Americas News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting North and South America.
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FIA issues direct market access recommendations
The FIA has issued a report that recommends a number of principles for managing the risks in direct access to exchanges.
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2009 Derivatives Exchange Volume, An Interactive Discussion, March 18, 2010
A webinar presentation by Galen Burghardt, senior vice president and director of research at Newedge, and Will Acworth, editor of Futures Industry, on the global futures and options volume trends described in the March issue of Futures Industry. The webinar describes key themes and analysis based on the FIA's volume data as well as a quantitative analysis of volatility and liquidity trends in the benchmark interest rate and equity index contracts traded on the major U.S. and European exchanges. Participants were able to submit questions and comments online during the presentation.
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FIA testifies before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on energy positions and hedge exemptions.
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission, my name is Mark Young. I am appearing today on behalf of the Futures Industry Association. One good thing about being on the last panel at the last hearing is that you know how the time limits will be enforced and how active the questioning will be. I have been watching. I will try to be brief.
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FIA statement on S. 3268, the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008
Washington, D.C.-July 17, 2008-The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement expressing its opposition to S. 3268, the bill titled "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act" that is now pending in the U.S. Senate.
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Volume Surges Again: Global Futures and Options Trading Rises 28% in 2007
The Futures Industry Association, a Washington-based trade group, today released its annual report on global trading volume. The report, which measures volume based on the number of contracts traded on derivatives exchanges worldwide, indicates that more than 15 billion futures and options contracts changed hands during 2007, an increase of 28% from the previous year.
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