On July 13, the FIA issued a model disclosure form to assist futures commission merchants in complying with Regulation 1.71, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule that establishes information barriers between FCMs and affiliated swap dealers and major swap participants and requires FCMs to disclose to their customers conflicts of interest in the provision of trade execution or clearing services.
CONTINUE READINGOn July 13, the FIA issued a model disclosure form to assist futures commission merchants in complying with Regulation 1.71, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission rule that establishes information barriers between FCMs and affiliated swap dealers and major swap participants and requires FCMs to disclose to their customers conflicts of interest in the provision of trade execution or clearing services.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission hosted a lengthy discussion of high-frequency trading at a public meeting of its Technology Advisory Committee on June 20.
CONTINUE READINGIn response to a request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, FIA submitted a letter evaluating the current regulatory framework for the exchanged-traded derivatives markets established in the Commodity Exchange Act and our recommendations on changes that would create stronger, safer markets and provide customers with greater protections.
CONTINUE READINGFOA response to the EBA Discussion Paper on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the Capital Requirements for CCPs Under the Draft Regulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories
CONTINUE READINGFOA response to the Discussion Paper on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on Risk Mitigation for OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories
CONTINUE READINGFOA Response to CP12/7: Financial Services Compensation Scheme: changes to the Compensation sourcebook
CONTINUE READINGFOA Response to ESMA's Discussion Paper on Draft Technical Standards for the Regulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission hosted a wide-ranging discussion of high-frequency trading at a meeting of its Technology Advisory Committee on March 29, 2012.
CONTINUE READINGFIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) looks forward to the draft report on the proposed revision to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the proposal for the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) by MEP Markus Ferber.
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