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Tradeweb shows commitment to community service
It's been a big year for Tradeweb Markets. The electronic trading platform officially became a public company after a very successful initial public offering, and average daily volume at Tradeweb topped $665 billion in April to notch the second-highest total on record. Change and growth is always a constant in financial markets. But after more than 20 years in operation, Tradeweb is the same old company in one important way: Its longstanding commitment to charitable giving and community service.
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CFTC advances two proposals amending oversight of non-U.S. clearinghouses
At an open meeting on July 11, the five members of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted unanimously to release a proposed rulemaking designed to create a less burdensome regulatory regime for foreign clearinghouses that clear swaps for U.S. customers. The proposal, which now will be published for public comment, would allow clearinghouses in other parts of the world to offer their swap clearing services to institutional investors and other "eligible contract participants" so long as they fall below a certain threshold of importance to the U.S. financial system. They would still be required to register with the CFTC, but the CFTC's oversight would be limited to customer protection issues.
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Special Report: CFTC advances two proposals amending oversight of non-U.S. clearinghouses
At an open meeting on July 11, the five members of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted unanimously to release a proposed rulemaking designed to create a less burdensome regulatory regime for foreign clearinghouses that clear swaps for U.S. customers.
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People News - June/July 2019
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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Ex CFTC Chief: Facebook's Libra project highlights need for new digital assets regime
Facebook's plans to create its own digital currency raises a number of important questions for U.S. policymakers and highlights the need for a comprehensive response to the rise of digital assets, according to a former chairman of the U.S. agency that oversees derivatives markets.
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German exchange looking for ways to increase order book liquidity
Eurex is preparing to test a "passive liquidity protection" mechanism to encourage more market making in its French and German equity options market.
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CFTC explores impact of climate change on derivatives markets
On June 12, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee to discuss climate-related financial market risks. The committee has no official rule-making powers, but its membership comprises a wide range of market participants and its discussions can have a significant influence on CFTC policymaking.
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People News - May/June 2019
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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Leaving Libor behind
Thanks to evidence of attempted manipulation in key global reference rates along with a steep decline in interbank lending, international standard-setters began talking about the importance of benchmark reforms as early as 2013.
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Exchange leaders at IDX stress importance of price discovery
As the derivatives industry gathered at FIA's IDX 2019 conference in London, familiar issues like Brexit remained the regular topics of conversation.
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