FIA and FIA PTG have responded to IOSCO’s report on Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Use Cases, Risks, and Challenges.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and FIA PTG have responded to IOSCO’s Report titled Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Use Cases, Risks, and Challenges
CONTINUE READINGAfter 50 years, the CFTC remains uniquely positioned to keep pace with our ever-changing markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe recent rise in vertical integration models, including those in which an entity operates as a clearinghouse and a futures commission market, was highlighted in a panel discussion on the changing face of clearing at FIA’s Boca conference on 11 March. While companies in the crypto world run multiple services under one roof, the futures market has depended on a system where trading, settlement and clearing and intermediation have been divided among independent entities. That began changing a few years ago.
CONTINUE READINGFIA makes the case why client clearing of crypto asset derivatives should not count towards the total exposure limit that institutions will be subject to for certain crypto assets, from a clearing member perspective.
CONTINUE READINGIndia has gone from a small player in the equity derivatives market to the world’s largest, within just five years. Much of this growth followed the introduction of weekly-expiring contracts in 2019, replacing the traditional month-end expirations.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA has submitted a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Consultation Paper on proposed amendments to Regulatory Technical Standards on Settlement Discipline. ESMA has proposed the RTS, which come under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), as part of the Refit process to improve efficiency of regulation, as well as to prepare for a shorter settlement period of T+1.
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $352.4 billion in February, up 1.6% from the previous month and up 6.1% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in February, up from 47 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGTanius Technology is a proprietary trading company and market maker headquartered in California. The company executes primarily in commodity futures, including oil futures and precious metals, as well as equity indexes and fixed income.
CONTINUE READINGTTG Capital, part of Tower Trading Group, is a proprietary trading firm headquartered in London and authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. TTG’s professional traders actively trade, make markets and provide liquidity on the world’s derivatives exchanges. Its platform provides professional traders with direct electronic access, trading technology, risk management and trading capital.
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