Commodities archive
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NCDEX gets ready for equity derivatives launch
India's National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, the country's largest agricultural commodities trading venue, is gearing up to launch equity and equity derivatives trading on its platform after receiving preliminary approval from the country’s markets regulator this summer. NCDEX is the latest Indian exchange to expand to this asset class.
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FIA asks CFTC to sunset swaps large trader reporting rules
FIA submitted a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to sunset its Part 20 regulations for large trader reporting for physical commodity swaps. Issued in 2011 as a temporary swaps data collection measure, the CFTC has since established a comprehensive reporting regime for swaps through a series of rulemakings that has rendered the Swaps LTR Rules redundant and unnecessary.
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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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FIA CEO Lukken testifies on federal oversight of digital commodities
The digital asset industry deserves and requires a proper regulatory framework that will keep these markets safe, innovative and growing. The US has an opportunity to lead in the global development of digital assets, but Congress must act quickly. Without this leadership, these markets will continue to expand overseas and outside of the reach of US influence.
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FIA responds to ESMA consultation on EMIR 3.0. clearing thresholds regime
FIA has responded to ESMA’s consultation paper on draft technical standards, which provide further details for the new EMIR 3.0 clearing thresholds regime. FIA broadly agrees with the proposed uncleared thresholds but raises concerns about the reductions for IRDs and commodity derivatives, citing inflationary pressures and the importance of maintaining competitiveness with other jurisdictions.
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FIA responds to European Commission consultation on the integration of EU capital markets
Responding to the European Commission’s consultation on capital markets integration, FIA calls for simplification and burden reduction, makes recommendations on post-trading issues, distributed ledger technology and asset tokenisation, and adds to the debate on supervision.
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FIA responds to EC commodity derivatives market consultation
FIA and ISDA have submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets.
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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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FIA urges European Commission against gas price cap
FIA and several European trade associations representing energy companies, banks, liquidity providers, market infrastructure providers and clearinghouses, have written to the European Commission expressing strong concerns over the potential inclusion of a gas price cap in the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal and the related Action Plan on Affordable Energy Prices.
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FIA responds to LME Clear consultation on minimum net capital and default fund
FIA's response to LME Clear's consultation supports proposed changes to the minimum net capital requirements, the default fund mutualisation threshold and anti-procyclicality measures. However, the letter highlights a few areas for clarification, notably the impact on its membership concerning the proposed increase in net capital requirement and further details on changes related to the default fund.
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