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FIA announces new client clearing model in Europe
The FIA-sponsored European Agent Trustee Model (EATM) has gone live at LCH Ltd for its SwapClear service, marking an important milestone in a multi-year project between FIA, a consortium of bank clearing members, two European clearinghouses, and external counsel.
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FIA responds to BoE on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market
FIA advocates for market-led, voluntary clearing of gilt repo transactions in response to the Bank of England Discussion Paper on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market.
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FIA responds to Bank of England consultation on CCP resilience
FIA's response to the BoE on CCP resilience advocates against financial incentives for porting and recommends enhancements to margin models in UK EMIR.
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FIA responds to FCA consultation on ancillary activities exemption
FIA supports replacing the market share test with an annual threshold test, but raises concerns about the suggested inclusion of trading venue activity. Doing so would add complexity, increase compliance costs, and reduce UK competitiveness relative to the EU and the US, where only non-venue derivatives are counted.
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Trends in ETD Trading Q2 2025
FIA presents its quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This quarter we will look at the sharp decline in India's options market, the continued growth of interest rate futures and options in Europe and the US, and competition among exchanges in the energy sector.
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EMIR 3.0 – ESMA final report on active account requirements
EMIR 3.0 – On 19 June 2025, ESMA has issued its final report on the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) outlining the conditions for compliance with the active account requirement (AAR), pursuant to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) 3.0. The RTS have been submitted to the European Commission (EC) for endorsement and will subsequently undergo review by the European Parliament and the Council.
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Looking Forward: Shifting Priorities at the CFTC and SEC
The start of the year has brought policy changes, personnel shifts, and a realignment of priorities at the CFTC and SEC. Foley and Lardner will discuss the recent developments at the Commissions under the new administration and their implications for market participants.
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Improving the Timeliness of Give-Up Processing
How is the industry addressing friction points that cause delays in give-up processing? This webinar features members of the Derivatives Market Institute for Standards who have been actively implementing the Final Standard for Improving Timeliness of Trade Give-Ups and Allocations (30/30/30) released in June 2023. Representatives from brokerage firms and clients will share how they identified and resolved issues causing processing delays, reduced risk and increased the percentage of trades in the right account on T+0.
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Predictions, Perps, Protocols: Trends in Market Structure and Innovation
Sullivan & Cromwell’s Commodities, Futures and Derivatives team will discuss (1) recent developments in market structure, including the 24/7 trading, decentralized finance, vertical integration and direct access models and (2) new products, including perpetual derivatives and event contracts. The webinar will cover relevant updates from the CFTC and SEC, as well as Congress, the courts and the industry.
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Trends in ETD Trading Q1 2025
Global futures and options markets experienced exceptional volatility in the first quarter, leading to record trading volumes in many markets. In this webinar, we will give an overview of global trends in ETD volume and open interest, then take a deep dive into commodity futures with our guest speaker, Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex. Guy will talk about how commodity markets have been affected by tariff-related announcements as well as longer term trends in supply and demand.
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