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FIA responds to JSCC consultation on initial margin and clearing fund calculation methods
FIA has submitted a response to the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation’s consultation, which proposes to introduce stress add-on initial margin charges and a partial revision of the clearing fund calculation method in its listed financial derivatives clearing service.
CONTINUE READINGNew paper identifies unreported segment of liquidity in European equity markets
A new paper published by FIA European Principal Traders Association identifies an entire segment of equity activity in both EU and UK markets that is currently unreported. Consequently, European share trading volumes are perceived by the market, including global investors and issuers, as being significantly lower than they actually are.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to FICC Rule Change Proposals
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) responded to the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (FICC) proposals to revise its customer clearing access models and to modify its margin segregation rules.
CONTINUE READINGFIA calls on international regulators to continue progress on margin transparency
FIA has filed a letter with international standard-setting bodies urging further progress on efforts to increase the resilience of global derivatives markets in times of stress. The letter was submitted in response to a consultation on initial margin requirements in centrally cleared derivatives markets that was issued by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
CONTINUE READINGESG Futures Products
Recent developments in financial markets have led to a significant increase in the availability and interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) futures products.
CONTINUE READINGPeople news – March/April 2024
Appointments, promotions, and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Treasury clearing, portfolio margining and white whales
There are tales in literature and lore of protagonists who obsess over certain quests but who are never able to obtain their elusive capture. For King Arthur, it was the Holy Grail. For Ahab, it was Moby Dick. For Casey’s at bat, it was the homerun. And for me, it’s portfolio margining of cash and futures in the US Treasury market. With the recent mandate by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clear certain treasuries and repos, this goal is again coming into focus.
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update - Q4 2023 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the fourth quarter.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee holds meeting in Kansas
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee held a meeting on 11 April, in Overland Park, Kansas. This meeting preceded AgCon2024, the third Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference hosted by the CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee meeting features discussion about pending bank capital rules
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.
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