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Red October
U.S. regulatory agencies issued a joint report in July on their analysis of an extraordinary wave of trading in the Treasury market on Oct. 15. On that day, the prices of Treasury bonds and Treasury futures made a very large swing in just 12 minutes, with no obvious catalyst, prompting widespread concern about the potential for further volatility.
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Options Trading in China
Sweden’s Orc Trading has teamed up with Galaxy Futures, a Chinese broker, to offer access to China’s nascent options market.
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New Data Center
Nasdaq is moving its primary data center in Scandinavia to a new location just outside Stockholm.
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MIFID II
The European Securities and Markets Authority on June 30 published its final report on draft technical standards on authorization, passporting, registration of third-country firms and cooperation between competent authorities under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the Markets and Financial Instruments Regulation.
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Global Cotton
The U.S. Congress has repealed a law dating back to World War One that prevents futures exchanges from listing contracts based on cotton grown outside the U.S.
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Global Derivatives Reform
On July 24 the Financial Stability Board, the international body that coordinates financial sector reforms under the authority of the Group of 20 nations, published its ninth progress report on the global implementation of derivatives market reforms.
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Complex Order Tool
EESAT, a Chicago-based financial technology startup, has won an important endorsement.
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Capital Efficiency
INTL FCStone in July merged three U.S. subsidiaries, including its futures commission merchant subsidiary, into one business unit.
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Collateral Management
ICE Clear Europe has hooked up with Clearstream’s triparty collateral management service, making it the third European clearinghouse to tie into the service.
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Risk Controls
Two leading international derivatives exchanges are planning to introduce a new type of risk control later this year to prevent a market participant from inadvertently trading with itself.
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