Over the last 18 months, a number of major Chinese banks and securities firms have beefed up their presence in futures markets outside China.
CONTINUE READINGFIA makes three key observations and suggestions in its submitted comments to the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s consultation paper on draft Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Futures Companies.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.28 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2023. This was up 16.3% from the previous month and up 12.6% from the same month of the previous year.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.57 billion contracts in March, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 24.9% from February 2023 and up 54.2% from March 2022. On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first three months of the year was 27.54 billion contracts, up 43.8% from the first three months of 2022. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
CONTINUE READINGThe law surrounding false statements is developing rapidly and expansively, the most recent example of which is the rule proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which would give it wide discretion in enforcing its duty of candor.
CONTINUE READINGIron ore futures listed on the Singapore Exchange are becoming one of the most important commodity futures contracts in the world. In 2022, the total number of iron ore 62% futures traded through SGX reached a record 25 million contracts. That was up 38% from the previous year and almost double the level five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 27, the key US House committees held concurrent hearings on digital asset oversight. These complementary hearings were coordinated by Republican leadership in the Committees to identify regulatory gaps related to digital assets. Next month, the committees plan to hold a joint subcommittee hearing to consider ways to close those gaps.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Energy Exchange, one of Europe’s leading markets for futures on power and gas, has contracted with Trading Technologies to provide the exchange’s trading participants with direct access via the internet.
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