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FIA PTG Comments on OCC Margin Add-On Proposal
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) responded to the Option Clearing Corporation (OCC) Proposal to establish a margin add-on charge to help mitigate the risks of zero-days-to-expiration (0TED) options.
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FIA urges US Treasury Department to remain technology-neutral on AI
FIA's letter suggested Treasury focus on the applications of artificial intelligence within the context of a particular use case as opposed to the technology as a whole.
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FIA PTG Comments on Application of 24X National Exchange LLC for Registration as an Exchange
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) responded to the SEC’s institution of proceedings in connection with 24X National Exchange’s (24X) application for registration as a national securities exchange.
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FIA PTG responds to FICC trade submission requirement proposal
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) responded to the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (FICC) trade submission requirement proposal.
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FIA releases best practices for automated trading risk controls and system safeguards
This paper consolidates our previous work and covers best practices in pre-trade risk management, exchange volatility control mechanisms, post-trade analysis and exchange-based conformance testing, among other areas. These practices are designed to help ensure that markets operate safely, regardless of the technology used.
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FIA and FIA PTG support another legal challenge to US FTC rule banning noncompete agreements
FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group along with several other financial services trade associations filed an amicus brief in a third case involving the US Federal Trade Commission’s final rule that would ban nearly all noncompete agreements in the US.
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FIA PTG responds to CBOT block trade reporting window change
In a letter filed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the FIA Principal Traders Group raised concerns with the self-certified rule change by the Chicago Board of Trade that extends the block trade reporting window for certain CBOT US Treasury futures contracts.
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FIA and FIA PTG support legal challenge of US FTC rule banning noncompete agreements
FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group along with several other financial services trade associations have filed an amicus brief in a second case involving the US Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule that would ban nearly all noncompete agreements in the US.
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FIA PTG responds to US FTC’s rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements
FIA and FIA Principal Traders Group have filed an amicus brief along with several other financial services trade associations in a case involving the US Federal Trade Commission’s recently issued rule that bans nearly all noncompete agreements in the US. In their brief, the associations highlighted the practical challenges of the rule for the financial industry and warned that it would harm competition and endanger confidential information.
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FIA PTG responds to Nasdaq Cabinet Proximity Option Program Proposals
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) urged the SEC to disapprove Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes to Expand the Cabinet Proximity Option Program and to Establish a Reservation Fee. FIA PTG raised three principal concerns with respect to the Proposed Rule Changes all in connection with Nasdaq’s existing data center facilities in Carteret, NJ (NY11) and Nasdaq’s new facility under construction just to the north of NY11 (NY11-4).
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