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  • Business Continuity: IOSCO Targets Market Disruptions

    The International Organization of Securities Commissions on April 7 published two consultation reports aimed at enhancing the ability of financial markets and intermediaries to manage risks, withstand catastrophic events and quickly resume services in the event of a disruption.

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  • Insight: The Importance of Deference

    Welcome to the first issue of MarketVoice magazine and the new Insight column. As part of the expanded industry coverage in MarketVoice, I’ve set aside this column to explore key topics that are affecting our industry and membership.

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  • Overseas Access

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation on regulatory amendments that would allow clearinghouses based in Singapore to admit overseas clearing firms as members. Under the proposed amendments, MAS would exempt “remote clearing members” from the requirement to hold a capital markets services license. In effect, this would allow clearing firms to clear futures on Singapore-based clearinghouses without needing to have physical operations in Singapore. This would only apply, however, to the clearing of futures on behalf of clients based outside of Singapore.

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  • Overseas Access

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation on regulatory amendments that would allow clearinghouses based in Singapore to admit overseas clearing firms as members.

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  • China’s Futures Markets: The Door Opens Another Crack More

    After years of anticipation, it appears that China may soon give overseas investors more access to China’s futures exchanges

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  • 2014 FIA Annual Global Futures and Options Volume: Gains in North America and Europe offset declines in Asia-Pacific

    The number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide rose a slight 1.5% in 2014.

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  • BOX to launch realized volatility options under VolX license agreement

    BOX Options Exchange is moving closer to launching its first set of options based on realized volatility.

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  • President's Message March 2015

    Welcome to Future Industry’s annual volume issue. Like many of you, I love data and find it fascinating to look at volume numbers across various asset classes, exchanges and regions.

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  • Cleared OTC Volume Increased in 2014

    The volume of cleared swaps at most major global clearinghouses increased throughout 2014, with the biggest increases seen in dealer-to-client transactions.

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  • ICE Plans New Trading Platform for NYSE Options

    During the second half of 2015, Intercontinental Exchange will begin rolling out Pillar, a new trading platform with greater capacity and new trading functionalities, across the range of markets operating under its subsidiary NYSE Group.

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