Americas News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting North and South America.
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FIA PTG proposals to ensure proper governance and lower costs of CAT
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the FIA Principal Traders Group said it supports the Commission's action to address spiralling Consolidated Audit Trail costs, promote accountability and fashion a reasonable governance framework for the CAT.
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FIA responds to OCC intraday margin change proposal
FIA supports OCC’s proposal to use actual intraday positions for margining and urges reassessment of conservative add-ons like the Intraday Risk Charge post enhancement implementation.
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FIA responds to CDCC proposal on new TRS clearing service
FIA urges the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation to segregate default resources for the new TRS clearing service and increase CCP capital to reflect higher risk.
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FIA PTG Responds to FINRA Rule Modernization Review
The FIA Principal Traders Group welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Modernization Review and commended FINRA for undertaking this worthwhile initiative.
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FIA PTG Responds to CFTC Request for Comment on 24/7 Trading and Clearing
FIA PTG encouraged the CFTC to confer with the industry through roundtables and other open forums before making a determination to permit widespread 24/7 trading.
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Johnson announcement could leave CFTC with one commissioner
CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson’s announcement to step down “later this year” could leave the agency with only one sitting commissioner
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FIA responds to the CFTC request for comment on trading and clearing derivatives on a 24/7 basis
FIA does not support extending trading and clearing in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets to a 24/7 basis until such issues have been systematically identified, assessed, and resolved pursuant to public comment and informed public agency action.
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FIA and FIA PTG respond to CFTC perpetual contracts request for comment
FIA and FIA PTG respond to CFTC perpetual contracts request for comment
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FIA PTG Comments on Transparency and Sequencing of the Nasdaq Data Center Equalization Project
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) offered comments on Nasdaq's efforts to equalize telecommunications provider access and market participant connectivity across Nasdaq’s entire data center campus (the “Equalization Project
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Predicting the future of prediction markets
While prediction markets have existed for many years, they exploded in popularity in 2024 thanks to the introduction of contracts that allowed people to bet on elections. That success demonstrated that these contracts could become a new asset class for both retail and institutional investors.
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