The panel will discuss SEC tactics such as the increasingly sophisticated use of whistleblowers and trading data surveillance, and evolving enforcement priorities, such as the SEC’s focus on disclosures, sales practices, and other policies and procedures related to sales of complex products and trading strategies, with examples involving complex options-based strategies and variable annuities.
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CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $349.1 billion in October, up 11% over the last 12 months
CONTINUE READINGOn 7 December, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held its first meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) under the sponsorship of Chairman Rostin Behnam.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, ISDA and AFME have published a position paper on the European Commission’s “Market Correction Mechanism” proposal for natural gas prices in the European Union. The associations urge policymakers to avoid imposing any price cap on the wholesale gas market.
CONTINUE READINGNew online tool displays data on the trading of exchange-traded derivatives
CONTINUE READINGThe sharp rise in market volatility this year has changed how market participants are managing the collateral necessary to back their derivatives trades, according to industry experts speaking at the FIA Asia Derivatives Conference in Singapore.
CONTINUE READINGLoh Boon Chye, CEO of Singapore Exchange, sat down with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken to discuss the outlook for Asia-Pacific derivatives markets generally, as well as specific plans that SGX has to capitalize on opportunities in the region.
CONTINUE READINGIn a fireside chat at the FIA Asia Derivatives Conference, National Stock Exchange of India CEO Ashish Chauhan noted the demographics and high-tech culture of India are leading a revolution in its financial sector that creates a massive opportunity for derivatives market participants.
CONTINUE READINGUS Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on 1 December, discussing lessons learned from the collapse of FTX.
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