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  • People news – February/March 2024  

    Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry 

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  • Commentary: Seven takeaways from FIA Boca 2024

    This year's annual FIA conference in Boca Raton was one of the most successful ever. The program consisted of eight panels over three days as well as one-on-one discussions with prominent industry executives and thought leaders such as Ken Griffin, the chief executive of Citadel, and Daniel Yergin, a leading authority on energy, geopolitics and the global economy. Seven themes stood out from this year's event - industry outlook, treasury clearing, competition among exchanges, rise of retail, geopolitics and commodity supply chains, technology and cyber risk.

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  • Industry experts optimistic on trading volume but concerned about capital

    As the volume and velocity of global futures and options trading grow, market watchers see a variety of risks and opportunities in store – risks stemming mostly from the unintended consequences of new regulations and opportunities from advances in technology.

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  • Fad or foundation?

    In a recent panel discussion at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, FL, several senior executives of the equity options trading ecosystem weighed in on the reasons for the explosive growth, why they think trading volume will continue to climb, and what the industry is doing to keep customers and regulators happy.

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  • Retail investors fuelling volumes at top derivatives exchanges 

    FIA Boca: Exchange leaders see shift towards smaller contracts and shorter durations 

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  • FIA survey shows search for efficiency top of mind for derivatives industry

    The search for greater capital and operational efficiency is one of the top areas of focus for the derivatives industry, according to a recent survey of industry professionals conducted by FIA and Coalition Greenwich.

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  • European Clearing: Big shifts ahead

    Market watchers expect dramatic changes in the European clearinghouse landscape over the next few years, including more competition for the clearing of interest rate swaps, a big operational migration at Euronext, and consolidation in energy derivatives clearing.

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  • The promise of tokenization

    Constant trading is the nature of financial markets, but there have been signs that the current structure may be unable to keep up with the rapidly increasing level of trading volume in these markets. Tokenization could be just the thing to increase trading efficiency and reliability.

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  • CFTC GMAC meeting focuses on US bank capital rules

    The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee held a meeting on 7 March in Washington DC that featured a robust agenda including a panel discussion about the proposed US bank capital rules and the negative implications on derivatives markets and market participants.  

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  • Viewpoint – Brokers and exchanges ramp up resources for retail traders

    Retail trading is one of the fastest growing dimensions of the exchange-traded derivatives markets. This trend picked up speed during the pandemic, and it shows no signs of slowing down.

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