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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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Navigating FIA Legal Opinions
Are you new to the world of FIA standard derivatives clearing documentation? Have you ever been asked a question about the FIA Terms of Business 2018 and you think you could benefit from a refresher? What are FIA Indirect Clearing Terms and how can they be used in practice? What are all the different types of legal opinions that FIA makes available to members and non-members?
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CFTC Self-Reporting, Cooperation, and Remediation Advisory: A Game-Changer
The CFTC recent issued an Enforcement Advisory that provides what market participants have sought for years: clear guidelines and concrete incentives for self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation. The Advisory contains a simple matrix that sets forth the presumptive discounts that a market participant would receive for self-reporting and cooperation, as well as detailed explanations of how market participants can make themselves eligible for those discounts. This advisory transforms how market participants should approach the decision of whether to report a potential violation to the Commission and how to defend a potential violation that is being investigated by the Commission.
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Understanding the FIA Terms of Business 2018
Are you new to the world of FIA standard derivatives clearing documentation? Have you ever been asked a question about the FIA Terms of Business 2018 and you think you could benefit from a refresher? What are FIA Indirect Clearing Terms and how can they be used in practice? What are all the different types of legal opinions that FIA makes available to members and non-members?
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FIA responds to UK consultations on operational incident and third-party reporting
FIA has submitted a response to the Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation Paper 17/24, and the Financial Conduct Authority CP22/28 on operational incident and third-party arrangement reporting. FIA’s feedback highlights areas where requirements could be further refined to align with a genuinely risk-based model.
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What the CFTC Can and Should Do on Crypto Ahead of New Legislation
This webinar is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment, tax, business, legal or professional advice. Neither FIA nor its members endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, opinion, product, or service referenced in this webinar. FIA makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to the webinar’s content.
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FIA responds to IOSCO consultation on pre-hedging
FIA and ISDA's joint letter notes the benefits of pre-hedging for derivatives market participants and the difficulty in establishing a single definition across jurisdictions and asset classes.
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Trade association joint statement in support of the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum
The EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum is a much-valued dialogue between EU and UK regulators on regulatory changes and promoting collaboration in financial stability, sustainability and digitisation.
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