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Carbon trading gains momentum in Southeast Asia
Carbon trading is gaining momentum in Southeast Asia. New spot market exchanges for buying and selling carbon offsets have opened their doors in recent years in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Although the volume of transactions is still small, the direction of this nascent market is clear.
CONTINUE READINGPredicting the future of prediction markets
While prediction markets have existed for many years, they exploded in popularity in 2024 thanks to the introduction of contracts that allowed people to bet on elections. That success demonstrated that these contracts could become a new asset class for both retail and institutional investors.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint - Cleaning our Regulatory Closet
We have come to the end of a regulatory super cycle that began with the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, and it's time to "spring clean" our regulatory closet. Over the last 15 years, governments have placed layers and layers of regulation on financial firms, some certainly justified but some excessive and overly prescriptive. The compliance costs of these regulations have a real impact on our economic growth and productivity.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to SEBI consultation paper on final settlement day for equity derivatives
FIA has responded to SEBI’s Consultation Paper on the Final Settlement Day for Equity Derivatives. FIA acknowledges and supports SEBI’s stated objectives of enhancing market stability, improving predictability, and promoting orderly market functioning through a more structured approach to contract expiries.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to EC commodity derivatives market consultation
FIA and ISDA have submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on the review of the functioning of commodity derivatives markets and certain aspects relating to spot energy markets.
CONTINUE READINGTrends in ETD Trading Q1 2025
Global futures and options markets experienced exceptional volatility in the first quarter, leading to record trading volumes in many markets. In this webinar, we will give an overview of global trends in ETD volume and open interest, then take a deep dive into commodity futures with our guest speaker, Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex. Guy will talk about how commodity markets have been affected by tariff-related announcements as well as longer term trends in supply and demand.
CONTINUE READING2025 issue of MarketVoice magazine
The 2025 issue of FIA's MarketVoice magazine includes exchange leader interviews, analyses of shifting regulatory landscapes, the latest on 24/7 futures markets, a look at tokenisation moving from pilot programmes to prevalent practice, and much more!
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CONTINUE READINGMarch 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $350.9 billion in March, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 3.9% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in March, up from 48 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - March 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 9.27 billion contracts in March. This was up 16.7% from February 2025 but down 37.2% from March 2024.
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