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Cross-Border Oversight
In August the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an exemption to Australia’s ASX Clear from registering as a derivatives clearing organization.
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Swap Compression
With banks looking for ways to reduce capital charges for their derivatives exposures, clearinghouses are expanding their services aimed at “compressing” swap positions, reducing the overall notional amount and the number of contracts by removing offsetting exposures.
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Links with China
CME Group and China Foreign Exchange Trade System, a sub-institution of the People’s Bank of China, announced on Sept. 25 an agreement to cooperate and explore ways “to promote each other’s market infrastructure and products.”
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Regulating Swaps
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission jointly issued a consultation on introducing the first phase of mandatory clearing and the second phase of mandatory reporting.
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Preparing for Remit
On Sept. 24, FIA issued a notice summarizing the registration and reporting requirements of the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Markets Integrity and Transparency (REMIT).
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Electronic Trading
OTC Global Holdings, a Houston-based group of interdealer brokers specializing in energy commodities, is now offering customers the ability to execute block trades in natural gas options and other over-the-counter energy products via an online trading platform.
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System Performance
More and more firms are outsourcing their trading infrastructure to external providers, creating new monitoring challenges for trading firms.
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New Options for Energy Clearing
On Sept. 24, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order granting Nodal Clear registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
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Skin in the Game
The Singapore Exchange’s clearinghouse plans to strengthen its protections against a clearing member default by increasing its own contribution to the clearing fund as well as clearing member contributions.
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Recognizing Those in Our Industry Who Give Back
IN A CHICAGO neighborhood where the number of violent crime reports ranks 9th among Chicago’s 77 communities, DRW College Prep is making a difference in the lives of hundreds of high school students.
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