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Cargo Wars
The dry freight derivatives business is only a small niche in the global commodity markets, yet it enjoys an unusual degree of competition in clearing.
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Cryptocurrency Derivatives: Exchanges Take Interest
The surge of interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has attracted the attention of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges.
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Blockchain and Barclays: A Structured Approach
Barclays is one of several leading international banks that are exploring the potential for distributed ledger technology to transform a number of industry processes. In this interview, Dr. Lee Braine, one of the bank's experts on DLT, explains the bank's strategic approach to this new technology and the importance of collaboration in achieving its potential
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Managing Liquidity: Why You Should Revisit Your Strategy Today
Successfully running a futures commission merchant business or brokerage firm requires more than state-of-the-art trading technology and market access. You also need quick access to cash in case your clients suddenly require liquidity.
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Friends for the Cure: Raising Funds for Diabetes Research
Type 1 diabetes typically affects children and young adults, which makes it especially challenging for parents and families.
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Kenanga Takes Control: Deutsche Bank Sells Stake in Malaysian Futures Brokerage
On July 27, Deutsche Bank completed the sale of its 27% stake in Kenanga Deutsche Futures, a joint venture with Malaysia's Kenanga Investment Bank that was set up more than two decades ago
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Better Benchmarks
Central banks and market regulators in Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. are accelerating the transition away from the use of Libor as a benchmark for interest rates.
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SEC Hacked
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealed on Sept. 20 that hackers gained access to the agency's EDGAR system for corporate filings and might have used the information for trading purposes.
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Pain Points
FIA is working with two other industry bodies—SIFMA Asset Management Group, which represents buyside institutions, and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication, which develops standards for trade processing and related communications—to discuss "pain points" in post-trade processing of cleared derivatives.
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The Market Never Sleeps: The Success of Extended Trading Hours at JPX
Japan, the land of the rising sun, is home to one of the first global financial centers to open each day. But trading does not end when the sun goes down.
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