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Joint industry response to European Commission's Call for Feedback on BMR
FIA has submitted a joint response with GFMA and ISDA to the European Commission’s Call for Feedback on the review of the scope and regime for non-EU benchmarks. The response sets out the associations’ comments on the EC’s proposal, along with potential draft amendments where possible, and some additional revisions that are considered to support the EC’s aims.
CONTINUE READINGFIA diversity and inclusion efforts in 2023
FIA ensures that the topic of DEI stays on the agenda across all our events and puts its words into action through mentorship initiatives and other opportunities. Here are some of the highlights of FIA's DEI initiatives in 2023.
CONTINUE READINGSupervise This!
Is the CFTC’s Enforcement Program expanding the supervisory duties of CFTC registrants beyond the text of the CFTC’s supervision rules?
CONTINUE READINGFIA Responds to HKEX Proposal on Severe Weather Trading
FIA has submitted its response to HKEX’s Proposal on Severe Weather Trading of Hong Kong Securities and Derivatives Markets. FIA expresses its full support for the proposal and highlights that adequate settlement bank support, full capacity operations, ETD vendor participation and give-up processing should be in place to ensure the initiative's success.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – The long view on China’s markets
Both the global markets and China benefit from the opening of China's markets to the world. It makes these markets safer and more accessible to investors and hedgers wherever they may reside. This leads to a more resilient global economy and stable world, and that’s a win for everyone.
CONTINUE READINGDecember 2023 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $849.8 billion in average notional value per day during December 2023. This was down 31.1% from the previous month but up 13.5% from the same month of the previous year. Compared to November 2023, trading was down in every sector.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG Responds to SEC Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing Proposal
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) opposed the SEC's Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing Proposal and urged the SEC not to move forward with finalizing it. FIA PTG said that exchange volume-based pricing tiers are just one small piece of the much larger transaction pricing picture, and that tweaking one piece of the pricing puzzle is unlikely to generate the results the Commission is looking for.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and ISDA recommend changes to Singapore’s capital framework for clearinghouses
On January 22, FIA and ISDA jointly responded to a consultation from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on proposed amendments to the capital framework for approved exchanges and approved clearinghouses.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options volume hits record 137 billion contracts in 2023
FIA today released statistics on the number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide in 2023. The total volume of trading reached 137.3 billion contracts in 2023, up 64% from the previous year. This was the sixth consecutive year of record-setting trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Will 2024 be another record year of trading activity?
Last year the number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide hit a record level of 137 billion contracts. It’s worth taking a moment to appreciate just much the industry has grown in the last few years. Last year’s trading volume was 64% higher than the year before, and more than double the total number of contracts that traded in 2021.
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