Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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FIA Speaks Episode 11: CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert
Episode 11 features Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert in a wide-ranging conversation with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
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FIA Speaks Episode 10: IOSCO Secretary General Paul Andrews
In this episode, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Secretary General Paul Andrews talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the organization’s mission and challenges in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and coordinating regulators around the world.
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The impact of Covid-19 on cleared derivatives
A webinar that discussed recent UK Government emergency measures and the impact that they could have on the listed and cleared derivatives.
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Derivatives market participants give back to help fight coronavirus
Donations prioritize first responders, food banks and public health organizations worldwide
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FIA cancels IDX, L&C and Commodities conferences
FIA canceled three upcoming conferences due to on-going health concerns and governmental restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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FIA opposes short selling bans
FIA and its affiliated organizations, FIA PTG and FIA EPTA, issued a following statement in response to calls for short selling bans by global policymakers.
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U.S. Congress advances $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief
Relief package is largest in U.S. history and includes loan provisions to assist financial service firms
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FIA asks CFTC to allow FCMs to better use affiliate branches to avoid COVID-19 disruptions
FIA filed a request for no-action relief from the CFTC on March 26 that would allow FCMs to make better use of staff in affiliate or branch locations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How is the derivatives industry responding to COVID-19?
High volumes and structural changes like the closure of trading pits create challenges
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FIA joins trade associations and businesses to urge Trump Administration and Federal officials to keep markets open
"Keeping all U.S. financial markets open is essential to the well-being of the general economy and vital to maintaining and bolstering investor confidence, particularly once the economy recovers from the effects of this pandemic,” said the group.
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