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ETD Volume - November 2022
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 7.75 billion contracts in November, up 10.9% from October 2022 and up 25.7% from November 2021.
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FIA EPTA’s Response to ESMA’s Consultation Paper on Market Outages
FIA EPTA members are supportive of the work being done by ESMA on market outages, particularly efforts to require trading venues to publish clear comprehensive outages plans on an ex-ante basis. Market resilience is at the core of efficient and competitive financial markets and it is imperative that trading venues clearly outline a well-planned approach to communication and management in the event of a market outage to provide certainty to market participants.
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SEC Enforcement Priorities
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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FIA, ISDA and AFME publish position paper on European Commission Market Correction Mechanism Proposal
FIA, 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.
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MarketVoice Podcast - SGX's Loh Boon Chye on the growth of Asia-Pacific derivatives
Loh 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.
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Associations publish papers on client participation in CCP auctions and CCP auction governance
FIA, CCP12, the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses, and ISDA, together with client associations, the FIA Principal Traders Group and the Managed Funds Association, have developed and published papers focused on client participation in a CCP default auction, governance of CCP default management processes and the role of default management groups
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FIA and ISDA respond to ESMA’s consultation on CCP business reorganization plans under the CCP resolution regime
the associations invite ESMA to carefully consider risks of conflicts of interest that may arise if a CCP’s incumbent management develops the business reorganization plan, and to include a review of the CCP’s risk management framework.
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ETD Volume - October 2022
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.99 billion contracts in October, down 15.1% from the record month of September 2022 but up 26.3% from October 2021.
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FIA EPTA response to CP 22/18 on Guidance on the trading venue perimeter
FIA EPTA appreciates the opportunity to respond to the FCA’s Consultation Paper 22/18 on Guidance on the trading venue perimeter. FIA EPTA memberswelcome the FCA’s proposed guidance and are generally in agreement with the FCA’s intended approach the FCA, which we consider to be proportionate and providing for an appropriate degree of clarity to market participants regarding whether the FCA would characterise a specific system as multilateral or not.
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Expo 2022 - The role of innovation and intermediation
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the FIA Expo 2022 conference in Chicago. As prepared for delivery.
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