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FIA EPTA response to the Consultation Paper by ESMA on MiFID II/MiFIR review report on Algorithmic Trading
The FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the consultation on the impact of the requirements under MiFID II/MiFIR regarding algorithmic trading, including high-frequency algorithmic trading. Our members are independent market makers and providers of liquidity and risk transfer on trading venues and end-investors across Europe.
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New and Revised Versions of the International Uniform EFRP and Block Transactions Agreement
The FIA L&C Division is publishing new and revised versions of the International Uniform EFRP and Block Transactions Agreement (formerly known as the International Uniform EFP Transactions Agreement).
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Joint trades letter to the EC regarding implementation of the CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime
On 11 March 2021, FIA and 14 trade associations representing a wide range of stakeholders in the European and global financial markets wrote to the European Commission and ESMA raising concerns about the implementation of the mandatory buy-in requirement under the EU’s CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime.
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FIA EPTA & FIA PTG Response to the Call for Evidence by HM Treasury on the UK’s Overseas Framework
The FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) and the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) appreciate the opportunity to respond to HM’s Treasury Call for Evidence on the UK’s Overseas Framework. FIA EPTA and FIA PTG are supportive of HM Treasury’s current overseas framework and the call to provide industry insight on how to continue and create flexible approaches for non-UK firms to access various UK markets and exchanges.
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FIA PTG and FIA EPTA support UK Overseas Person Exclusion
The FIA Principal Traders Group joined the FIA European Principal Traders Association in responding to the HM Treasury Call for Evidence on the UK’s Overseas Framework.
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FIA raises concerns about retroactive re-pricing of energy related to Winter Storm Uri
On March 10, FIA sent letters to Texas officials, including Governor Greg Abbott, raising concerns about a recommendation made by a market monitor of the state’s utility commission for the grid operator to retroactively alter real-time wholesale electricity pricing for two days in February 2021 that experienced unusually high prices due to the Winter Storm Uri.
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Bryan T. Durkin
Bryan Durkin is a former president of CME group and currently serves on its board of directors.
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Douglas E. Harris
Douglas Harris, a long-standing and widely respected member of the derivatives industry, is a senior adviser at Promontory Financial Group, where he advises banks, swap dealers, futures commission merchants, derivatives clearing organizations and other financial institutions on regulatory and compliance issues.
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Jim Newsome
James Newsome, a founding partner of Delta Strategy Group, was previously a commissioner at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Gay Huey Evans
Gay Huey Evans is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the London Metal Exchange and a member of Her Majesty’s Treasury Board in the United Kingdom.
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