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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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MIFID readiness
The effective date for European Union’s new derivatives rules is more than a year away, but Orc is hard at work developing technology to help traders comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.
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Cross-Border Recognition
The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a consultation on Dec. 14 proposing amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation that would permit a "one-day gross" approach to calculating margin requirements for exchange-traded futures and options.
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Market Surveillance
Two technology vendors, GlobalRisk and Interactive Data, are collaborating on a project to help the Commodity Futures Trading Commission improve its ability to assess and monitor market risk exposures in real time.
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Capital Optimization
Eurex Clearing in November launched its Prisma Margin Estimator, a free service that allows clearing members and their clients to estimate initial margins for futures, options and swaps.
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Market Access
Korea Exchange is seeking to enhance its appeal to international market participants by introducing several changes to its trading rules and technological infrastructure.
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Trading technology
Bloomberg Tradebook in December announced several upgrades to its multi-broker platform for trading futures.
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IDB Consolidation
ICAP in November entered into an £1.1 billion ($1.63 USD) agreement to sell its brokerage business to Tullett Prebon. Although ICAP will retain some ownership of the combined company, the move marks a decisive shift away from ICAP's origins as a voice broker. Going forward, the company will focus primarily on two main lines of business: post-trade services and electronic markets.
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Portfolio margining
LCH.Clearnet is gearing up to launch Spider, a new portfolio margining tool that will reduce margin requirements for interest rate derivatives by looking for offsets between listed and over-the-counter positions.
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Dodd-Frank Fix
On Dec. 4, President Obama signed into law a transportation bill that includes a provision removing a barrier to the sharing of data on swap trading.
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