Press Releases
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FIA and ISDA position paper on the CSDR settlement discipline regime
The Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) have published a position paper outlining their members’ concerns in relation to the settlement discipline regime under CSDR (effective February 2021), which has a number of unintended consequences for derivatives contracts, particularly regarding margin transfer and physically settled derivatives business.
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ISDA, ASIFMA, FIA and GFXD publish EU benchmarks regulation review recommendations
LONDON, June 29, 2020 – The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have published a set of recommendations to reform the European Union Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).
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FIA applauds the career of Board Chair Jerome Kemp
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today applauded the career of FIA Board of Directors Chair Jerome Kemp as he announced his retirement from Citi, capping off a successful 36-year career in the futures industry—the last nine years at Citi as an FIA board member.
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Opening remarks of FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken at IDX-V
Hello everyone. I’m Walt Lukken from FIA and I want to welcome you to IDX-Virtual.
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FIA releases COVID-19 industry sentiment survey
Washington, DC – FIA today released the results of an industry survey to gauge the sentiment of market participants on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cleared derivatives industry.
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FIA statement on racism and inequality
The death of George Floyd and others has laid bare the injustice and racism in our society and the desperate need for steps to address it.
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Viewpoint: Confessions from the Laundry Room
12,403 days. That’s the estimate of the number of times that Bill Murray painfully relives the same day as TV weatherman Phil Connors in the movie Groundhog Day.
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FIA commends and offers refinements to CFTC’s proposed position limits rule
FIA today commends the CFTC for proposing a workable and flexible rule on speculative position limits for derivatives.
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FIA cancels IDX, L&C and Commodities conferences
FIA canceled three upcoming conferences due to on-going health concerns and governmental restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Q1 global futures and options volume jumps 43.2% to record 11.41 billion contracts
FIA today released data for global futures and options trading in the first quarter of 2020 that shows the total number of contracts traded on derivatives exchanges worldwide rose to 11.41 billion, an all-time quarterly record and an increase of 43.2% over the first quarter of 2019.
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