Americas News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting North and South America.
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FIA Requests Confirmation of Interpretation of CFTC Rule 1.73 Regarding SEFs and Bunched Orders
FIA writes to the Division of Clearing and Risk on behalf of its member futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) to request confirmation of certain rule interpretations with respect to CFTC Rule 1.73.
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@MARKETS January 2014
The London Metal Exchange’s LME Clear, the exchange’s selfclearing platform, chose The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation as its partner for LMEwire, a new reporting service that is scheduled to go live in early 2014 to meet trade reporting requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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News Briefs January 2014
Starting in April, all direct participants on Eurex will be required to comply with a new requirement to flag all orders generated by algorithmic trading with a distinct identification key. In December, the exchange supervisory authority of Hesse, which oversees Eurex, addressed a key issue: how should market participants determine what types of trading will be subject to this new requirement.
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Tech Talk January 2014
On Dec. 11 FIA submitted an extensive response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading,” which was issued in September as part of a broad examination of the impact of technology on U.S. futures markets.
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FIA letter to Basel regarding New Liquidity Requirement
FIA submit a letter commenting on Basel's Consultative Document on the Revised Basel III Leverage Ratio Framework.
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FIA releases drop copy recommendations
The Futures Industry Association today released a set of recommendations for increasing the usefulness of drop copy systems in exchange-traded markets.
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FIA elects Directors and Officers
The Futures Industry Association today announced the election of board directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Fourteen directors were elected in total at the meeting, including eight regular member directors for two-year terms; one regular member director for a one-year term; and five associate member directors for a two-year terms. Following the election, the new board elected the association’s officers and public directors.
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FIA Volume Report: U.S. Futures and Options Volume Fell 13.2% in 2012
The number of futures and options traded on U.S. exchanges fell 13.2% in 2012 to 7.0 billion contracts from 8.1 billion in 2011, according to statistics compiled by the Futures Industry Association.
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