supports the full front-to-back management of ETD, OTC derivatives, repo, sponsored repo and collateral, enabling clients to benefit from a seamless transition to a clearing member.
CONTINUE READINGThis year's annual FIA conference in Boca Raton was one of the most successful ever. The program consisted of eight panels over three days as well as one-on-one discussions with prominent industry executives and thought leaders such as Ken Griffin, the chief executive of Citadel, and Daniel Yergin, a leading authority on energy, geopolitics and the global economy. Seven themes stood out from this year's event - industry outlook, treasury clearing, competition among exchanges, rise of retail, geopolitics and commodity supply chains, technology and cyber risk.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has filed comments with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on its proposed rulemaking related to the protection of clearing member funds held by designated clearing organizations.
CONTINUE READINGFIA supports the UK authorities’ proposed approach, allowing regulators to build on and complement operational resilience frameworks for firms and financial market infrastructures. FIA members also support the proposal for oversight of critical third parties to be as interoperable as reasonably practicable with similar existing and future regimes. Furthermore, FIA members support the proposals to promote regulatory and supervisory interoperability.
CONTINUE READINGAs the volume and velocity of global futures and options trading grow, market watchers see a variety of risks and opportunities in store – risks stemming mostly from the unintended consequences of new regulations and opportunities from advances in technology.
CONTINUE READINGIn a recent panel discussion at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, FL, several senior executives of the equity options trading ecosystem weighed in on the reasons for the explosive growth, why they think trading volume will continue to climb, and what the industry is doing to keep customers and regulators happy.
CONTINUE READINGExchange leaders at FIA Boca discussed the shift they are seeing towards smaller contracts and shorter durations.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the election of three new directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Florida: Susan Gaughan, Société Générale, Nelson Neale, CHS Hedging LLC, and Harris L. Kay, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.
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