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End-User Relief
The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter on Feb. 18 that provides end-users with relief from a reporting requirement that applies to trade options that have not been reported to a swap data repository.
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U.S. Treasury to Monitor Financial Stability of Clearinghouses
The Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research said in its annual report released on Jan. 27 that it will monitor the financial stability of clearinghouses.
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Power Move
The European Energy Exchange, a unit of Deutsche Boerse, has expanded eastward.
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Cross-Border Oversight
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10 adopted rules setting out how the agency will determine whether or not a non-U.S. security-based swap dealer must register with the agency.
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SEG Funds
On Jan. 22 NFA updated its regulations regarding customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
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MiFID Delay
As widely expected, the European Commission announced on Feb. 10 that it has officially proposed a one-year extension for implementing Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
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CCP Recognition
LCH.Clearnet announced it has received formal clearinghouse status from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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U.S. Equity Options: Volume and Market Share Trends in 2015
Trading volume on U.S. options exchanges totaled 4.14 billion contracts in 2015, a 2.9% decrease from 2014.
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Nine People to Watch In 2016
In this special feature, the editors of MarketVoice have picked out nine people who we expect will have an outsize influence on our industry in 2016.
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Big Data
In October, Intercontinental Exchange agreed to acquire Interactive Data for $5.2 billion, making it the third-largest data provider in global markets.
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