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FIA Statement on Boca 2020 Cancellation
It is with great disappointment that FIA has decided to cancel its 45th Annual Boca International Futures Industry Conference on March 10-12, 2020 due to concerns for the health and wellbeing of our conference attendees surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options trading reaches record level in 2019
Summary statistics from FIA show that trading activity in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets rose by 13.7% in 2019 to reach a record of 34.47 billion contracts. Futures volume rose 12% to 19.24 billion contracts, while options volume rose 16% to 15.23 billion contracts.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to CFTC on cross-border registration thresholds for swap dealers
On Monday, March 9, 2020, FIA submitted a comment letter to the CFTC in response to its proposed rule regarding the cross-border application of the registration thresholds and certain requirements applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants.
CONTINUE READINGThe Boca that wasn't
Today would have been the first full day of the Boca Conference, which provides me a moment to reflect.
CONTINUE READINGUpdate on FIA’s response to COVID-19 Coronavirus
With the health and well-being of our society in the forefront of our minds, FIA has implemented several measures to keep members informed of issues related to the Covid-19 Coronavirus and to continue normal operations.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announces new board members
The board added Paul Anderson of Deutsche Bank, Samina Anwar of Cargill, Kari Larsen of Perkins Coie, John Murphy of Mizuho Securities USA, and Jamila Piracci of Roos Innovations.
CONTINUE READINGFIA praises CFTC’s quick response amid global pandemic
Today, the CFTC issued several no-action letters that give the derivatives industry flexibility to deal with the ongoing global pandemic.
CONTINUE READINGFIA joins trade associations and businesses to urge Trump Administration and Federal officials to keep markets open
"Keeping all U.S. financial markets open is essential to the well-being of the general economy and vital to maintaining and bolstering investor confidence, particularly once the economy recovers from the effects of this pandemic,” said the group.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, Greenwich Associates release new derivatives market research
The study assesses market sentiment towards several major market structure trends.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to ESMA guidelines on transaction reporting under MiFIR
FIA has submitted its response to ESMA’s Consultation Paper on “Guidelines on transaction reporting, reference data, order record keeping & clock synchronisation."
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