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.
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.
Transparency is a fundamental pillar in Financial Market Infrastructures, and we recommend the LME to provide an updated Daily Price Limits (“DPL”) paper clearly outlining the impact on trading and clearing as well as general impact to market and liquidity risk.
FIA has released a comprehensive paper, "Best Practices for Exchange Volatility Control Mechanisms," which provides essential guidance for designing robust Volatility Control Mechanisms (VCMs) at derivatives exchanges.
Washington, D.C.— The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), and SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the reopened comment period on its proposed rule on regulation automated trading (Reg AT).
The Futures Industry Association today submitted an extensive response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading.
