In this podcast, this is the second installment of our Hall of Fame series, where we feature three of our eight 2021 inductees. These distinguished individuals were honored at our annual Boca conference and we thank them for their contributions to our industry.
CONTINUE READINGOn 9 June, FIA gave a presentation on agricultural futures trading to the Agricultural Advisory Committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA’s members have elected a new Executive Committee as the governing body of the industry organisation. Johannah Ladd (Quantlab BV) and Virginie Saade (Citadel Securities Europe Ltd) were re-elected for a two-year term in ExCo. Chris Rhodes (Tyler Capital Ltd.) and David Furlong (Virtu Financial LLC) were newly elected for a two-year term in ExCo.
CONTINUE READINGCME has reported that it took just three weeks for its new Micro Bitcoin Futures (MBT) to tally more than 650,000 contracts traded in the first month since launch. The success of this small-sized contracts hints at a broader move to encourage access to derivatives markets
CONTINUE READINGAppointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFMDQ Group is Africa’s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure group operating the largest securities exchange in Nigeria
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $298.7 billion in the month of April.
CONTINUE READINGThis podcast and the two that follow are interviews with the inductees to the FIA Futures Hall of Fame for 2021. FIA honors significant people in our industry with a hall of fame induction at our annual Boca conference. FIA established the Hall of Fame in 2005 to commemorate our 50th anniversary and to celebrate the many people who contributed their time, talent, and passion to building our industry. Inductees are chosen by a distinguished panel of global industry executives based on their significant lifetime contributions to our industry and the financial markets.
CONTINUE READINGMembers of FIA and ISDA welcome HM Treasury’s proposals for an expanded resolution regime for UK central counterparties, which, due to the UK’s active participation and contributions, are mostly in line with international guidelines and are closely aligned with the EU’s CCP recovery and resolution framework.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA, representing Europe’s leading non-bank market makers and liquidity providers, published its new Principles on Sustainable Finance and ESG. FIA EPTA strongly believes that non-bank market makers and liquidity providers can play an important role in the transition towards a more sustainable financial ecosystem. The new Principles reflect the commitment by FIA EPTA and its members to support the success of Sustainable Finance and ESG initiatives at all levels of the capital markets. The principles further clarify how market makers and liquidity providers can and will contribute to achieving Europe’s Sustainable Finance goals.
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