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People news – May/June 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - Baton’s Jerome Kemp discusses post-trade opportunities
In this MarketVoice Podcast, Walt Lukken, President and CEO talks with former FIA Chairman Jerome Kemp about the movement towards real-time settlement in the derivatives industry.
CONTINUE READINGData Spotlight - US futures brokers see large gains in customer funds
Futures brokers in the US are reporting large increases in the level of customer funds held in futures accounts. Total customer funds hit a record level of $370 billion in March and continued at a high level in April, and most brokers are reporting double-digit increases in customer funds compared to a year ago.
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues customer notice regarding REMIT Registration and Reporting
This document summarizes the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) registration and reporting requirements, which enter into force on October 7, 2015 for certain exchange-traded energy futures and options and April 7, 2016 for certain over-the-counter energy contracts.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - Gwyneth Nurse of HM Treasury discusses post-Brexit priorities
Gwyneth Nurse, Director General, Financial Services at HM Treasury, recently sat down with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken at our IDX conference in London to discuss current and developing regulatory approaches for the UK’s wholesale financial markets. They discuss market transparency, the cost of regulatory complexity, cross-border cooperation on CCP oversight, and central bank digital currencies.
CONTINUE READINGPeople news – June/July 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGMay 2022 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $376.1 billion in May, up 21.9% over the last 12 months and surpassing the previous record of $370 billion set in March 2022. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in May, down from 51 a year ago and down from 54 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGBlack Talent Charter launches blueprint for change
The next phase of the Black Talent Charter launches as research shows it will take 30 years to reach 3.4% Black representation in financial and professional services firms
CONTINUE READINGFuture regulation of EU clearing discussed at FIA Forum Frankfurt
FIA returned to Frankfurt on 12 July where the industry and regulators gathered to discuss the key issues impacting listed and cleared derivatives market participants.
CONTINUE READINGData Spotlight – EEX natural gas futures illustrates commodity volatility
Commodity market disruptions have impacted trading activity in a host of derivative contracts, and caused challenges for many different market participants across 2022. To help illustrate some of the most dramatic changes in trading behaviors, FIA has compiled a list of active commodity derivative contracts that have seen significant spikes in open interest over the prior year.
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