Clifford Chance will discuss the evolving US regulatory framework for event contracts, recent CFTC developments and the current state of play, with a focus on sports and political event contracts.
CONTINUE READINGWhen Eurex introduced total return futures on the Eurostoxx 50 in 2016, there was not much trading at first, but gradually it increased, with a big jump during the pandemic and another surge in 2022. In the first quarter of this year, trading volume has averaged around 45,000 contracts per day, up from 43,000 over the course of 2022 and more than four times the level in 2020.
CONTINUE READINGOpening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the FIA Forum in Brussels, on 23 May2023. As prepared for delivery.
CONTINUE READINGThere are many things that have changed about global derivatives trading over the decades, from the way our markets work to the products that are listed. But one thing that will never change is the critical importance of price discovery, writes FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Texas in the case of Public Utility Commission of Texas v. Luminant Energy Company, stressing the importance of finality of settlement and price discovery in Texas’ wholesale electricity and related derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $857.2 billion in average notional value per day during April 2023. This was down 32.8% from the previous month and down 3.4% from the same month of the previous year.
CONTINUE READINGTom Callahan, CEO of Nasdaq Private Market, discusses how NPM is bringing private companies, banks, brokers, and investors together to transact in one connected marketplace for private stock. He also talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about their days together at NYSE Euronext.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA, jointly with FIA and ISDA, has responded to the European Commission’s “Have your Say” on Wholesale energy markets – improving EU protection against market manipulation. This review of the Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) is being discussed by co-legislators alongside a review of the EU’s Electricity Market Design.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, jointly with FIA EPTA and ISDA, has responded to the European Commission’s “Have your Say” on Wholesale energy markets – improving EU protection against market manipulation. This review of REMIT is being discussed by co-legislators alongside a review of the EU’s Electricity Market Design. In the response, the associations voice their concerns regarding several of the draft amendments in the legislative proposal.
CONTINUE READINGFIA's quarterly overview of trends in futures and options trading worldwide.
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