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Japan Proposes New Rules for HFT
On Oct. 24, the Financial Services Agency of Japan released draft regulations and supervisory guidelines to govern "high speed trading" in Japanese markets, as mandated by legislation approved in May.
CONTINUE READINGICE and TMX Swap Energy Assets in Europe and North America
On Oct. 27, Intercontinental Exchange and TMX Group announced a complex transaction under which ICE will swap Trayport, a trading platform widely used in European power and gas markets, for two energyrelated businesses owned by TMX plus £350 million ($459 million) in cash.
CONTINUE READINGHong Kong's SFC Issues Warning on Cryptocurrency-Related Products and Derivatives
n Dec. 11, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular cautioning investors regarding the risks associated with bitcoin futures contracts and other cryptocurrency-related investment products and reminding financial services providers of the legal and regulatory requirements when they target customers in Hong Kong.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Updates Standard Agreements for Give-ups
FIA has released revised versions of the standard legal agreements for give-up transactions.
CONTINUE READINGFed Amends CCAR Calculations to Avert Impact on Client Clearing
The Federal Reserve has decided to rescind a technical change in the way it calculates the CCAR stress testing calculations for large banking organizations, a decision that averts a major increase in the amount of capital required for client clearing.
CONTINUE READINGEU Postpones Capital Charge on Clearing
The European Commission has once again extended the transitional period relating to own funds requirements for exposures to central counterparties under the Capital Requirements Regulation by a further six months to June 15, 2018.
CONTINUE READINGESMA: EU Derivatives Markets Have Notional Value of €453 Trillion
On Oct. 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a report on the size of the interest rate, credit, equity, commodity and foreign exchange derivatives markets in the EU.
CONTINUE READINGTesting the waterfall: CME and LCH stand up to stress tests
On May 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a report on tests that it conducted on the financial resources held by two large clearinghouses to cover losses arising from a member default. The tests, which were based on data collected in 2018, were part of the agency’s ongoing program to ensure the resiliency of the clearing system and its ability to absorb extreme market movements.
CONTINUE READINGEnd-user profile: Russell Investments
Lisa Cavallari, the head of derivatives trading, discusses liquidity trends, transaction cost analysis, and the CDS market split.
CONTINUE READINGOpinion: Why words matter in CFTC enforcement of “insider trading”
Ex-CFTC lawyer warns agency would better serve derivatives markets with a focus on “misappropriation” instead
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