I am struck by the enormous change that seemed to happen under our noses in our capital and risk markets—mostly driven by disruptive technology and the convergence of big tech and Wall Street.
CONTINUE READINGDespite lingering COVID-19 challenges, exchanges continue to see record volumes
CONTINUE READINGThe chief executives of three of Asia Pacific’s largest derivatives exchanges discussed their organizations’ latest initiatives and new products at FIA’s Asia Derivatives Conference, Asia-V, on 7 December.
CONTINUE READINGIn this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with crypto exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in a wide-ranging conversation about the crypto market and its future. Sam founded FTX in 2019 and has seen explosive growth as the crypto markets have grown exponentially over the past few years. This interview took place on November 4, 2021, as part of FIA’s Expo conference in Chicago.
CONTINUE READINGIn this webinar we explore the CFTC’s expanding application of the anti-manipulation provisions of Dodd-Frank into novel territory.
CONTINUE READINGIn 2021, FIA continued its mission to highlight diversity issues in webinars, conference programming and through our communications channels including MarketVoice articles and FIA Speaks podcast interviews.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the second quarter, which were released at the end of September.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted comments on the second reading draft of the “Futures and Derivatives Law of the People’s Republic of China” (the “Futures and Derivatives Law”) to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.
CONTINUE READINGFIA joined ISDA and four other trade bodies and wrote to the European Commission and European Supervisory Authorities to request they extend the current temporary derogations from clearing and margining requirements for intragroup transactions where at least one group entity is in a non-EU jurisdiction.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the consultation on the review of certain aspects of the Short Selling Regulation. FIA EPTA is of the view that short-selling bans are harmful to the orderly functioning of markets. We note the unnecessary operational risks that were a consequence of short selling bans implemented inconsistently and with limited lead-time last year.
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