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Clearinghouse Standards
On Sept. 22, four high-level groups of international banking and market regulators released a progress report on their efforts to enhance the resilience, recovery planning and resolvability of central counterparties.
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Exchange Connectivity
Options, London-based provider of high-speed exchange connectivity, announced on Sept. 17 that it has added three more European exchanges to its colocation platform, Velocity. With the addition of Nasdaq’s Scandinavian exchange, Switzerland’s SWX and Austria’s Wiener Borse, the platform now covers seven derivatives markets, 14 equity exchanges and two commodity markets in Europe.
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Owner vs. Member
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 10 issued an order lifting a stay of approval on the OCC’s plan to raise additional capital and a second order initiating a review of the approval.
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Enforcement
In September, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission took two separate enforcement actions for violations of its wash trade rules.
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Insight: Embracing Innovation
THIS SEPTEMBER, with just a few quick taps on a smartphone, an individual purchased £500,000-worth of gold bullion. The transaction took place on an app called BullionVault and more than 46 pounds of gold were transferred from Zurich vaults to the smartphone user. Importantly, it didn’t require a broker, an exchange, a clearinghouse or any of the regulatory apparatus that typically exists for such transactions.
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Viewpoint - Embracing Innovation
THIS SEPTEMBER, with just a few quick taps on a smartphone, an individual purchased £500,000-worth of gold bullion.
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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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Insight: Making Cybersecurity a Priority
SADLY, IT IS MORE COMMON than not to be the victim of a cyber attack. As a former CFTC official, I found out recently that I was one of the four million current and former government officials who had their most personal information compromised by a breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management systems. And there have been plenty of similar headlines in the past year: Home Depot, Sony and Anthem just to name a few. Even FIA was the target of a “phishing” incident, requiring us to bolster our cyber defenses.
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Gallery - IDX 2015 – 8th Annual FIA/FIA Europe International Derivatives Expo; L&C 2015
Gallery - IDX 2015 – 8th Annual FIA/FIA Europe International Derivatives Expo
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