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FIA Publishes MiFID II Brief for U.S. FCMs
FIA has created a brief to help members understand how the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the associated Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation may impact U.S. futures commission merchants.
CONTINUE READINGFCM Bankruptcy: U.S. Appeals Court Reverses Sentinel Ruling, Restores Protections for Segregated Funds
On Aug. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion that addressed several important questions related to the protections on customer funds.
CONTINUE READINGFaster Execution: Trading Technologies Cuts Latency for Spread Trading
Trading Technologies has announced a major upgrade to Autospreader, its spread execution tool.
CONTINUE READINGEuro Clearing: European Commission Proposes Tighter Supervision of Third-Country Clearinghouses
On June 13, the European Commission issued a proposal to achieve "more robust supervision" of central counterparties by amending the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGEnforcement Trends: CFTC Fines Bank of Tokyo for Spoofing but Rewards Bank for Cooperation
On Aug. 7, the CFTC announced a settlement with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ for engaging in "multiple acts of spoofing" in interest rate futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
CONTINUE READINGData Dissemination: ESMA Issues Final Standards for Publication of Derivatives Data
On July 10, the European Securities and Markets Authority issued final regulatory technical standards regarding the aggregation and publication of derivatives data by trade repositories.
CONTINUE READINGCryptocurrency Derivatives: Exchanges Take Interest
The surge of interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has attracted the attention of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGCommodity Exposure with an Indian Flavor
Multi Commodity Exchange of India, the country's top trading venue for commodity futures, announced an agreement in July with Thomson Reuters to launch co-branded commodity indices.
CONTINUE READINGClearing in the Cloud: Calypso Buys a Stake in Sernova to Leverage Demand for Clearing
Calypso Technology, a leading provider of capital markets and investment management software, has acquired a minority stake in Sernova Financial, a twoyear-old startup that provides cloud-based clearing and post-trade services.
CONTINUE READINGClearing Equivalence: EU and Indian Regulators to Share Information on CCPs
On July 20, the European Securities and Markets Authority and the Securities and Exchange Board of India established a memorandum of understanding on the oversight of central counterparties, including the exchange of information.
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