MarketVoice News
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Regulatory Harmonization
On Nov. 5, FIA submitted jointly with two other trade associations, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets a written response to the consultation published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission regarding the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, which is expected in mid-2016, and the expansion of the existing trade reporting regime.
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EMIR Implementation
On Dec. 1, the European Commission finalized the dates for implementing the first set of mandatory clearing requirements for over-the-counter derivatives.
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MIFID readiness
The effective date for European Union’s new derivatives rules is more than a year away, but Orc is hard at work developing technology to help traders comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.
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Cross-Border Recognition
The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a consultation on Dec. 14 proposing amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation that would permit a "one-day gross" approach to calculating margin requirements for exchange-traded futures and options.
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Market Surveillance
Two technology vendors, GlobalRisk and Interactive Data, are collaborating on a project to help the Commodity Futures Trading Commission improve its ability to assess and monitor market risk exposures in real time.
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Capital Optimization
Eurex Clearing in November launched its Prisma Margin Estimator, a free service that allows clearing members and their clients to estimate initial margins for futures, options and swaps.
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Market Access
Korea Exchange is seeking to enhance its appeal to international market participants by introducing several changes to its trading rules and technological infrastructure.
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WeSeeHope and Futures for Kids
When Futures For Kids was set up by a group of individuals from the futures industry in London in 2008, the objective of the foundation was to help the industry raise funds for charitable causes that help improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young adults across the world.
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State of the Union
Happy New Year and welcome to the first issue of MarketVoice as a newly merged FIA.
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