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Standardized Stress Testing for CCPs
In the paper “Stress This House,” LCH proposed a stress testing regime for central counterparties that would enable members to draw meaningful comparisons among CCPs, regardless of the variations due to product portfolio, margin models, confidence levels, default fund structure, assessments levels, etc.
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Rule 1.31
In January, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a proposal to update and modernize Rule 1.31, which sets out certain recordkeeping requirements for futures commission merchants, commodity pool operators, trading firms that are exchange members, and other market participants.
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People - June 2017
The Hong Kong government reappointed Ashley Alder as chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission for another three-year term effective from Oct. 1.
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Leverage Ratio Rethink
Two influential regulatory officials have indicated that they share the widespread concerns within the derivatives industry regarding the impact of Basel III capital requirements on clearing firms.
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Insight: FIA's Roadmap to Smarter Regulation and Healthier Markets
We’ve all heard the saying, “Work smarter, not harder.” Nearly a decade since the financial crisis, we are finally getting a chance to put this adage into practice.
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EMIR Review
On May 4, the European Commission published a legislative text proposing changes to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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Competition in Clearing
On March 29, the European Commission issued a statement prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group.
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Build Your Own Algo
Two fintech startups, QuantConnect and Quantopian, have extended their trading solutions into the futures markets, providing users with easy-to-access tools to build their own automated futures trading strategies.
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From Paris to Amsterdam
Euronext has signed a binding “heads of terms” agreement with the Intercontinental Exchange to use ICE Clear Netherlands for its derivatives markets.
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FCM Capital
On Jan. 26, the CFTC's division of swap dealer and intermediary oversight issued a no-action letter enabling futures commission merchants to withdraw excess residual interest in cleared swaps customer accounts under certain conditions.
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