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Energy Trading
In a move to expand services to Europe's energy markets, Intercontinental Exchange announced on Nov. 16 that it reached an agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million.
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On-exchange FX trading
In December the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for introduction of additional futures and options based on foreign currencies, a move that could lead to a major expansion in the volume of currency derivatives traded on India's exchanges.
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Cybersecurity: New Standards for Market Infrastructure
Efforts are underway in Europe and the U.S. to strengthen industry protections against attacks on computer systems.
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CME Expands Basis Trade Facility
CME Group has expanded the range of products covered by its “Basis Trade at Index Close” facility, a move aimed at addressing the needs of institutional investors.
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Market Data
Interactive Data, the global financial market data platform recently acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, now includes more data on energy markets and swaps trading.
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Leverage Ratio
Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, raised concerns about the impact that the Basel III leverage ratio calculation for segregated customer margin will have on client clearing.
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Uncleared swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 16 approved a final rule setting margin requirements for uncleared swap transactions.
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Leverage Limitation
On Dec. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted by a 3-1 margin to issue a proposed rule limiting how much investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds can invest in derivatives such as futures, forwards and swaps.
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Regulatory Harmonization
On Nov. 5, FIA submitted jointly with two other trade associations, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets a written response to the consultation published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission regarding the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, which is expected in mid-2016, and the expansion of the existing trade reporting regime.
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EMIR Implementation
On Dec. 1, the European Commission finalized the dates for implementing the first set of mandatory clearing requirements for over-the-counter derivatives.
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