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MarketVoice Podcast - Tyler Page, founder and CEO of Cipher Mining
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talked with Tyler Page, founder and CEO of Cipher Mining, at FIA's Commodities Conference in September. They discussed bitcoin mining, it's impact on power grids and opportunities to leverage demand response programs, and how bitcoin miners can tap into the demand for high performance computing from generative AI companies.
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Liffe story: Remembering Sir Brian Williamson and his invaluable contribution to futures
The futures industry’s history is rich with inspiring pioneers who paved the way for its growth and global success. While most look to Chicago and the likes of Leo Melamed and Richard Sandor as the founding fathers of financial futures, the expansion of these derivatives markets in Europe and beyond also owes a great deal to the individuals responsible for the creation of Liffe (London International Financial Futures Exchange), which opened in September 1982.
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How generative AI is transforming risk management for clearing brokers in derivatives markets
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is spurring many firms in the global derivatives markets to look for ways to deploy this new technology. In this article, executives from two technology companies point to risk management as an area where AI can have a transformative impact. In their view, AI can improve the ability of clearing brokers and their clients to analyze market data more efficiently and manage risks more effectively. They see AI as "the risk manager's assistant", sifting through thousands of data points to find potential issues. They also cite a specific example of a clearing broker that is deploying AI in risk management and using it to proactively identify risk before it materializes.
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People News – October/November 2024
Read the latest appointments and promotions in the derivatives industry .
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OTC FX clearing: Steady growth at LCH
LCH, the UK clearinghouse that processes more than 80% of the global market for interest rate swaps, offers a clearing service called ForexClear to participants in the over-the-counter FX markets. This year LCH has seen a steady increase in the number of firms using this service and a large increase in the volume of transactions processed through that service.
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Takeaways from FIA Frankfurt forum
Several topics shaped the discussions including the Draghi report, EMIR 3.0 and the active account requirement, the final countdown to DORA implementation, operational resilience, and the real-world applications of blockchain and tokenised assets.
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FIA participates in CFTC roundtable on new and emerging issues in clearing
In addition to discussing conflicts of interest, roundtable participants shared their views on the custody and delivery of digital assets, full collateralization, 24/7 trading and non-intermediated clearing with margin.
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People News – September/October 2024
Read the latest appointments and promotions in the derivatives industry .
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EU competitiveness dominates European conversations
Whether you follow the news on the new institutional cycle of the European Commission or you have attended a policy conference in Europe lately, every conversation finds a way back to discussing the EU’s ongoing Capital Markets Union debate. EU leaders are keenly interested in attracting capital to its markets. The question of whether they will tackle the difficult issues will determine their overall success.
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Asset managers: Treasury futures essential tool for managing duration
In their efforts to understand the growth of the basis trade in US Treasury markets, regulators have started looking at the other side of the trade – the asset managers buying ever larger amounts of Treasury futures.
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